Any greeks in the upcoming Miss America pageant?

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

You are so BrandiRae (KDLady00-the KD Ole Miss perp) it's not even funny. You conveniently pop up under different usernames whenever we discuss pageants. Go away.

I Y you!

Miss Perp, please note that I expressed surprise that a Miss Louisiana hasn't won the Miss America title.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by PageantDiamonds

Couldn't you make more positive remarks about an organization that has helped many women? Pettiness shows your own insecurities.

Arent you the person that suggested, "pour sugar in her gas tank" if a new member depledges?

Hmmm... the irony of it all. Trolling along!

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Arent you the person that suggested, "pour sugar in her gas tank" if a new member depledges?

Seriously??!!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Arent you the person that suggested, "pour sugar in her gas tank" if a new member depledges?

Hmmm... the irony of it all. Trolling along!

Look up KDLady00 and you'll see what this girl is all about...which is mainly pretending to be a KD.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Seriously??!!

yes, seriously.

Originally Posted by PageantDiamonds

You could pour sugar into her gas tank.

[SthrnZeta]

Ninja, I was saying that towards the fact that she so randomly said that on that thread, not so much that she said it in the first place. Both are pretty surprising though. I mean, wow.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Ninja, I was saying that towards the fact that she so randomly said that on that thread, not so much that she said it in the first place. Both are pretty surprising though. I mean, wow.

gotcha (awww man, i was even going to include the link to the thread she said it in oh well next time)

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Look up KDLady00 and you'll see what this girl is all about...which is mainly pretending to be a KD.

Baically, she came to this site saying she was an Ole Miss KD, she was involved in beauty pageants. Her story of when she pledged or something didn't add up. A very resourceful KD alumna googled one of her pageant titles, found her full name, and looked her up in KD's directory. She wasn't in it. The search also turned up some posts on s message board asking about AI (which why would you need AI if you're already a sister?). I believe an actual Ole Miss KD alumna confirmed this as well. She's a confirmed perp (fake).

[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?

[ASUADPi]

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?

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.

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

The women don't have a platform or a talent (to show during the competition).

ROTFLMAO! I know what you meant by that statement, but what I read into it was so much funnier. Like the Miss USA contestants have talents that they can't show on TV.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by scbelle

Like the Miss USA contestants have talents that they can't show on TV.

You are NOT having sex on this stage!

I didn't know that was an option.

[ForeverRoses]

Why am I having flashbacks to the episode of Designing Women when they talk about Delta Burke's character's flaming baton twirling routine (her talent when she won the Miss Georgia title on the show).

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Why am I having flashbacks to the episode of Designing Women when they talk about Delta Burke's character's flaming baton twirling routine (her talent when she won the Miss Georgia title on the show).

Designing Women (1986)
Julia:Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!


Best DW ever.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by scbelle

Designing Women (1986)
Julia:Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don't know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn't know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. Or that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question, "What would you do to prevent war?" she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamond tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn't know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was the Miss Georgia. She didn't twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air, it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks! And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton, and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one-half minutes of uninterrupted thunderous ovation, as flames illuminated her tear-stained face! And that, Marjorie - just so you will know - and your children will someday know - is the night the lights went out in Georgia!


Best DW ever.

There are SO many great episodes of Designing Women!! There's a thread dedicated to DW here, thanks to the lovely Wrigley!

I liked when Suzanne Sugarbaker was going to be a judge in a pagaent, and she & Anthony got caught in a horrible snow storm. They found a hotel, but there was only one room. Of course, Suzanne takes the room, and forces Anthony to sleep in the car:

ANTHONY: Are you sure you'll be warm enough in here? I mean, that only leaves you with THREE.
SUZANNE: Look, I'd give you one of the pillows, but I need both of them to rest my hair on.
ANTHONY: Uh-huh.
SUZANNE: I got this robe. You can put it on under your coat. I was gonna wear it myself, but I can just turn up the heat in here.
ANTHONY: Speaking of heat, these ear muffs are just not cutting it. Do you happen to have a scarf I can put on under them?
SUZANNE: Oh, ALL RIGHT. Be careful though, it's silk. I really am sorry, Anthony, that you've got to sleep out in the cold. But y'know, it just wouldn't look right us staying in the same room together.
ANTHONY: Uh-huh sure. I understand.
SUZANNE: Something like that could get around. I could be ruined on the pageant circuit. They might even revoke one of my pageant crowns.
ANTHONY: Oh no! Hey, I don't even want to talk about that! Let me get out to the truck. Hey, it's no big thing. In just four more hours of freezing, sub-zero temperatures it'll be morning, and you'll still be Miss Georgia-World. That's all that matters. You don't have any long underwear do you?
SUZANNE: No, just pantyhose.
ANTHONY: Hey, I'll take 'em. I'm not proud. I've got to have something on under these jeans.
SUZANNE: All right, here. Nite nite, don't let the bed bugs bite.
ANTHONY: Excuse me, Suzanne, but I would just like to remind you that it is three degrees below zero fahrenheit outside. Therefore, I don't think it's appropriate to say, "G'nite, Anthony, don't let the bed bugs bite." I think it might be more to the point if you say, "G'nite, Anthony. May God have mercy on your soul!"

At least, that's one of my favorite "pagaent" episodes.