Butt Glue, Bombshell Bras & Last-Second Lunges: Why Miss America Is Called A ‘Beauty’ Pageant & Not A ‘Brains’ Pageant
Last night’s Miss America pageant offered a host of fascinating revelations from the contestants.
Miss Iowa (whose real name is Mariah Carey) appears to support marijuana for both medical and recreational use:
Miss California (Leah Cecil) thought euthanasia was a vaccine. (Luckily for Miss California, this happened before the competition. Lucky for us, ABC News had cameras rolling for a “Good Morning America” special called “Beauty Pageant Confidential.”)
Miss New York (the pageant’s eventual winner) believes armed guards at schools would not stop violence:
“I don’t think the proper way to fight violence is with violence. I think the proper way is to educate people on guns and the ways we can use them properly. We can lock them up, we can have gun safety classes, we can have a longer waiting period.”
Mallory Haggan, 23, from Brooklyn, N.Y. walked away with the Miss America title last night.
Image: AP/Isaac Brekken
As the first New Yorker to win the coveted crown since 1984, Haggan is likely to get an extra special thank you from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but probably moreso because of her answer about armed guards in schools. Expect the new Miss America to make appearances with the governor as he announces the next phase of his “sweeping gun control” proposals.
Bonus Miss America content:
The clip of Miss California’s fumble on euthanasia was from ABC’s “Beauty Pageant Confidential.” That entire segment is also worth watching, especially for those of us who did not know about such pageant secrets as:
- Butt glue
- The “bombshell bra”
- Last-second lunges and push-ups before going on stage in bathing suits
Bonus Miss America trivia:
The last Miss America winner from New York was Vanessa Williams in 1984. Williams made headlines as the first black woman to wear the crown. A few months later, Williams was in the news again when she relinquished her title after nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine.
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COFemale
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:56pmSorry New York but this whole pageant was rigged. Her answer was lame to say the least. Putting an armed guard in a school is not fighting violence with violence and she is a twit. Putting an arm guard in schools is to prevent another Newtown. If you have no way to defend yourselves you are sitting ducks. That is a fact. People who hate guns, have never held or fired a gun. They are scary, because big bad scary people use them for bad. I am tired of these Liberal wienies.
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toto
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:22pmHere’s a visual for everyone, do you think there would be as many duck hunters if the ducks could shoot back. Common sense just doesn’t seem to exist anymore. Whether you like guns or not, if someone has a gun and wants to hurt you, your lowest common denominator is to be able to defend yourself…. with a gun. And if your gun is bigger, so much the better. The point being that to remain defenseless should not be one of the options discussed! Funny how those that who keep you unarmed have plenty of armed people around them, and their weapons are not pea shooters, but fully automatic sub machine guns! They are hypocrites and need to be addressed as such.
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Papa
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 5:15pmI get your point, TOTO. I really do. But, considering the hunters I know, if ducks could shoot back, there’d be MORE of them, without question.
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AZgirl9000
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 5:57pmSince fighting violence with violence doesn’t work, think of all the money we’ll save by getting rid of the NYPD and American military.
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leepoulson
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:21pmMy only opposition to using only armed guards is that they may become brown shirts.
Arm the janitors, teachers, staff, cooks, anyone that wants to be armed.
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:24pmThy’re all twits, lol and Sam Champion, lol, that rump ranger is wearing makeup.
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:04pmPolicemen in England don’t carry guns. And they are almost never killed. Policemen in the US carry guns and they are killed all the time.
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okaaay
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:41pmI have family in England who keep talking about all the shootings.
And you need to remember England is the size of New York state. You cannot compare numbers there to the entire U.S.
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SUNTZU
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:42pmYouthinasia-young people in china
rite,right,what?
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SUNTZU
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:48pmJust a bunch of Honey BoBos
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Walkabout
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:58pmSendTheMeatballs
Policemen in England don’t carry guns. And they are almost never killed. Policemen in the US carry guns and they are killed all the time.
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Wanna try that again? We’re a different culture than the United Kingdom.Look at rape statistics. We are worse. Although like homicide there is a decreasing trend in the U.S. Probably due to the aging of the population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_statistics#UN_Rape_Statistics
U.S.about – 30 per 100k
Scotland about – 18 per 100K
England about – 25 per 100K
Why would England be worse than Scotland. Oh yeah England has London, a multicultural disaster.
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SUNTZU
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:05pmAnd some of the police in England are now armed.
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Zipit
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:06pmWhile it’s true Meteors, that the street corner Bobbie, traffic cop, or busby wearing palace guard do not carry firearms, to make the statement; “Policemen in England don’t carry guns”, shows you to be either, dishonest, knowingly deceptive, or very ignorant! I vote, “really, really stupid! Perhaps the puddle of but glue your sitting in has affected your brain?
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missdagnytaggart
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 12:40amWhat the heck is a honeybobo? And for that matter what is **** glue? And while I’m at it who even watches these dumb pageants anymore?
