Miss USA's 'Personal Issues' Scrutinized

This is odd, when I made the comment the hot-chicks tag was missing, but later on it was there, I also noticed missing or changing tags else where, what is gone on?

It is good to see the Miss USA program has some sort of values. Women who run in these programs should hold mentoring as a passion of theirs because that is what they are whether they like it or not. Tara Reid wannabees are not for these programs.

Wow, I couldn't possibly disagree with you more. She won based on whatever criteria/performance her win was based on. Whatever she does now shouldn't change that. The fact that there's a contract which governs her 'reign' involved here is a wee bit repulsive, if you ask me. And, umm, it doesn't exactly sound like she killed a puppy or something here, anyway. Give me a break.

Women who run in these programs should hold mentoring as a passion of theirs because that is what they are whether they like it or not.

I'm assuming by 'mentoring' you're referring to their role as 'role models.' The problem here is simple: If anyone is looking up to Miss USA, if anyone is using Miss USA as his or her 'role model,' that's where the problem lies, not with Miss USA's actions as said 'role model.' What, on earth, has a beauty pageant winner done to rate 'role model' status?

Solution:

A Miss Drunken Hoebag USA pageant.

I'm assuming by 'mentoring' you're referring to their role as 'role models.' The problem here is simple: If anyone is looking up to Miss USA, if anyone is using Miss USA as his or her 'role model,' that's where the problem lies, not with Miss USA's actions as said 'role model.'

Perhaps. But the reality is that thousands (millions?) of little girls do look up to her. They want to be Miss USA when they grow up and are competing in pageants even before they go to school. As the reigning winner it's not too much to expect her to be a reasonable role model to all the girls who admire her.

What, on earth, has a beauty pageant winner done to rate 'role model' status?

The same question can be directed at professional athletes, movie stars, etc ... but I agree, the world would probably be a better place if every kid knew how to pick the ideal role models.

Miss USA is a Job, Too

What, on earth, has a beauty pageant winner done to rate 'role model' status?

Indeed. And if she has done so little, what did she do to win the title? To paraphrase your earlier comment, it doesn't exactly sound like she rescued puppies from a burning building. Ostensibly, she won the title by exemplifying someone's ideal of feminine values. (Whether you agree with such ideals or not, it qualifies the woman as a role model by definition.)

This beauty pageant is little more than a glorified job interview. The winner of the pageant earns a job as a representative of the Miss Universe Organization. If the winner should fail to represent the values or image the Miss Universe Organization wants to present why shouldn't she be fired? She's not doing her job.

Koozebane, I predict excellent ratings for your new pageant, especially among the key 18-35 male demographic.

Yeah, come to think of it, they already have one of those.

It's called Spring Break.

New Miss USA motto: I want world peace through drinking and partying our brains out.

It is good to see the Miss USA program has some sort of values.

No. It doesn't.

They want to be Miss USA when they grow up and are competing in pageants even before they go to school.

And that is child abuse. The child doesn't have aspirations to be Miss whatever, the mother does.

Just got home from my second viewing of 'Little Miss Sunshine' (I'm from Ozzie-land). For me the movie says it all....particularly the scene where little 'Olive' sits there on her bed in tears asking her grandpa "Am I pretty?". My gosh it's heart breaking.

The whole paegant scene is just freaky in my opinion.

Drunken nakedness GOOD!

Values BAD.

Yep, kinda like the job after the job interview. You start slacking and they can fire you even though you passed the job interview with flying colors.

The hot-chicks tag should have been a clue.

Agreed.

Hee Hee...

"beauty buts"

The problem with it not being just about the beauty, however, is it fails to recognise that "beauty" (as understood by very specific and essentially subjective criterion) is clearly the first qualifier for the competition.

You can be: beautiful and smart and moral and talented. But you must be the first of these, or you don't even make the cut. It seems from the above turn of events that morality is actually the last thing questioned here.

It seems from the above turn of events that morality is actually the last thing questioned here.

We have no idea how she behaved prior to winning the title. She may have legitimately passed the most rigorous of morality tests given by the pageant. She may have never entered a bar in her life.

For the sake of argument, let us assume that her behavior was the same before and after winning the title. What method could the pageant use to determine whether a contestant spent her time drinking illegally in bars?

Under age drinking occurs in bars all the time. Since most of these women are not Miss USA, their actions are fairly anonymous. Once holding the title of MIss USA, she is a recognizable celebrity and any illicit actions are news. So, regardless of whatever morality tests the pageant may conduct, it seems more likely that such behavior will be discovered after the title is won rather than before.

Sure.... fair enough. My reason, however for even mentioning 'morality', was more to question the comment

"Props to Miss USA org making a stand"

Personally, I don't think they are making an altrustic moral stand myself. I think they might just be covering their own backs out of self interest. But that's just my opionion, from the perspective of an outsider. Who knows?

WHY is this on the frontpage main story?

Shut up and stare!

WHY is this on the frontpage main story?

While it is amusing I have to a afree, there's no way I'm voting for this article.

I have to a afree,

Wow, that should read "I have to agree." I clearly need more caffeine...

Well, that's been observed for some time in this country. Old enough to vote and go die for your country in the armed services but drink? Well, we can't trust you with that kind of responsibility.

True dat, Guillaume!