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Originally Posted by PhrozenGod01
So what kind of pageants does one have to win to qualify for Miss America? If there is a link to a thread explaining that, just enlighten me. I dated a few girls who did that (more local) stuff in high school... they were amazing, in my eyes, but their descriptions of the sport were pretty long and had me wishing it were on ESPN or something. I get that the contestants are all champions from other states, but what did those state champions go through to be one out of 51?
How much, if at all, does being Greek, vs. membership in another high profile organization factor into win percentage at these events? And what's the difference between Miss USA and Miss America?
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Basically in both Miss America and Miss USA the girls have to compete in local pageants (i.e. their city) and then they go on to compete in the state pageant.
Miss America is truly a scholarship program. The contestants in Miss America are always continuing their education. They have a platform (and that is what they spend their year as Miss America promoting). During the competition they will also have a talent portion of the competition. They also have a mini-interview Q & A during the competion (more than them just answering one random question from the judges). The questions are usually about their platform. I'm pretty sure the top 5 all receive some sort of financial scholarship for making it that far. The winner receives, I believe, like 50K to continue her education. I'm not sure if they do the swimsuit portion anymore either.
Miss USA on the other hand is truly a beauty pageant. It is run by Trump. The women don't have a platform or a talent (to show during the competition). To me Miss USA is truly a looks pageant. How does she carry herself, can she walk good. Yeah they are asked questions by the celebrity judges, but the questions can be random (and quite stupid if you ask me) and the reality is, even if her answer is so off the mark and long winded, but she looks pretty and is eloquent saying it, she gets high marks.
I think the states sponser the ladies competing in Miss America and the ladies competing in Miss USA have to find their own sponsers. I'm not sure though.
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