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Go Glenn
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 9:40amThere are no aetheists in foxholes and there are no one who has ever been attacked, robbed, or threatened hates guns (anymore). LOL TWIT
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Mojoron
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 9:58amI watched the first 20 minutes of the show since a friend of ours had a daughter in the pageant and I was appalled at the quality of the candidates. The intro in the beginning where all the ladies introduced themselves, only a few had any photogenic qualities and presentation awareness. I remember when the MIss America pageant was supposed to be the epitome of pageants. Now it looks like the Miss Downtown Detroit River pageant.
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SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 10:26amI wonder if Obama shares her sames views since his girls are guarded by armed guards while they’re in school? Hmmm. makes me wonder if they really believe this stuff or have another agenda entirely (sarcasm added for effect)? Now let me get this straight armed guards are good for the powerful, rich and political crowd. It’s good for money and valuables, it’s good for bodyguards protecting our actors, but somehow it just doesn’t make sense to protect our families and kids this way because it’s —- violence — !!!! I wonder if this woman were attacked and raped by a man would employ the same reasoning to her personal safety as she did the children in school, or would she try to “fight back” using violence? If I remember correctly a wise man once said, “peace through strength”. Well, after all it was obvious that the winner wasn’t picked for her intelligence, kind of like our president —oops did I just say that out loud?
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rosegrower
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 12:23pm@sendthemeteors
It’s true that British police officers are unarmed. It is untrue that they do not get killed in the line of duty. According to the BBC, the increase in armed assaults has increased dramatically over the past 15 years, reaching peaks in 2006 and 2007. The Brits have also re-examined their stance to keep the bobbies unarmed, given the increase in gun violence there. BTW, there are armed police units throughout the UK as well, they just don’t do routine patrols.
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Slowman101
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:22pmA bombshell bra? Will it make through TSA?
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BuggiOlleo
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:15pmLook, I am glad there are plebes from all walks of life who can earn a living if by looks alone. This entire Pageant script is organized by the Hollywood and American Politburo residing in DC. Why watch commercials, or this pageant; it is a sanctimonious Borg agreement that all that is good is ultimately rotten at its core. Again, why even flick the on switch if ten seconds in it’s worse than an S&M session with Madame Carmilla even if Media dances in penguin suits. Hope they enjoy the ride. I am so done with all of them.
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iamsure
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:07pmI have lost all respect for Trump. He packs the judges with these immoral individuals and they choose the winner based on the contestant’s who most reflects their liberal views. Am I the only one who doesn’t thing that Miss NY is pretty??
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AJCam82
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:58pmJust FYI, iamsure, Miss America is not Trump’s organization. Trump runs Miss USA. Common mistake…. :o)
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jerrywalters
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:04pmIamsure … you are so stoopid. trump has nothing to do with this pagaent. You are such a tool.
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BrutalTruth
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 8:25amAre you the only one who doesn’t think she’s pretty? Probably.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Just think in terms of 2am and beer goggles.
Seriously, perhaps the item that detracts from her outward attractiveness, is the internal rot.
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Ron Staiger
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:07pmwho cares about their brains?
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SUNTZU
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:00pmIf no one cares about their brains.
why do they put glue on them?
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paul1149
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:06pmSeriously, those girls need to put some clothes on. I remember when I was younger how beautiful all the women looked. Now they remind me of going to the bathroom. There is no mystique anymore. No hidden treasure. Nothing that allures. The thought of being that naked in front of millions of people is revolting.
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neverending
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 12:46amAmen!
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BellaMia7
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:50amWhat is the proper way to fight violence, if not with violence?
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ldomin
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:24pmI agree with you. I think the ********’ way of fighting violence is for people to be helpless why they are being shot at.
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Quagmir
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:17pmI think the thugs selling crack on street corners will go with this with the illegal guns with the seriel numbers filed off.
“I don’t think the proper way to fight violence is with violence. I think the proper way is to educate people on guns and the ways we can use them properly. We can lock them up, we can have gun safety classes, we can have a longer waiting period.”
They will run out and get educated(even after dropping out of highschool). They will learn how to use them properly, holding them upright and not tilted to the side for much better accuracy. Lock them up, check mate! Now the bad guys wont have guns! But if that fails the shady guy in the alley sellign illegal firearms will tell them to come back in a week rather then making his money right then and there.
Not one of these steps would have prevented or even delayed Newtown. When will an IQ test be a pre req to these pagents?
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hi
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:46amI’m gonna go work out now.
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Msgt Ret
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:19amI’ve not watched a M.A. pagent since I was able to legally purchase alcohol.
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Bluebonnet
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:31amI’m with ya! Most of these type programs are boring and an insult to civility. The women chasing after a bachelor is so insulting to women I can’t watch it either. Thank goodness they don’t depend on my watching most of this crap.
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osprey40
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:14pmWay to go Sarge. I admire your answer.
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KingCanon
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:10amIt’s never been about Brains.
Only Boobs, Butts and Beauty,
the only
three B’s of pageant choice.
