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- REALY CHECK'S MISS WASHGTON SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER NONTRADNAL FAY AND GAY MARRIAGE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 28, 2008/10:21 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 28, 2008 / 10:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REALY CHECK'S MISS WASHGTON SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER NONTRADNAL FAY AND GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-28T15:21:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-28T15:21:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALRIGHT, THE GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE SEASON FOR ME (SCE AMERI'S PSYCHIC CHALLENGE WRAPPED, OF URSE) WAS MISS AMERI: REALY CHECK, THE 4-WEEK MI-REALY-PETN LEADG UP TO THE ALL-BUT-OBSOLETE MISS AMERI PAGEANT THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE GOAL OF THE NEW FORMAT WAS TO UPDATE THE PAGEANT AND MAKE MORE RELEVANT, AND I GUS THAT OM WHERE I WAS STG WAS A SUCCS THOSE TERMS, AS I N'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAVE WATCHED THE PAGEANT OR EVEN KNOWN WHO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THIS YEAR I TUNED FOR ONE REASON: MISS WASHGTON, ELYSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REASON I WANTED ELYSE TO TAKE THE CROWN (SHE DIDN'T, LOSG TO MISS MICHIGAN, WHO MA ZERO-TO-LTLE IMPRSN ON THE SHOW) WAS BEE OF SOMETHG THAT SHE SAID THE LAST EPISO OF REALY CHECK WHEN THE LADI WERE ASKED TO DO A FX RED RPET APPEARANCE. WHEN THE TERVIEWER ASKED UMEMOTO WHAT HER STANCE WAS ON GAY MARRIAGE, SHE PROMPTLY REPLIED THAT SHE FULLY SUPPORTED , ADDG THAT SHE HAS BOTH A MOTHER AND A STEPFATHER ... AND A FATHER AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DID A LTLE MATH AND REALIZED THAT MISS WASHGTON HAS THREE DADDI, AND IS PROUD TO SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUE LARGE PART TO THIS NFINCE, UMEMOTO WAS ONE OF THE THREE WNERS OF REALY CHECK, AND TOOK HOME A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP AND A NEW WARDROBE AS A RULT. AND SHE ME AS SEND NNER-UP THE ACTUAL PAGEANT, WHICH SRED HER ANOTHER $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP. UMEMOTO NOT ON HER WEBSE THAT SHE'D LIKE TO GET A LAW GREE AND WORK FOR DIVERSY AND WOMEN'S ISSU, AND SHE'S MOVG THE RIGHT DIRECTN NSIRG THAT HAD SHE TAKEN THE CROWN, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST NATIVE AMERIN MISS AMERI ... AS WELL AS THE FIRST HISPANIC, THE SEND ASIAN, AND OM WHAT I N TELL, THE FIRST WHO SPEAKS OPENLY ABOUT HER GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONGRATS TO UMEMOTO ON ALL HER WS. JT FOR FUN, HERE'S HER CROWNG MOMENT AT THE 2007 MISS WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED
- MEET THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MISS AMERI CONTTANT IN HISTORY
- MISS AMERI REALY CHECK: ONE OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY HAMSTERDAMEJANUARY 7, 2008/3:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY HAMSTERDAMEJANUARY 7, 2008 / 3:10 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MISS AMERI REALY CHECK: ONE OF FOUR","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T08:10:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T08:10:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"HAMSTERDAME","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S RARE THAT A REALY TV SHOW BUTS AND I'M LEFT UNTG DOWN THE DAYS TO THE NEXT EPISO. MISS AMERI REALY CHECK IS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS. DON'T GET ME WRONG: HASN'T REVENTED