Miss America 2020 TONIGHT!!!!

[honeychile]

Is anyone watching it tonight? It seems much too weird to be watching it in December, instead of September! Put on your tiara, and watch with your Greek Sisters!

Star Greek Historian, Fran DeSimone Becque, and GreekChatter extraordinaire, has compiled this list on her Focus on Fraternity blog:


ALL IN ONE PLACE
SORORITY WOMEN ON THE ROAD TO MISS AMERICA 2020 (2019 STATE WINNERS)
Fran DeSimone Becque

Miss America 2020 will be crowned at 8 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, December 19, 2019 on NBC. A Chi Omega, Kit Hoover, will be co-hosting with Mario Lopez.
Miss America update: Miss Michigan, an Alpha Sigma Alpha, won private interview for the Mu group. Miss Virginia, a Kappa Delta, won talent with her science experiment. A number of these women have won scholarships.

The sorority women currently competing in Miss America 2020 are:
Miss Alabama 2019, Tiara Pennington, Phi Mu, University of Alabama
Miss Arkansas 2019, Daryanne Dahlem, Delta Delta Delta, University of Arkansas
Miss Colorado 2019, Monica Thompson, Gamma Phi Beta, Oklahoma City University
Miss Delaware 2019, Hillary May, Alpha Phi, Butler University
Miss District of Columbia 2019, Katelynne Cox, Alpha Phi, University of Missouri (3rd Place Children’s Miracle Network)
Miss Florida 2019, Michaela McLean, Alpha Gamma Delta, University of Alabama (Her big sister in Alpha Gam is Jessica Procter, Miss Alabama 2017.)
Miss Idaho 2019, Grace Zimmerman, Delta Gamma, University of Idaho
Miss Kentucky 2019, Alex Francke, Alpha Delta Pi, University of Kentucky (Women in Business Scholarship)
Miss Michigan 2019, Mallory Rivard, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Saginaw Valley State University (Winner of Private Interview, Mu group)
Miss Mississippi 2019, Mary Margaret Hyer, Phi Mu, University of Mississippi (She also served as a Phi Mu chapter consultant.)
Miss Missouri 2019, Simone Esters, Alpha Chi Omega, University of Missouri
Miss Montana 2019, Mo Shea, Kappa Alpha Theta, University of Montana (Allman Medical Scholarship)
Miss New York 2019, Lauren Molella, Phi Mu, Troy University (Alabama) (STEM Scholarship)
Miss North Carolina 2019, Alexandra Badgett, Delta Sigma Theta, University of South Carolina (Equality and Social Justice Scholarship, 2nd Place Children’s Miracle Network)
Miss Ohio 2019, Caroline Grace Williams, Chi Omega, Miami University (Ohio)
Miss Oklahoma 2019, Addison Price, Pi Beta Phi, Oklahoma State University
Miss South Carolina 2019, Morgan Nichols, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Clemson University (STEM Scholarship, 2nd Social Impact Initiative, 1st Children’s Miracle Network)
Miss South Dakota 2019, Amber Hulse, Kappa Alpha Theta, University of South Dakota (3rd Social Impact Initiative)
Miss Virginia 2019, Camille Schrier, Kappa Delta, Virginia Tech University (Talent winner for science experiment)
Miss Wyoming 2019, Jordan Hardman, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Wyoming

Additionally, Miss Iowa 2019, Emily Tinsman, is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota.
Miss New Jersey 2019, Jade Glab, is a member of Phi Kappa Theta at Brookdale Community College.
Miss California 2019, Eileen Kim, an alumna of Chapman University, is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity.
Miss Oregon 2019, Shivali Kadam, belongs to Sigma Delta Omega, a local science sorority Sigma Delta Omega at Oregon State University.

[honeychile]

So... can't even introduce them in alphabetical order. Hmmm...

[honeychile]

Miss Alabama - Tiara Pennington (Phi Mu)
Miss California - Eileen Kim (Gamma Phi Beta)
Miss Colorado - Monica Thompson (Gamma Phi Beta)
Miss Connecticut - Jillian Duffy
Miss Florida - Michaela McLean (Alpha Gamma Delta)
Miss Georgia - Victoria Hill
Miss Hawaii - Nikki Holbrook
Miss Kansas - Annika Wooton
Miss Missouri - Simone Esters (Alpha Chi Omega)
Miss New Jersey - Jade Glab
Miss New York - Lauren Molella (Phi Mu)
Miss North Carolina - Alexandra Badgett (Delta Sigma Theta)
Miss Oklahoma - Addison Price (Pi Beta Phi)
Miss Texas - Chandler Foreman
Miss Virginia - Camille Schrier (Kappa Delta)

[honeychile]

