Miss American 2009

[gee_ess]

I watched the show last night, and although I have some reservations about it, I do hope it does some good in revitalizing the popularity and notoriety of being Miss America.

I tried explaining to my two daughters how we always watched the Miss America pageant on tv every year. The woman who won the crown was most definitely a celebrity in the US. And remember watching the talent portion? I loved it - and I was never a pageant girl.

Seems like whenever Donald Trump took over Miss USA and made the whole thing about who was the sexiest (instead of who is most well rounded as well as pretty: a la Miss America) the Miss America pageant began to lose popularity.

Also, we were also speculating if there were any Greeks participating.

[carnation]

When did it go down the toilet? It really happened quickly...back in the day, almost everyone's family would be gathering to watch it and now hardly anyone knows when it's on. I remember when Miss Arkansas won in the mid sixties because my mother was so excited that she was calling the Hogs (oddly enough, that winner ended up being my brother's teacher several years later); I remember when a friend from Mississippi State won and when an Ole Miss Pi Phi won.

I've never been a fan of pageants but the Miss America Pageant was an American institution and then somebody (Trump?) crapped it up.

Originally Posted by gee_ess

I watched the show last night, and although I have some reservations about it, I do hope it does some good in revitalizing the popularity and notoriety of being Miss America.

I tried explaining to my two daughters how we always watched the Miss America pageant on tv every year. The woman who won the crown was most definitely a celebrity in the US. And remember watching the talent portion? I loved it - and I was never a pageant girl.

Seems like whenever Donald Trump took over Miss USA and made the whole thing about who was the sexiest (instead of who is most well rounded as well as pretty: a la Miss America) the Miss America pageant began to lose popularity.

Also, we were also speculating if there were any Greeks participating.

[epchick]

If this is the same show one of my sorority sisters was talking about, then one of the contestants is an Alpha Phi. Don't know the state, but her name is Kelsey.

Originally Posted by carnation

When did it go down the toilet? It really happened quickly...back in the day, almost everyone's family would be gathering to watch it and now hardly anyone knows when it's on. I remember when Miss Arkansas won in the mid sixties because my mother was so excited that she was calling the Hogs (oddly enough, that winner ended up being my brother's teacher several years later); I remember when a friend from Mississippi State won and when an Ole Miss Pi Phi won.

I've never been a fan of pageants but the Miss America Pageant was an American institution and then somebody (Trump?) crapped it up.

I remember when i was a student at Arkansas Miss America 1995( Heather Whtestone) and my roommate were friends and i got to meet her when she was on campus for a speaking tour. Thats was pretty cool!

I use to be one of the many who sat there and watched that pageant every year with my girlfriends growing up with our make shift crowns and spectors. I still watch it to this day when i can find which channel they shuffled it around too.