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12-12-2007, 10:03 AM
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Nut, LOL, of course you'd catch that one 
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Interesting to note that both Phi Mus went to Ole Miss but neither are from Mississippi... How weird it must be for them both, sisters from the same chapter competing for Miss America!
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12-12-2007, 10:47 AM
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Interesting to note that both Phi Mus went to Ole Miss but neither are from Mississippi...
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I would imagine winning Miss Mississippi is a very tough state pageant -- sometimes it's easier to win the qualifying crown in a "lesser" state pageant! LOL (I'm laughing, but I'm sure there is a grain of truth in that.)
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12-12-2007, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
I would imagine winning Miss Mississippi is a very tough state pageant -- sometimes it's easier to win the qualifying crown in a "lesser" state pageant! LOL (I'm laughing, but I'm sure there is a grain of truth in that.)
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A couple of my friends from college competed in the Miss Illinois circut, where one of the Phi Mus is from. It's not a cakewalk, that's for sure. Chicago's got a ton of districts that all send candidates - sheer numbers make it hard to stand out.
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12-12-2007, 11:21 AM
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A couple of my friends from college competed in the Miss Illinois circut, where one of the Phi Mus is from. It's not a cakewalk, that's for sure. Chicago's got a ton of districts that all send candidates - sheer numbers make it hard to stand out.
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I'm sure that is true -- I've heard Oklahoma is a tough win too.
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12-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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Here is a bit of trivia:
Ohio representatives have won the Miss America Pageant six times, joining California and Oklahoma as the only states with six crowns, and is the only state to have a contestant who won Miss America twice.
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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
Here is a bit of trivia:
Ohio representatives have won the Miss America Pageant six times, joining California and Oklahoma as the only states with six crowns, and is the only state to have a contestant who won Miss America twice.
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Just out of curiosity, where did you read this? I was researching this for another project, and came up with some different figures.
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12-12-2007, 01:31 PM
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Just out of curiosity, where did you read this? I was researching this for another project, and came up with some different figures.
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I Googled it, but I can't remember what website it led me to.
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12-12-2007, 11:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
I would imagine winning Miss Mississippi is a very tough state pageant -- sometimes it's easier to win the qualifying crown in a "lesser" state pageant! LOL (I'm laughing, but I'm sure there is a grain of truth in that.)
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I think they are called Pageant Hoppers. They hop from pageant to pageant in their state until they win a local title. I know one year at Ole Miss when a non-Mississippian won Miss University there was some big uproar. But she really was the best contestant that year, even if she was an out-of-state student from Tennessee!
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12-12-2007, 11:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
I would imagine winning Miss Mississippi is a very tough state pageant -- sometimes it's easier to win the qualifying crown in a "lesser" state pageant! LOL (I'm laughing, but I'm sure there is a grain of truth in that.)
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Having a sorority sister in the pageant system - although she's in med school now, I haven't checked up on her lately - she's been qualified to compete in Missouri and Illinois and would do so in both until she won a local one. It is apparently very common.
ETA: Alphafrog's right, my sister found Missouri easier than Illinois, at least at the local/regional levels.
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12-12-2007, 11:42 AM
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Having a sorority sister in the pageant system - although she's in med school now, I haven't checked up on her lately - she's been qualified to compete in Missouri and Illinois and would do so in both until she won a local one. It is apparently very common.
ETA: Alphafrog's right, my sister found Missouri easier than Illinois, at least at the local/regional levels.
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I have never heard of this before!!! Seems a little shady and unfair to me.
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12-12-2007, 10:50 AM
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How weird it must be for them both, sisters from the same chapter competing for Miss America!
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Oh...and I "caught" something else...the two Phi Mus are from different chapters. One from Ole Miss and one from Valdosta State.
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12-12-2007, 11:40 AM
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Oh...and I "caught" something else...the two Phi Mus are from different chapters. One from Ole Miss and one from Valdosta State. |
Duh! I knew that! Well, it would have been interesting...
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