The Miss America competition is not a beauty pageant, it is a scholarship competition. Holding the title of Miss America is not just about the crown and the sash; it's a job. In order to be a Miss America contestant, one must be beautiful as well as have a good personality, be intelligent, and have confidence. It takes a lot more than appearance to even enter into a pageant.
Miss America is more of a scholarship program, where they have to have "platforms", volunteer, have a talent portion of the contest, etc. Miss USA is purely a beauty pageant; they don't need to have a talent or volunteer, or have gone to college, etc...
@BBblue87 I am currently attending Ball State University and am competing for the title of Miss Indiana this week. The scholarships are to help pay for schooling and student loans.
I was certain Indiana would win this one easily. Very memorable. I'm trying to figure out what was so unique and extra special about Miss Michigan.....?
Obviously you don't compete. If you did, you would realize that it's not always the most "beautiful" girl that wins. That doesn't play as large as a role as people think.
There is no talent competition for Miss USA. Miss USA also goes on to compete for Miss Universe. Miss USA is the sister pageant to Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe. The three title holders live together in an apartment in New York City.
@flowerheads27 I don't think people want to trash pageants, the American public watches Miss USA every year and the numbers are very high. People have become disloyal to Miss America because the product is different each year and for the worst and not the better. This pageant was know for beautiful hair, makeup and clothes on very poised beautiful women. Now they all wear pony tails and little makeup. I can turn to espn and watch that with beach volleyball.
The disco version of "O There She Is" is absurd. They need to return to the original arrangement and find a male entertainer who is relevant with a great voice to sing it with purpose the way Burt Parks did. I am just so frustrated with the MAO. They just can't get it right. The need to hire a top New York PR firm to fix their brand. I would like to see Miss America return to the old format and move to Fox TV.
I agree-have a person with a voice sing There She Is, get rid of Gretchen Carlson and her 'Yes Girl" Regina and bring back the Miss America that means something to everyone, not just everything about Gretchen Carlson, because she is WRECKING the MAO and we have seen next to nothing of the Current Miss America and I think she (Gretchen Carlson) truly WANTS to tear down Miss America. Look what she is doing to the States that are standing up for what is right and against their mismanagement-she is trying to make sure they do NOT have a state representative. Kay Lani Raffko or Mallory Hagan, Heather Whitestone, Katie Stam, Carolyn Sapp can MAKE Miss America grand and relevant, unlike the ones now tearing MAO down and trying to destroy from within.
I totally agree about the techno version of There She Is. Just ridiculous. I also agree about the direction of the pageant. There were ways to freshen up the pageant and make it more relevant, but instead, Gretchen Carlson and the board chose to practically destroy the pageant.
I love pageants but I see why Miss America continues to fall off....They tried changing it up and everything and what did they do? They chose a carbon copy of Miss America 2007. Some of the girls who were cut after swimsuit were unique and not the normal Miss America look and they got chopped. I'll prob watch it this sat if I dont forget but Im not expecting much
That's what I think. Looks to me like the only way to help America is to win a pageant, otherwise there's no way to help their country they live in. But it could somewhat get you into a career as a model or a actress if you happen to win, but still a total waste of money and time, imo.
Leah Masee was my 6th grade teacher's daughter :P
The Miss America competition is not a beauty pageant, it is a scholarship competition. Holding the title of Miss America is not just about the crown and the sash; it's a job. In order to be a Miss America contestant, one must be beautiful as well as have a good personality, be intelligent, and have confidence. It takes a lot more than appearance to even enter into a pageant.
I was in Las Vegas that night and from Michigan..Awesome!
no. she is attending college here in North Carolina. she was Miss NC and Miss Johnston County. she recently crowned the current Miss NC Amanda Watson.
wow! even the runner-ups get an amazing amount of money!
Miss America is more of a scholarship program, where they have to have "platforms", volunteer, have a talent portion of the contest, etc. Miss USA is purely a beauty pageant; they don't need to have a talent or volunteer, or have gone to college, etc...
@BBblue87 I am currently attending Ball State University and am competing for the title of Miss Indiana this week. The scholarships are to help pay for schooling and student loans.
