Miss America talent and Swimsuit winners announced

[underpants]

Previous thread-sorry Miss Idaho
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Dustin-Leigh Konzelman, left, Miss California, and Shannon Schambeau, right, Miss District of Columbia, react after the former won the talent competition and the latter the swimsuit contest during the preliminary competition for the 2006 Miss America Pageant at Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006. Fifty two contestants will compete in the annual Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan. 21, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Shannon Schambeau, Miss District of Columbia, wears a swimsuit during the rehearsals for the 2006 Miss America Pageant

[GOPisEvil]

1. What is Miss DC's talent?

Aside from her obvious physical talent of course. She's very pretty. :)

[nini]

2. baton twirling while playing the accordian

:evilgrin:

[StaggerLee]

3. That shadow across her thigh makes it look like she has a tattoo

She's h-h-hot.

[GOPisEvil]

4. She could just read the phone book, honestly.

:evilgrin:

[nini]

8. yes.. that's definitely a talent!

but then that whole competition is stupid. Call it a beauty pageant and be done with it. Trying to throw the talent and scholarship stuff in there doesn't fool this girl!


She is pretty - no doubt.

[GOPisEvil]

10. Yeah, but most of the time the woman that wins is smart and talented.

But, mostly, it's about physical beauty, or at least someone's ideal thereof.

[nini]

11. Aren't they all supposed to be smart and talented to even be in it?

I think that part of it is just to acknowledge that on the side in an attempt to seem more legit than the other pageants. Yes, it usually comes down to beauty - usually blond and tall - you know - what every American woman looks like :evilgrin:


I dont' really have a big problem with these pageants.. I just like to make fun of how hokey they are. :D


*snort*

[GOPisEvil]

12. Oh, they are hokey.

And the easiest way to win is to be tall and blond. :evilgrin:

I used to watch them with my parents when I was a kid. We always tried to pick a winner. Maybe nostalgia is clouding my mind. :P

[Maddy McCall]

24. Hokey and outdated.

And making fun of them IS fun.

I don't think that there's any minimum IQ to be a participant. As long as they sound smart (and anyone who ever watches the interview part has to acknowledge that they talk a lot of catch-phrase bullshit) they have a chance to win.

To me, the contest is just totally irrelevant. I don't watch it. I don't know anyone who does. When I come in to work in the morning, none of my colleagues are standing around the coffee maker, talking about what a helluva Ms. America contest that was last night.

:shrug:

[Lochloosa]

5. I believe those are flaming batons

[nini]

9. Yes, the must be on fire too!!

Now that would be real talent! :D

[Maddy McCall]

21. Ha!

[Maddy McCall]

20. HAHAHA!

And those batons are flaming, too!

And she wants to work for world peace for minority blind midgets who have issues with their adoptive stepfathers.

[Beer Snob-50]

6. will shannon feed the hungry of the world

in that bathing suit? just curious

[Radical Activist]

7. She looks like she IS one of the hungry of the world.

[Left Is Write]

15. You think she looks hungry in that bikini photo?

She looks healthy and strong to me. (And she's even got a little cellulite going on.)

[Maddy McCall]

22. It's an ugly bathing suit and it doesn't fit her well.

It looks a little baggy on her lower parts.

[Left Is Write]

25. Yeah...it's an ugly suit.

But she herself looks pretty good.

[Dangerously Amused]

13. Why do you routinely post this stuff?

[NV Whino]

14. How can there be a Miss DC?

DC can't even vote. Just askin'.

Geez I'd kill for a bod like that.

[XemaSab]

17. And isn't DC 95% black?

What did they do, pick the one blonde chick? :shrug:

[NV Whino]

27. Good point.

[Ramsey]

16. Miss America needs to die

The concept, not the woman.

How ass-backwards can you get?

[alarcojon]

18. Furthering the notion of tall, skinny blondes as the feminine ideal

It's inevitable in this society.

[skygazer]

19. "Dustin-Leigh" ?

Oooooookay.

Don't neither one of 'em look like they'd be much use down on the farm.

[joeybee12]

23. Shannon looks good in the bottom photo, but in the top one...

...she looks kind of mannish in the face.

I think Miss California is prettier...anyway, the pagenat is dying (if not already dead) so why are these women wasting their time?

[Left Is Write]

26. This is my favorite former Miss America...