Wed 29 Aug 2007 @16:04
Poor Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina. You’ve probably seen the clip. If not, go watch it. It only runs 48 seconds (of your life that you will never get back).
Clearly, she either misheard or misunderstood the question. But whatever she thinks she heard, her rambling is totally incoherent. So, I don’t understand why the video is titled “Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question” because she DOESN’T answer anything. There is a question (a rather embarrassing question for those of us in the U.S. education business) and then she talks. Politicians frequently do the same thing in moderated debates [anyone remember Barbara Walters in the 1980 U.S. Presidential debate?] and press conferences. But just because you talk after a question is asked, doesn’t mean you are answering the question.
I’m quite certain that being on a stage in front of all those people is terribly disconcerting. I would never want to do it. (Not that I’m at any risk of being asked.) But she chose to be there. And should have practiced. Not just shimmying into a swimsuit and evening gown. In heels.
On an only tangentially related note, I want to add that I do not watch beauty pageants. Sure, I’m a red-blooded hetero American male. And I’m not saying I’m above watching things that are totally inane just because there are pretty girls in it. I frequently do. Maybe I could tolerate watching a pageant with the sound off, listening to music instead. Perhaps “You Can Leave Your Hat On”….
August 29th, 2007 at 19:30
God Love that girl….that’s all I can say…God Love her
August 29th, 2007 at 20:54
And this is why many, many people used to watch Britney Spears videos with the volume off. It was like watching an erotic lava lamp, except that the lamp had a higher IQ.
We need different kinds of pageants, like Emotional Disorder Pageants. You could be Miss Agoraphobia, except that you wouldn’t show up for the broadcast. And the Borderline Personality would never win Miss Congeniality.
NO NO NO! No more pageants of any kind. No more awards shows either. And celebrity roasts? Who the hell thought bringing those back was a good idea? ~Tim
August 30th, 2007 at 14:56
Oh yes, I saw this too and about died laughing.
I think she was just soooo confused.
–snow
Putting it kindly. ~Tim
August 30th, 2007 at 19:02
I forwarded this video to my parents. Sometimes, they forget how smart I really am.
Oh, that’s a great idea! ~Tim
August 31st, 2007 at 17:45
Man, watching that was so PAINFUL! How embarrassing for her…
Yeah, but what do you want to bet she stars in a remake of The Lost World or something like that? ~Tim
September 1st, 2007 at 15:19
“You Can Leave Your Hat On” is one of my favorites! And one of the first songs I added to my iPod! The Joe Cocker version. But I have the Billie Holiday one, too!
Some of you will hate me for this, but even though I LOVE Billie Holiday the movie 9-1/2 Weeks has forever fixed in my head Joe Cocker’s version as the definitive version of that song. ~Tim
September 1st, 2007 at 20:25
I think the question AND Little Miss Fancypants’ response can both be addressed with the exact same answer:
Sad lack of education.
I wanted to…no, wait, I actually DID stand up and shout “SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO PAGEANT GIRLS??!”
But I’m unsympathetic like that. I used to work in a big hotel where kids’ pageants were held all the time, and I watched those vile, nasty mothers (who were typically overweight and STILL unattractive even with the layers of veneer) treat those precious, gorgeous little baby girls like SHIT. Like baggage. Like possesions. Still makes me sick.
/minor rant
Oh yeah, those pageants with young children are especially creepy to me. I hope there is a special place in hell for those parents! ~Tim
September 2nd, 2007 at 11:22
I don’t think she misheard or misunderstood the question, at least not in the way you implied. I have thought for a long time that those answers were rehearsed and fake. Now someone just got caught. A lot of the contests are just trained seals. Just look at what many of them actually go on to to do.
So it was the wrong question, not the wrong answer huh? You’re right that I hadn’t considered that she was just spouting a rehearsed response. ~Tim
September 2nd, 2007 at 21:30
I’d hate to be her family. She should have taken public speaking classes before she did that.
What’s more scary to me is that I presume she has. ~Tim
September 3rd, 2007 at 02:41
Because of her I’m sad to admit that I’m from South Carolina. Thank GOD she’s not representative of all of us.
Nope, you always talk real good. This Kentucky boy should know! ~Tim
September 3rd, 2007 at 20:48
You Can Leave Your Hat On is an awesome song….lol! I watched. I laughed. I felt absolutely mortified for the girl….LOL
I do feel sorry for her. But by entering the contest she was asking for fame. Be careful what you ask for. ~Tim
September 4th, 2007 at 12:21
I saw that clip on The Today Show and she sounded like an idiot — I think my five year old niece can speak better than her. If she didn’t hear or understand what they were asking, she should’ve asked for clarification.
Or for a map…. ~Tim