THE REALY TELEVISN GENRE BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGATN BUT HAS SOMETHG GOG FOR THAT SO MANY OTHER SHOWS DON'T -- THE PEOPLE FEEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. THIS SHOW, ONE EPISO, MANAGED TO UNDO SEVERAL YEARS WORTH OF STEREOTYP. LIKE MOST WOMEN (AND SOME MEN), I WOULD WATCH THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT EVERY SGLE YEAR GROWG UP WISHG I ULD BE LIKE THE BETIFUL LADI ON STAGE THEIR BETIFUL GOWNS. AS A TEENAGER, MY IENDS AND I WOULD GATHER AT ONE OF OUR HOM AND BE GLUED TO THE TV SET FOR A UPLE OF HOURS WATCHG THE NTTANTS AND EVEN IMATG THEM DURG MERCIALS. WHEN THE WNER WAS CROWNED, WE'D EHER CRY WH THEM OR FEEL LET DOWN THAT ONE OF THE NNER-UPS WASN'T THE WNER STEAD. SOMETHG CHANGED THE '90S, THOUGH: ALL FELT FAKE BEE THE LADI WERE IMPOSSIBLY PRETTY AND SEEMED LIKE MANNEQUS MARCHG ACROSS THE STAGE. I STOPPED WATCHG. I THK I'LL BE WATCHG THIS YEAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MISS AMERI REALY CHECK BEGAN BY TELLG THAT "THEY" WANT TO REVENT MISS AMERI. THE GOAL OF THE SHOW IS TO TRY TO FD AN "" WOMAN THAT THE AMERIN PUBLIC N REALLY RELATE TO. THE LADI WILL BE RANKED EACH WEEK WH THE TOP THREE AND BOTTOM THREE INTIFIED. AT THE END OF THE FOUR EPISOS, THE TOP THREE LADI WILL W $10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS OM CRT AND A NEW WARDROBE OM SHOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THE FANTABULO SHOW TRO, THE GIRLS ARRIVED THEIR CROWNS, GOWNS, AND SASH AND MET EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. MICHAEL URIE TRODUCED HIMSELF TO THEM BEFORE TELLG THEM TO GO SI THEIR NEW TEMPORARY HOME AND GET SETTLED . GATHERED AROUND AN LCD TV THE BACKYARD, THE LADI WERE SHOWN A VIO OF WHAT PEOPLE SAID WHEN ASKED WHAT THEY THK OF WHEN THEY HEAR THE WORDS "MISS AMERI." THE GIRLS WERE TAKEN ABACK WHEN MANY OF THE RPONS WERE NOT TOO KD, BUT MICHAEL SAID THAT THEY ARE GOG TO BE WORKG TO BRG BACK THE GLORY OF THE MISS AMERI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE THEY WERE TOLD HOW THEY WOULD BE PETG EVENTS AND CHALLENG THAT WOULD TT THEM ON THE NEW STANDARDS BEG SET FOR MISS AMERI, THEY MET STACY LONDON AND CLTON KELLY OM TLC'S WHAT NOT TO WEAR. STACY AND CLTON EXPLAED THAT THEY WANT TO HELP THEM MORNIZE THEIR IMAGE AND WOULD BE GOG THROUGH THEIR SUS TO SEE WHAT THEY BROUGHT TO WEAR. THE NERVO GIGGL BY THE GIRLS WERE PRICELS! THEY SAID NO-NO TO EVERYTHG OM POLYTER GOWNS TO HORRID BLUE GE AND PECIALLY LLED OUT MISS SOUTH CAROLA ON HER GOLD LAMé STREET-WALK' BOOTS THAT SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER STACY AND CLTON LEFT, THE LADI MET THEIR ADVISORY BOARD. THEIR OPNS WOULD BE MIRRORG THE JUDG OF THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT SO THEY HAD TO REALLY LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. THE BOARD IS MA UP OF: DA SANSG, A US WEEKLY EDOR; JEANNIE MAI, CELEBRY STYLIST; AND MARK LIDLL, CELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GIRLS WERE THEN DIVID TO SIX GROUPS AND TOLD THAT THEIR GROUPGS WERE NO MISTAKE. THEY ALL HAD SOMETHG MON WH THE OTHER LADI THEIR GROUP AND THEY MT TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS. THE NEXT MORNG, THE GIRLS WERE WOKEN UP EARLY AND HAD TO TRY TO GET READY FOR THE DAY WH ONLY SEVEN SHOWERS BETWEEN THE 52 OF THEM. AFTER THEY WERE DRSED AND ASSEMBLED ONT OF MICHAEL, HE ASKED EACH GROUP WHAT IS THEY HAVE MON. ALL OF THEM ANSWERED RRECTLY. THE BLUE GROUP HAS THE "MOST STATE WS" BETWEEN THEM WHILE THE GREEN GROUP IS MA UP OF "THE RECENT NTENRS" (THEIR STAT HAVE HELD THE TLE THE LAST ). LIGHT BLUE IS THE "ALWAYS