Miss Alabama - Tiara Pennington (Phi Mu)
Miss Colorado - Monica Thompson (Gamma Phi Beta)
Miss Connecticut - Jillian Duffy
Miss Georgia - Victoria Hill
Miss Missouri - Simone Esters (Alpha Chi Omega)
Miss Oklahoma - Addison Price (Pi Beta Phi)
Miss Virginia - Camille Schrier (Kappa Delta)

[honeychile]

These ladies will be competing in the Talent Competition:

Miss Connecticut - Jillian Duffy
Miss Georgia - Victoria Hill
Miss Missouri - Simone Esters (Alpha Chi Omega)
Miss Oklahoma - Addison Price (Pi Beta Phi)
Miss Virginia - Camille Schrier (Kappa Delta)

[honeychile]

These Three Will Discuss Their Platforms:

Miss Georgia - Victoria Hill
Miss Missouri - Simone Esters (Alpha Chi Omega)
Miss Virginia - Camille Schrier (Kappa Delta)


Miss Oklahoma - Addison Price (Pi Beta Phi) (3rd Runner Up)
Miss Connecticut - Jillian Duffy (4th Runner Up)

[Sciencewoman]

We're catching up and watching on the DVR...my daughter is excited that her Pi Phi sister is moving on, I'm excited to see Miss Virginia's science experiments, and I'm sad my sister Monica Thompson isn't in the top 5.

[honeychile]

My ADPi sister, Alex Francke, didn't make the first cut. Maybe she'll try again!

[thetalady]

This has been a very very different pageant than I am used to... a lot of it really interesting and not focusing on beauty anymore. The immediate cut from 15 to 7 seemed to have no reason given, so why have the cut?

[honeychile]

Fourth Runner Up - Miss Connecticut - Jillian Duffy
Third Runner Up - Miss Oklahoma - Addison Price (Pi Beta Phi)
Second Runner Up - Miss Missouri - Simone Esters (Alpha Chi Omega)
First Runner Up - Miss Georgia - Victoria Hill
and

Miss America Camille Schrier (Kappa Delta) ( former Miss Virginia)

[MSKKG]

Originally Posted by thetalady

This has been a very very different pageant than I am used to... a lot of it really interesting and not focusing on beauty anymore. The immediate cut from 15 to 7 seemed to have no reason given, so why have the cut?

Did the eight who didn't make the cut receive some scholarship money?

[Sciencewoman]

Sciencewoman is very excited!!!!! Congratulations, Camille Schrier!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by thetalady

This has been a very very different pageant than I am used to... a lot of it really interesting and not focusing on beauty anymore. The immediate cut from 15 to 7 seemed to have no reason given, so why have the cut?

They have been trying so hard to rebrand Miss America, and there have been a lot of times that I thought that they were throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

They seem to forget that there are hardcore fans who want to know of changes, such as the 15 to 7 to 5 to 3 format, or only having three judges. I liked the job interview part, but there was so much agreement with the answers that it truly nullified the process. I do wonder if the new format can sustain the pageant.

That said, congratulations to Camille Schrier, our new Miss America!

[Sciencewoman]

My daughter and I really liked it. As we were watching, I could tell that the process and criteria really resonated with her, as someone in the same age bracket and general life situation (vocal performance degree, entering last semester of grad school, starting professional job search, etc.) as the contestants. It was much more modern and meaningful. Frankly, I've seen enough swimsuits in those superficial recruitment videos. I appreciated the focus on accomplishments and academics, instead of "luck of the draw looks."

That being said, the immediate 15 to 7 was odd, and the 5 to 3 was odd, given that there is still a 3rd and 4th runner up. And, we weren't sure how we felt about the "random" elimination anouncements.

[Cheerio]

Was Camille Schrier (former Miss Virginia; the new Miss America) in one of those new-fangled type of fast-speaking debate clubs in H.S./college? She spoke mega fast all night. Whatever scientific facts she may have mentioned during her talent competition went straight out of my head, un-understood.

During her reign, if Camille truly wants to BE understood and HAVE youth delight in the wonders of science she needs to SLOW DOWN her delivery.

As to NBCs programming last night, IMO the judges should not be allowed to vocalize biased opinions of any of the candidates during the televised competition. The Miss America Program isn't The Voice, but it sure devolved into it at one point with all the judges contestant critiques.

In addition, show co-hostess Kit Hoover should NOT be whooping-it-up after she reads every finalists name. The live studio audience does a creditable job in showing any necessary and proper contestant appreciation.

That said, did anyone else notice the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG pause between the moment Lauren Ash said "...the new Miss America is..." and the actual naming of the winner? Were there accountants in a back room re-checking the winning tally? Did the judge who had to announce the winner not even believe the name she had to read? Because everyone at my house thought Miss Georgia walked away with the crown and were stunned when she did not.

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