Seconding Amber1960. I stopped watching the Miss America pageant way back because generally the judges go for a certain 'look' and it seems like they don't consider anything outside their standards.
And I swear I stopped watching sometime back before Vanessa Williams.
Now I have to go watch it. It's great to see that standards have finally changed.
I tried watching some of the events (after the fact) and it was excerable, I have no interest in the swimsuit or gown categories, and the talent portion (with the exception of this gal and a few tap dancers) was pretty abysmal. This whole concept is so archaic, not to mention that the hosts were literally shilling for their own projects (like workout DVDs) that they broke into the event to promote, blech. I would be fine if they just stopped it now (well, after they have the first Latina that wins)
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And I swear I stopped watching sometime back before Vanessa Williams.
Now I have to go watch it. It's great to see that standards have finally changed.
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