A BRISMAID" GROUP (NONE OF THOSE LADI HAVE EVER WON BUT HAVE E 2ND), AND THE RED GROUP ARE THE "BROWN-EYED GIRLS" (WHO HAVE THE MOST WNG BATN OF BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EY). THE PURPLE GROUP IS MA UP OF "THE SENRS" (THE OLST LADI THE PAGEANT) AND THE PKS ARE "THE UNRDOGS" (OM STAT THAT HAVE NEVER WON THE PAGEANT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO GO PUT ON THE GEAR PROVID TO THEM BEE WAS NOW TIME FOR THEIR FIRST CHALLENGE. THE GIRLS WENT OFF TO GO GET READY AND SOME OF THEM PUT QUE A LOT OF ENERGY TO PRIMPG FOR AN OUTSI PETN. MISS IDAHO EVEN ADMTED THAT SHE BASILLY HAD AN ADDICTN TO HAIR SPRAY WHILE MISS UTAH (A ARY GAL) LED HER PURPLE TEAM A ARY MARCH. THE FUNNIT PART OF THIS SEGMENT WAS WHEN MISS OKLAHOMA AND MISS HAWAII (GREEN TEAM) WENT TO HIGH-FIVE EACH OTHER, OK MISSED HI'S HAND AND SLAPPED HER ON THE FOREHEAD STEAD!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUTSI AND GATHERED TOGETHER, THEY WERE TOLD THEIR ACH WOULD BE THE CURRENT MISS AMERI, LREN NELSON. SHE TOLD THEM THAT BEG MISS AMERI IS HARD WORK AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SCHLE IS HECTIC, THEY MT ALWAYS HAVE THEIR WS ABOUT THEM AND A SE ON THEIR FACE. TODAY'S CHALLENGE WOULD TT THEIR STAMA. EACH TEAM WOULD HAVE TO NAVIGATE A URSE OF HURDL, NSTCT A PUZZLE OF THE U.S., LLECT THEIR RPECTIVE STATE FLAGS, AND THEN N TO THE FISH LE. THE TEAM THAT FISHED FIRST WOULD HAVE FIRST DIBS ON THE SHOWERS. MISS SOUTH CAROLA LET KNOW THAT HER MEDIL NDNS WOULD AFFECT HER THIS CHALLENGE (SHE HAS NO LYMPH NOS HER LEFT LEG) BUT SHE'D RALLY ON. WE THEN GOT TO LISTEN TO THE JUDG DISH ON WHO WAS TOO GLAMMED UP FOR A PETN LIKE THIS -- MNOTA, ALABAMA, VIRGIA, AND MISSISSIPPI, ALONG WH MANY OTHERS HAD ENTIRELY TOO MUCH MAKP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! THE GIRLS TOOK OFF AND THE LIGHT BLUE TEAM QUICKLY TOOK THE LEAD WH THE PURPLE TEAM RIGHT BEHD THEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE PURPLE TEAM, MISS PENNSYLVANIA ULDN'T FD HER STATE FLAG AND ED THE TEAM TO FALL BEHD. THE LIGHT BLUE TEAM NEVER GAVE UP THE LEAD AND WON QUE HANDILY OVER THE OTHER GROUPS. JEANNIE (ONE OF THE ADVISORS) WAS DISAPPOTED THE PURPLE TEAM'S SPORTSMANSHIP AND MARK (ANOTHER ADVISOR) CHASTISED SOME OF THE LADI SAYG THAT THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO HIS "LS IS MORE" ADVICE ON HAIR AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEXT CHALLENGE WOULD BE AN HOUR SO THE GIRLS NEED TO HURRY UP AND GET READY. FOR A DNER PARTY AT THAT! THERE WOULD BE A SPECIAL GUT ATTENDANCE AND THEY WOULD NEED TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRSN WHILE KEEPG THE NEW MISS AMERI IMAGE MD. MISS RHO ISLAND HOPED HAD NOTHG TO DO WH DNER ETIQUETTE BEE SHE FAILED THAT CLASS LLEGE (THEY HAVE DNER ETIQUETTE CLASS LLEGE?). MISS MNOTA HOPED THAT MAR LOPEZ WOULD BE THE SPECIAL GUT (HE HE) AND MISS VERMONT WONRED IF SHE WAS PRETTY ENOUGH TO BE THERE WH THE OTHER 51 LADI (AWW).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE DNER PARTY, MICHAEL ME AND TOLD THE GIRLS THAT ON EACH OF THEIR TABL WAS AN ENVELOPE THAT WOULD REVEAL THEIR GUT. THE SPECIAL GUT WOUND UP BEG CONTROVERSY (HUH?). THAT WAS A LTLE WEIRD. