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    Miss CA was HOT until she opened her mouth

    « H E Alt-Media-Commentary :: Culture-Clash :: The Viking Diaries :: Shazzer :: email
    posted Friday, 24 April 2009

    Carrie PrejeanImage by vrysxy via Flickr

    The New York Times is asking if the recent hullabaloo over Miss California’s fielding of a question on same-sex marriage during the Miss USA Pageant (which I didn’t even realize was still being held on a regular basis) is a sign of an even broader social shift on the issue of equal rights for gay people.

    The OP-ED editors have gathered input from a couple of very good writers on both sides, and it’s a fascinating read that might actually change some people’s minds regarding whether or not Malibu Barbie Carrie Prejean “was robbed” of the crown.

    I, however, am standing by my long-held conviction that Vanessa Williams was the BEST Miss USA EVAH!!!

    UPDATE: After being "fact-checked" by someone who may or may not be connected to the Miss America Organization (see the comments), I am revising my earlier statement to:

    I, however, am standing by my long-held conviction that Vanessa Williams was the BEST American pageant winner EVAH!!!

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    1. FactChecker left...
    Friday, 24 April 2009 6:23 pm :: http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-amer

    Vanessa Williams was chosen -- and then forced to resign -- as Miss America 1984, *not* Miss USA. Read the revisionist history at the Miss America pageant site. Here's a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBmoNXrr0w


    2. FactChecker left...
    Friday, 24 April 2009 6:27 pm :: http://www.missamerica.org/miss-america/

    By the way, Miss America 2009 is from Indiana http://www.missamerica.org/miss-america/meet-miss-america.aspx


    3. Shazzer left...
    Saturday, 25 April 2009 7:53 am :: http://shazzerspeak.blog-city.com/

    Apologies to the Miss America organization, which I understand might have an extra special interest in distinguishing itself from Miss USA right now. What can I say? I'm a lazy Googler. I searched "Vanessa Williams Miss USA" and got a page full of results, which I admit to not looking at very carefully. (Frankly I'm kind of embarrassed that I even knew there were two different pageants.

    But as long as we're being factual, Vanessa did serve as Miss America for 10 months before the scandal broke. I agree that the Miss America organization's website makes it sound like stepping down was Vanessa's idea, when they were the ones who forced the issue.