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Thank you, I thought Miss USA elect a lady for Miss Universe and Miss America for Miss World ... (mistake)
misss michgan yay
what is the difference between Miss USA and Miss America pageant?
I was certain Indiana would win this one easily. Very memorable. I'm trying to figure out what was so unique and extra special about Miss Michigan.....?
Miss Michigan was amazing
A perfect choice
Looked like Indiana thought she had it, but not to be
kristen haglund went to my high school :D
What's the difference beetween Miss USA and Miss America ???
Miss USA represents the country at Miss Universe
yea!!! i met miss viginia today at school
that's how they've been doing it in miss america for sometime now.
That's actually the Miss USA pageant, a completely different system! Miss America is 100% Scholarship! :)
This is not Miss USA
Why are these videos such bad quality.
kirsten haglund rocks!!!!!! from one beauty queen to another, nice job.
Elyse was the most remarkable talent..wow..what were the judges thinking (or were they? )LOL
What I don't understand is what they're getting scholarships for? How old are they? Shouldn't they have already been to college? x
@hotwater10 she deserved it :)
she's beautiful!
i agree i saw it and even my roomate who is a straight man was happy she won, she was great.
Obviously you don't compete. If you did, you would realize that it's not always the most "beautiful" girl that wins. That doesn't play as large as a role as people think.
Washington should had won!!
There is no talent competition for Miss USA. Miss USA also goes on to compete for Miss Universe. Miss USA is the sister pageant to Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe. The three title holders live together in an apartment in New York City.
@flowerheads27 I don't think people want to trash pageants, the American public watches Miss USA every year and the numbers are very high. People have become disloyal to Miss America because the product is different each year and for the worst and not the better. This pageant was know for beautiful hair, makeup and clothes on very poised beautiful women. Now they all wear pony tails and little makeup. I can turn to espn and watch that with beach volleyball.
Miss USA is like a stock show. Nothing required
I think the crown is too small for such a big pageant.
The disco version of "O There She Is" is absurd. They need to return to the original arrangement and find a male entertainer who is relevant with a great voice to sing it with purpose the way Burt Parks did. I am just so frustrated with the MAO. They just can't get it right. The need to hire a top New York PR firm to fix their brand. I would like to see Miss America return to the old format and move to Fox TV.
I agree-have a person with a voice sing There She Is, get rid of Gretchen Carlson and her 'Yes Girl" Regina and bring back the Miss America that means something to everyone, not just everything about Gretchen Carlson, because she is WRECKING the MAO and we have seen next to nothing of the Current Miss America and I think she (Gretchen Carlson) truly WANTS to tear down Miss America. Look what she is doing to the States that are standing up for what is right and against their mismanagement-she is trying to make sure they do NOT have a state representative. Kay Lani Raffko or Mallory Hagan, Heather Whitestone, Katie Stam, Carolyn Sapp can MAKE Miss America grand and relevant, unlike the ones now tearing MAO down and trying to destroy from within.
I totally agree about the techno version of There She Is. Just ridiculous.
I also agree about the direction of the pageant. There were ways to freshen up the pageant and make it more relevant, but instead, Gretchen Carlson and the board chose to practically destroy the pageant.
I love pageants but I see why Miss America continues to fall off....They tried changing it up and everything and what did they do? They chose a carbon copy of Miss America 2007. Some of the girls who were cut after swimsuit were unique and not the normal Miss America look and they got chopped. I'll prob watch it this sat if I dont forget but Im not expecting much
That's what I think. Looks to me like the only way to help America is to win a pageant, otherwise there's no way to help their country they live in. But it could somewhat get you into a career as a model or a actress if you happen to win, but still a total waste of money and time, imo.
Kirsten is so beautiful with great poise. She is the best white Miss America we've had.
what about a Miss Issippi ? why no body talk...
y xq los americanos se creen q son America !, ello son estadounidenses, no americanos, xq io tb soy americano!!!!!!!
Y always blonde...
that song is sooooo annoying!
OOmg I fell asleep watching this.. even American Idol is better, and that's sad..
That says a lot about you. Do you watch cartoons, too?