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT THEY WOULD BE ASKED CHALLENGG QUTNS ON CERTA SUBJECTS (GAY MARRIAGE, PLASTIC SURGERY, GUN NTROL, SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE, BIRTH NTROL, ETC.) AND THE ADVISORS WOULD BE JUDGG THEM BASED ON HOW THEY NVERSED WH THE OTHERS ON THE SUBJECT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE QUE TERTG BEE WE FOUND OUT THAT MISS COLORADO'S BROTHER SURVIVED COLUMBE WH A TRMATIC BRA JURY AND THAT MISS ARKANSAS' PARENTS HAD HER WHEN THEY WERE SENRS HIGH SCHOOL. I LIKED HEARG NVERSATNS RATHER THAN SHORT ONE-LE POLILLY AND PAGEANTLY RRECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THE DNER PARTY, THE ADVISORY BOARD GOT TOGETHER AND DISCSED WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THE DNER. THEY LIKED MISS SOUTH CAROLA BUT SHE WAS WEARG TOO MUCH MAKP; MISS INDIANA HADN'T LISTENED TO ANYBODY'S ADVICE; AND MISS IDAHO HADN'T CHANGED AT ALL AND LOOKED MORE LIKE A SENATOR'S WIFE. MISS OKLAHOMA WAS NOT DRSED FOR SUCCS AND MISS VERMONT WASN'T PUTTG MUCH EFFORT. MISS UTAH WAS IMPRSIVE TO THEM BUT HER LOOK WAS VERY OUTDATED AND THEY STILL ULDN'T GET OVER MISS PENNSYLVANIA NOT KNOWG WHAT HER STATE FLAG LOOKED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAL EVENT FOR THE NIGHT WAS THE NAMG OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM THREE. THE SIX STAT LLED OUT WERE: SC, PA, VT, ID, OK, AND UT. WHO WAS THE TOP THREE THOUGH? MISS SOUTH CAROLA WAS TOLD SHE HAD GREAT PERSEVERANCE AND WAS TELLIGENT BUT HER MAKP LOOK WASN'T CURRENT. SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. THEY TOLD MISS IDAHO THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS SG AND HAD GREAT SPUNK BUT THAT SHE HAD BAD HAIR AND BAD MAKP. SHE WAS THE BOTTOM THREE. THEY THOUGHT MISS VERMONT WAS TRIGUG AND HAD SOMETHG NEW FOR THE PAGEANT BUT THEY ULDN'T TELL IF SHE REALLY WANTED . SHE WAS THE BOTTOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE ADVISORS WERE STILL UPSET AT MISS PENNSYLVANIA FOR NOT GETTG HER FLAG, THEY WERE VERY IMPRSED WH HER AT DNER. SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. THEY TOLD MISS OKLAHOMA THAT SHE NEED TO BE OPEN TO CHANGE AND TOLD HER SHE WAS THE BOTTOM THREE. MISS UTAH WAS TOLD TO SHE NEED TO EMBRACE FASHN AND BETY MORE BUT THAT SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. SOUNDS LIKE IDAHO, VERMONT, AND OKLAHOMA HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PREVIEWS FOR THE NEXT THREE EPISOS SHOWED CLIPS OF MAKEOVERS, SNIPG, CRYG, PETNS, AND WORKG THE NWAY BIKIS. AND I N'T WA TO SEE ALL! I REALLY N'T WA FOR THE MAKEOVERS BEE SO MANY OF THE LADI LOOK 35+ YEARS OLD WHEN THEY'RE REALLY THE EARLY AND MID-20S. MISS UTAH IS ONE OF THOSE THAT E TO MD IMMEDIATELY. SHE NEEDS TO GET RID OF THAT HELMET STYLE AND TONE DOWN THAT HAIR LOR! ALL ALL, I REALLY LOVED THE SHOW AND HAS MA ME TERTED THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU MISSED THIS EPISO, I HIGHLY REMEND YOU TCH ONE OF THE RE-AIRS. DON'T MAKE ME JUMP THROUGH THIS SCREEN AND HIGH-FIVE YOU LIKE MISS OKLAHOMA DID TO MISS HAWAII! FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WATCHED , WHAT DID YOU THK? ARE YOU MORE LIKELY (LIKE ME) TO WATCH THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT NOW? DON'T FET TO WATCH THE NEXT EPISO ON TLC AT 10:00 PM (ET/PT) ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 AND MOST FELY DON'T FET TO GO VOTE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}*********{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE A QUTN RELATED TO REALY TV? EMAIL HAMSTERDAME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAMSTERDAME'S BLOGS: SILLY REALY AND SILLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- MISS GAY AMERI IS TRYG TO KEEP DRAG PAGEANTS ALIVE
