Watching the Miss America Pageant brought back some crazy memories. The two hardest things I remember while competing in the Miss Los Angeles county and Miss Hollywood pageants, is learning how to play the drums for the talent competition and learning how to walk in high heels without breaking an ankle. Believe it or not, the high heels was harder to master than the drumming.
Miss America aired this past weekend and I was happy to see that one pageant didn't go down the tubes like other pageants in this sex-saturated culture of ours, but I was disgruntled about one major thing.
The girls had to prance around on stage wearing a two piece swimsuit, which looked more like lingerie than swim attire. When I competed, you were only allowed to wear a one-piece bathing suit. The judges are required to give you a score according to your health/wellness not how much cleavage you were born with (or got enhanced).
I hope Miss America goes back to their "old-school" ways in the swim suit competition with modesty as it's top priority. A one-piece suit is much more high-class. Other than that, I was very pleased with the talent, evening attire, and ambitious goals that the girls expressed throughout the show. Congratulations Teresa Scanlan - Miss Nebraska - for a job well done. You will represent the United States well as a much-needed positive role model for our "easily influenced" young women.
* Coach T thinks that all young women should try out for this pageant because it drives you to do your best while changing the world!
1 comment:
Thank you for your comments on the two piece issue. I don't think that the two piece displays the "intellectual" health that this program is rooted in. I would love to see them set a positive model for the young women of the country and show how to be comfortable with your body without becoming a sex symbol.
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