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DougHuffman
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:58amThe glue, isn’t that what we used to use, playing HS football (when it was still a full contact sport), to prevent fumbles?
About “bathing suits”, our Swedish exchange student used to bring swim practice to a halt for none of us using glue. She didn’t need it and we didn’t need the extra drag from our baggy ‘speedos’ bagging out.
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Epic Fail
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:56amWho cares if they are smart. They don’t need to be smart. They just need to look good!!!
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freeberty
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:09pmExactly, if you turn your volume off, you’ll find they answered the questions perfectly.
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kingbee
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:47amWhere is the article on “Center for American Progress” Soro’s underlings being the folks that Obama will listen to on Gun Control….I heard it on Fox. today..should be here as well who cares about Miss America? when soon there will be no America, and we will miss it.
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woodyee
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:43amThank you, 13IMAM!
Imagine Gay bama as a beauty contestant – corpseman…57 States…unemployment stimulates economy…ad nauseum…
He’d make these bimbo’s look like Einsteins…
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CatB
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:45amOur first short bus Prez.
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zman173rd
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:40amIt’s acutally pretty borring to watch so I haven’t seen it for I don’t know how long. The leading question to miss New York obviously set her up as the winner. All this is kind of a tradition and nothing more, Can’t really see any value from it other than advertising and what he winner does for the next year. But to each his or her own. If you you don’t like it don’t watch it. And for those who think it’s degrading, there’s so much worse going on that cherry picking this is just an excuse to ignore the real corruptions in our society
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woodyee
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:14am“A few months later, Williams was in the news again when she relinquished her title after nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine.”
…where she was photographed in an embrace WITH?
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!
Madonna. Yes, THAT Madonna. The Slutty Troll of Central Park…
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OBummer the Great
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:12amLOL, I remember that!…..IMAM, imagine for a minute if George W Bush said that. that quote would still be front page news and on all cereal boxes by now.
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catfanatic1979v1
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:11amPersonally, I think some of these women are too athletic when it comes to their build. I like a natural skinny form that is soft to the eye.
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searching for the Truth
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:56amDo you reckon Mr. Beck will maintain his internet programing because I’m not going back to the cable or television ever again? Their ( the entertainment industry ) filth has deluded the public far too long !
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searching for the Truth
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:08amYou guy’s are letting carnival freaks dictate terms to you.
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freeberty
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:11amThe homosexuals seem to be posting en_masse this morning. I for 1 am happy to see some good wholesome heterosexual programming on TV.
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searching for the Truth
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:38amYou’re just angry because you picked the transsexual in Trump’s beauty contest !
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salvawhoray
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:44amI bet if she was being gang raped and the only way to stop it was to shoot the rapers I wonder if she’ll be up for that?
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13th Imam
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:39amThese are beauty contestants. Our dorky leader doesn’t know the difference between corpsemen and corpsmen.
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:00amThe whole notion of a “Beauty Contest” is so disgustingly shallow, empty and immoral. Having a contest where 90% of the population would have no chance, through no fault of their own is pathetic. To place that amount of importance on something they had nothing to do with (looks)), is beyond shallow, it is immoral.
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The_Jerk
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:13am“Miss New York (the pageant’s eventual winner) believes armed guards at schools would not stop violence:”
Which is why she won. Political reasons. Manipulation. Bimbos, whether Attorneys General, Presidents, Surgeons General, or just plain, run-of-the-mill, dumb-asses, are all easy to manipulate.
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freeberty
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:58amLIBSALWAYSLIE
I believe the laws in this country allow your kind to do whatever they want, no matter how disgusting that may be to most of us. Please allow us heterosexuals to conduct business the way God intended.
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whitealaskan
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:32amBecause everybody should be exactly the same as everybody else. Right comrade?
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searching for the Truth
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:33amI believe you’re looking for the transsexuals – they’ll be difficult to find.
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:02amFREEBERTY, I’m 100% Heterosexual, always have been, always will be, so what the heck do you mean by “your kind”? Did I say anything about not allowing the contest? If I had the power, I would not ban this contest, I was just expressing my opinion that it is shallow. I enjoy seeing a beautiful woman as much as any guy, you protest too much, which may be to hide your own sexual preference.
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searching for the Truth
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:31amThe ” us ” part is what’s scary.
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blanco5
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:53amThere’s very little difference between Toddler and TIaras and Miss America.
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Angel_light
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:52amI agree 100%. I can’t stand watching anything like this.
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neverending
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 12:47amI agree – it is basically stupidity on patrol.
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50Caliber
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:48amThey should also be festooned with the appelation “Low information” Contestanats
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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:25amI’ve not watched one for over 40 years.
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infidelsaplenty
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:37am‘Same here. The whole thing just makes me uncomfortable.
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50Caliber
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:50am…you can add creepy
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grimmster
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:09amI’ve NEVER watched one, in 54 years…….
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SUNTZU
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:12pm60 yr’s
Do I here 65, come on someone older then me.
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