REALY CHECK'S MISS WASHGTON SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER NONTRADNAL FAY AND GAY MARRIAGE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 28, 2008/10:21 AMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJANUARY 28, 2008 / 10:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"REALY CHECK'S MISS WASHGTON SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER NONTRADNAL FAY AND GAY MARRIAGE RIGHTS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-28T15:21:56.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-28T15:21:56.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALRIGHT, THE GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE SEASON FOR ME (SCE AMERI'S PSYCHIC CHALLENGE WRAPPED, OF URSE) WAS MISS AMERI: REALY CHECK, THE 4-WEEK MI-REALY-PETN LEADG UP TO THE ALL-BUT-OBSOLETE MISS AMERI PAGEANT THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE GOAL OF THE NEW FORMAT WAS TO UPDATE THE PAGEANT AND MAKE MORE RELEVANT, AND I GUS THAT OM WHERE I WAS STG WAS A SUCCS THOSE TERMS, AS I N'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAVE WATCHED THE PAGEANT OR EVEN KNOWN WHO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THIS YEAR I TUNED FOR ONE REASON: MISS WASHGTON, ELYSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REASON I WANTED ELYSE TO TAKE THE CROWN (SHE DIDN'T, LOSG TO MISS MICHIGAN, WHO MA ZERO-TO-LTLE IMPRSN ON THE SHOW) WAS BEE OF SOMETHG THAT SHE SAID THE LAST EPISO OF REALY CHECK WHEN THE LADI WERE ASKED TO DO A FX RED RPET APPEARANCE. WHEN THE TERVIEWER ASKED UMEMOTO WHAT HER STANCE WAS ON GAY MARRIAGE, SHE PROMPTLY REPLIED THAT SHE FULLY SUPPORTED , ADDG THAT SHE HAS BOTH A MOTHER AND A STEPFATHER ... AND A FATHER AND A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DID A LTLE MATH AND REALIZED THAT MISS WASHGTON HAS THREE DADDI, AND IS PROUD TO SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DUE LARGE PART TO THIS NFINCE, UMEMOTO WAS ONE OF THE THREE WNERS OF REALY CHECK, AND TOOK HOME A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP AND A NEW WARDROBE AS A RULT. AND SHE ME AS SEND NNER-UP THE ACTUAL PAGEANT, WHICH SRED HER ANOTHER $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP. UMEMOTO NOT ON HER WEBSE THAT SHE'D LIKE TO GET A LAW GREE AND WORK FOR DIVERSY AND WOMEN'S ISSU, AND SHE'S MOVG THE RIGHT DIRECTN NSIRG THAT HAD SHE TAKEN THE CROWN, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST NATIVE AMERIN MISS AMERI ... AS WELL AS THE FIRST HISPANIC, THE SEND ASIAN, AND OM WHAT I N TELL, THE FIRST WHO SPEAKS OPENLY ABOUT HER GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONGRATS TO UMEMOTO ON ALL HER WS. JT FOR FUN, HERE'S HER CROWNG MOMENT AT THE 2007 MISS WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* miss america reality check gay rights *
“I liked what she had to say support of gay marriage. However, I’m certaly not the only girl at my table who supports gay marriage.
When Lydia’s mother me out as gay, Lydia said they were shunned by their small town.
GAY SEX IS STILL ILLEGAL THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND; HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS BAN REPEALED
“There’s a big group of , ” said Na Zky, the first openly gay Miss Buffalo, who started a group chat for other LGBTQ+ tleholrs at the Miss New York petn this sprg. “It wasn’t until I was able to stop and look and be like, what the heck are you dog, you are super gay!
MEET THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MISS AMERI CONTTANT IN HISTORY
While there is growg LGBTQ+ diversy at the lol and state levels, and ndidat are now ee to wear outfs like sus on the “red rpet, ” O’Flaherty remas the only openly gay nttant to have ever walked the natnal Miss Ameri stage.
In 1971, “Miss Gay Ameri” was created, based part on the Miss Ameri, Miss Gay Ameri is not for everyone.
