Miss America 2014

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

They probably didn't want to claim her because of her unsportsmanlike conduct, but then she won. That's my guess.

“The situation was investigated fully back in July and there is no validity to the story whatsoever. Miss New York spoke to Mallory Hagan to let her know there was no validity and to apologize if she was offended in any way.”

This is the statement that the Miss America officials made prior to the competition. Apparently, someone else in the group (not Miss NY) made the comment that was then attributed to the contestant.

[SigKapSweetie]

Congratulations to my Sigma Kappa sister! How exciting!

[FSUZeta]

From the Sigma Kappa website:

Miss New York Nina Davuluri won the Miss America pageant on Sunday night in Atlantic City, N.J., making her the first Indian American to win the contest. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Davuluri was initiated into the Alpha Tau Chapter at Michigan State University and later transferred to the Alpha Mu Chapter at the University of Michigan.Hometown: Syracuse, New York Age: 24 Education: St. Joseph High School/University of Michigan Platform Issue: Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency Scholastic Ambition: To attend Medical School to become a Physician. Talent: Classical Bollywood Fusion Scholastic Honors: Dean's List; Michigan Merit Award; National Honor Society Career Ambition: To become a physician. Local Competition Sponsor: Miss Syracuse State Competition Sponsor: Miss New York State Scholarship Pageant, Inc.

Congratulations Miss America and Sigma Kappa!

[Nanners52674]

This buzzfeed article has a good look at the hate Miss New York has gotten. It's disguting that just because of her skin shade every assumes she must be middle eastern.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthi...american-woman

[GTAlphaPhi]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

This buzzfeed article has a good look at the hate Miss New York has gotten. It's disguting that just because of her skin shade every assumes she must be middle eastern. It's disgusting that because of her skin shade, some people are assuming she's a terrorist.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthi...american-woman

Mild correction for you.

What if she were of Middle Eastern origin, or Muslim, or born in a different country than the one she's in now, or anything else that makes her slightly different from Betty Sue Smith from Heartland, USA?

Absolutely nothing.

The problem isn't that these ignorant bigots think she might be any of the things listed above (full stop), but that any of those things mean she's a terrorist.

As an Indian-American, I'm very, very disappointed in her unkind comment about her predecessor, but was so very glad to see so much ethnic diversity in last night's competition. The (semi?) finalists included women from Indian (NY), Chinese (CA), likely half-Chinese (MN), and black (TX) backgrounds. I think I also noticed many other examples of ethnic diversity among all of the 53 contestants (as evidenced by names and appearances).

What accomplished young women we have representing our states and territories! A solider, many future doctors and lawyers, scholars (Miss Washington, D.C. is an Indian-American and a Phi Beta Kappa from UNC.), opera singers, and the list goes on and on! Amazing!

[SoCalGirl]

Link to SK's congrats:
http://www.sigmakappa.org/ThreeColum...0&blogid=40237

[SoCalGirl]

I think you give racist people too much credit.

When Vanessa Williams was crowned there were similar reactions to her win.

[SoCalGirl]

I want to add that SK NHQ may not have been aware before last night or this morning that Miss NY is a sister. I don't imagine NHQ staff obsessively check the affiliation of every pageant winner. Since I couldn't find anything that congratulated her when she won her NY crown I'm guessing nobody from her camp notified NHQ back then or before now.

[shadokat]

Miss New York - Sigma Kappa
Miss California - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Florida - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Minnesota - Alpha Xi Delta
Miss Oklahoma - Gamma Phi Beta
Miss Arkansas - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Georgia - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Idaho - Zeta Tau Alpha
Miss Illinois - Delta Gamma
Miss Indiana - Alpha Chi Omega
Miss Mississippi - Chi Omega
Miss Montana - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss New Hampshire - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Miss New Jersey - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss North Dakota - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss Ohio - Delta Zeta
Miss South Carolina - Chi Omega
Miss South Dakota - Alpha Phi
Miss Tennessee - Alpha Delta Pi
Miss Wyoming - Delta Delta Delta

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by shadokat

Miss New York - Sigma Kappa
Miss California - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Florida - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Minnesota - Alpha Xi Delta
Miss Oklahoma - Gamma Phi Beta
Miss Arkansas - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Georgia - Delta Delta Delta
Miss Idaho - Zeta Tau Alpha
Miss Illinois - Delta Gamma
Miss Indiana - Alpha Chi Omega
Miss Mississippi - Chi Omega
Miss Montana - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss New Hampshire - Alpha Epsilon Phi
Miss New Jersey - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss North Dakota - Kappa Alpha Theta
Miss Ohio - Delta Zeta
Miss South Carolina - Chi Omega
Miss South Dakota - Alpha Phi
Miss Tennessee - Alpha Delta Pi
Miss Wyoming - Delta Delta Delta

Miss Montana is a Gamma Phi Beta, not Theta.

[cinder1965]

Congratulations to my Sigma Kappa sister, very proud of you!!!!

[azureblue]

Miss Kentucky, Jenna Day, is an Alpha Delta Pi.

[DubaiSis]

I saw a lot of overly dry (IMO) not pretty blonde hair last night. It might look great in real life but the lights are too harsh on white blonde hair. I'd recommend going a bit darker for shows like this.

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I saw a lot of overly dry (IMO) not pretty blonde hair last night. It might look great in real life but the lights are too harsh on white blonde hair. I'd recommend going a bit darker for shows like this.

Yes. Yes. Yes.
It looked so damaged! And with all the additional product in the overprocessed hair it did not do any favors!

[DawgFan]

Can someone check and see if Miss Michigan - Hayley Williams is a Chi Omega? On the XO facebook page they list 3 contestants as XOs - Miss Mississippi, Miss South Carolina and Miss Michigan. From a Zoom website it states that Hayley was a student at Western Michigan University and then transferred to the University of Alabama where she is a junior. That site lists Chi Omega under membership. Hayley won a $6000 scholarship for the Quality of Life award for work on her platform - Through a Child’s Eyes: Conquering Childhood Grief.