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Originally posted by wrigley
This morning GMA interviewed the new Miss America. Considering how long the pageant has been in existence, couldn't someone have improved on the design of the crown so that it attaches to her head better? Watching that thing bobble up and down on her head as she spoke just made me feel sorry for her.
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FWIW, I once read an interesting article on the Crown Jewels of Britian. One of the things they mentioned was that the ones you see in the Tower are NOT the ones that they wear - the reason being that no one's head is completely round. The tiaras which you see being worn by Royalty have been fitted to their head and are more oval than round, which helps them stay on better.
Another thing that was mentioned was that Royalty tend to wear a hairpiece (even a little one) to hold the tiara on - which is one of the reasons why Princess Diana looked a little "wiped out" by the end of her wedding day, she refused to wear a hairpiece, causing her tiara to slip around and flatten her hair.
You'd think that by that morning interview, the tiara could be fixed to really fit Miss America, though.
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