MISS AMERI REALY CHECK: ONE OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY HAMSTERDAMEJANUARY 7, 2008/3:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY HAMSTERDAMEJANUARY 7, 2008 / 3:10 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MISS AMERI REALY CHECK: ONE OF FOUR","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-01-07T08:10:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-01-07T08:10:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"HAMSTERDAME","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S RARE THAT A REALY TV SHOW BUTS AND I'M LEFT UNTG DOWN THE DAYS TO THE NEXT EPISO. MISS AMERI REALY CHECK IS ONE OF THOSE SHOWS. DON'T GET ME WRONG: HASN'T REVENTED THE REALY TELEVISN GENRE BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGATN BUT HAS SOMETHG GOG FOR THAT SO MANY OTHER SHOWS DON'T -- THE PEOPLE FEEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. THIS SHOW, ONE EPISO, MANAGED TO UNDO SEVERAL YEARS WORTH OF STEREOTYP. LIKE MOST WOMEN (AND SOME MEN), I WOULD WATCH THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT EVERY SGLE YEAR GROWG UP WISHG I ULD BE LIKE THE BETIFUL LADI ON STAGE THEIR BETIFUL GOWNS. AS A TEENAGER, MY IENDS AND I WOULD GATHER AT ONE OF OUR HOM AND BE GLUED TO THE TV SET FOR A UPLE OF HOURS WATCHG THE NTTANTS AND EVEN IMATG THEM DURG MERCIALS. WHEN THE WNER WAS CROWNED, WE'D EHER CRY WH THEM OR FEEL LET DOWN THAT ONE OF THE NNER-UPS WASN'T THE WNER STEAD. SOMETHG CHANGED THE '90S, THOUGH: ALL FELT FAKE BEE THE LADI WERE IMPOSSIBLY PRETTY AND SEEMED LIKE MANNEQUS MARCHG ACROSS THE STAGE. I STOPPED WATCHG. I THK I'LL BE WATCHG THIS YEAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MISS AMERI REALY CHECK BEGAN BY TELLG THAT "THEY" WANT TO REVENT MISS AMERI. THE GOAL OF THE SHOW IS TO TRY TO FD AN "" WOMAN THAT THE AMERIN PUBLIC N REALLY RELATE TO. THE LADI WILL BE RANKED EACH WEEK WH THE TOP THREE AND BOTTOM THREE INTIFIED. AT THE END OF THE FOUR EPISOS, THE TOP THREE LADI WILL W $10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS OM CRT AND A NEW WARDROBE OM SHOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THE FANTABULO SHOW TRO, THE GIRLS ARRIVED THEIR CROWNS, GOWNS, AND SASH AND MET EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. MICHAEL URIE TRODUCED HIMSELF TO THEM BEFORE TELLG THEM TO GO SI THEIR NEW TEMPORARY HOME AND GET SETTLED . GATHERED AROUND AN LCD TV THE BACKYARD, THE LADI WERE SHOWN A VIO OF WHAT PEOPLE SAID WHEN ASKED WHAT THEY THK OF WHEN THEY HEAR THE WORDS "MISS AMERI." THE GIRLS WERE TAKEN ABACK WHEN MANY OF THE RPONS WERE NOT TOO KD, BUT MICHAEL SAID THAT THEY ARE GOG TO BE WORKG TO BRG BACK THE GLORY OF THE MISS AMERI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE THEY WERE TOLD HOW THEY WOULD BE PETG EVENTS AND CHALLENG THAT WOULD TT THEM ON THE NEW STANDARDS BEG SET FOR MISS AMERI, THEY MET STACY LONDON AND CLTON KELLY OM TLC'S WHAT NOT TO WEAR. STACY AND CLTON EXPLAED THAT THEY WANT TO HELP THEM MORNIZE THEIR IMAGE AND WOULD BE GOG THROUGH THEIR SUS TO SEE WHAT THEY BROUGHT TO WEAR. THE NERVO GIGGL BY THE GIRLS WERE PRICELS! THEY SAID NO-NO TO EVERYTHG OM POLYTER GOWNS TO HORRID BLUE GE AND PECIALLY LLED OUT MISS SOUTH CAROLA ON HER GOLD LAMé STREET-WALK' BOOTS THAT SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER STACY AND CLTON LEFT, THE LADI MET THEIR ADVISORY BOARD. THEIR OPNS WOULD BE MIRRORG THE JUDG OF THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT SO THEY HAD TO REALLY LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. THE BOARD IS MA UP OF: DA SANSG, A US WEEKLY EDOR; JEANNIE MAI, CELEBRY STYLIST; AND MARK LIDLL, CELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GIRLS WERE THEN DIVID TO SIX GROUPS AND TOLD THAT THEIR GROUPGS WERE NO MISTAKE. THEY ALL HAD SOMETHG MON WH THE OTHER LADI THEIR GROUP AND THEY MT TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS. THE NEXT MORNG, THE GIRLS WERE WOKEN UP EARLY AND HAD TO TRY TO GET READY FOR THE DAY WH ONLY SEVEN SHOWERS BETWEEN THE 52 OF THEM. AFTER THEY WERE DRSED AND ASSEMBLED ONT OF MICHAEL, HE ASKED EACH GROUP WHAT IS THEY HAVE MON. ALL OF THEM ANSWERED RRECTLY. THE BLUE GROUP HAS THE "MOST STATE WS" BETWEEN THEM WHILE THE GREEN GROUP IS MA UP OF "THE RECENT NTENRS" (THEIR STAT HAVE HELD THE TLE THE LAST ). LIGHT BLUE IS THE "ALWAYS A BRISMAID" GROUP (NONE OF THOSE LADI HAVE EVER WON BUT HAVE E 2ND), AND THE RED GROUP ARE THE "BROWN-EYED GIRLS" (WHO HAVE THE MOST WNG BATN OF BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EY). THE PURPLE GROUP IS MA UP OF "THE SENRS" (THE OLST LADI THE PAGEANT) AND THE PKS ARE "THE UNRDOGS" (OM STAT THAT HAVE NEVER WON THE PAGEANT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICHAEL TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO GO PUT ON THE GEAR PROVID TO THEM BEE WAS NOW TIME FOR THEIR FIRST CHALLENGE. THE GIRLS WENT OFF TO GO GET READY AND SOME OF THEM PUT QUE A LOT OF ENERGY TO PRIMPG FOR AN OUTSI PETN. MISS IDAHO EVEN ADMTED THAT SHE BASILLY HAD AN ADDICTN TO HAIR SPRAY WHILE MISS UTAH (A ARY GAL) LED HER PURPLE TEAM A ARY MARCH. THE FUNNIT PART OF THIS SEGMENT WAS WHEN MISS OKLAHOMA AND MISS HAWAII (GREEN TEAM) WENT TO HIGH-FIVE EACH OTHER, OK MISSED HI'S HAND AND SLAPPED HER ON THE FOREHEAD STEAD!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUTSI AND GATHERED TOGETHER, THEY WERE TOLD THEIR ACH WOULD BE THE CURRENT MISS AMERI, LREN NELSON. SHE TOLD THEM THAT BEG MISS AMERI IS HARD WORK AND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SCHLE IS HECTIC, THEY MT ALWAYS HAVE THEIR WS ABOUT THEM AND A SE ON THEIR FACE. TODAY'S CHALLENGE WOULD TT THEIR STAMA. EACH TEAM WOULD HAVE TO NAVIGATE A URSE OF HURDL, NSTCT A PUZZLE OF THE U.S., LLECT THEIR RPECTIVE STATE FLAGS, AND THEN N TO THE FISH LE. THE TEAM THAT FISHED FIRST WOULD HAVE FIRST DIBS ON THE SHOWERS. MISS SOUTH CAROLA LET KNOW THAT HER MEDIL NDNS WOULD AFFECT HER THIS CHALLENGE (SHE HAS NO LYMPH NOS HER LEFT LEG) BUT SHE'D RALLY ON. WE THEN GOT TO LISTEN TO THE JUDG DISH ON WHO WAS TOO GLAMMED UP FOR A PETN LIKE THIS -- MNOTA, ALABAMA, VIRGIA, AND MISSISSIPPI, ALONG WH MANY OTHERS HAD ENTIRELY TOO MUCH MAKP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! THE GIRLS TOOK OFF AND THE LIGHT BLUE TEAM QUICKLY TOOK THE LEAD WH THE PURPLE TEAM RIGHT BEHD THEM. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE PURPLE TEAM, MISS PENNSYLVANIA ULDN'T FD HER STATE FLAG AND ED THE TEAM TO FALL BEHD. THE LIGHT BLUE TEAM NEVER GAVE UP THE LEAD AND WON QUE HANDILY OVER THE OTHER GROUPS. JEANNIE (ONE OF THE ADVISORS) WAS DISAPPOTED THE PURPLE TEAM'S SPORTSMANSHIP AND MARK (ANOTHER ADVISOR) CHASTISED SOME OF THE LADI SAYG THAT THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO HIS "LS IS MORE" ADVICE ON HAIR AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEXT CHALLENGE WOULD BE AN HOUR SO THE GIRLS NEED TO HURRY UP AND GET READY. FOR A DNER PARTY AT THAT! THERE WOULD BE A SPECIAL GUT ATTENDANCE AND THEY WOULD NEED TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRSN WHILE KEEPG THE NEW MISS AMERI IMAGE MD. MISS RHO ISLAND HOPED HAD NOTHG TO DO WH DNER ETIQUETTE BEE SHE FAILED THAT CLASS LLEGE (THEY HAVE DNER ETIQUETTE CLASS LLEGE?). MISS MNOTA HOPED THAT MAR LOPEZ WOULD BE THE SPECIAL GUT (HE HE) AND MISS VERMONT WONRED IF SHE WAS PRETTY ENOUGH TO BE THERE WH THE OTHER 51 LADI (AWW).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE DNER PARTY, MICHAEL ME AND TOLD THE GIRLS THAT ON EACH OF THEIR TABL WAS AN ENVELOPE THAT WOULD REVEAL THEIR GUT. THE SPECIAL GUT WOUND UP BEG CONTROVERSY (HUH?). THAT WAS A LTLE WEIRD. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THAT THEY WOULD BE ASKED CHALLENGG QUTNS ON CERTA SUBJECTS (GAY MARRIAGE, PLASTIC SURGERY, GUN NTROL, SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE, BIRTH NTROL, ETC.) AND THE ADVISORS WOULD BE JUDGG THEM BASED ON HOW THEY NVERSED WH THE OTHERS ON THE SUBJECT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE QUE TERTG BEE WE FOUND OUT THAT MISS COLORADO'S BROTHER SURVIVED COLUMBE WH A TRMATIC BRA JURY AND THAT MISS ARKANSAS' PARENTS HAD HER WHEN THEY WERE SENRS HIGH SCHOOL. I LIKED HEARG NVERSATNS RATHER THAN SHORT ONE-LE POLILLY AND PAGEANTLY RRECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER THE DNER PARTY, THE ADVISORY BOARD GOT TOGETHER AND DISCSED WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THE DNER. THEY LIKED MISS SOUTH CAROLA BUT SHE WAS WEARG TOO MUCH MAKP; MISS INDIANA HADN'T LISTENED TO ANYBODY'S ADVICE; AND MISS IDAHO HADN'T CHANGED AT ALL AND LOOKED MORE LIKE A SENATOR'S WIFE. MISS OKLAHOMA WAS NOT DRSED FOR SUCCS AND MISS VERMONT WASN'T PUTTG MUCH EFFORT. MISS UTAH WAS IMPRSIVE TO THEM BUT HER LOOK WAS VERY OUTDATED AND THEY STILL ULDN'T GET OVER MISS PENNSYLVANIA NOT KNOWG WHAT HER STATE FLAG LOOKED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAL EVENT FOR THE NIGHT WAS THE NAMG OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM THREE. THE SIX STAT LLED OUT WERE: SC, PA, VT, ID, OK, AND UT. WHO WAS THE TOP THREE THOUGH? MISS SOUTH CAROLA WAS TOLD SHE HAD GREAT PERSEVERANCE AND WAS TELLIGENT BUT HER MAKP LOOK WASN'T CURRENT. SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. THEY TOLD MISS IDAHO THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS SG AND HAD GREAT SPUNK BUT THAT SHE HAD BAD HAIR AND BAD MAKP. SHE WAS THE BOTTOM THREE. THEY THOUGHT MISS VERMONT WAS TRIGUG AND HAD SOMETHG NEW FOR THE PAGEANT BUT THEY ULDN'T TELL IF SHE REALLY WANTED . SHE WAS THE BOTTOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE ADVISORS WERE STILL UPSET AT MISS PENNSYLVANIA FOR NOT GETTG HER FLAG, THEY WERE VERY IMPRSED WH HER AT DNER. SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. THEY TOLD MISS OKLAHOMA THAT SHE NEED TO BE OPEN TO CHANGE AND TOLD HER SHE WAS THE BOTTOM THREE. MISS UTAH WAS TOLD TO SHE NEED TO EMBRACE FASHN AND BETY MORE BUT THAT SHE WAS THE TOP THREE. SOUNDS LIKE IDAHO, VERMONT, AND OKLAHOMA HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PREVIEWS FOR THE NEXT THREE EPISOS SHOWED CLIPS OF MAKEOVERS, SNIPG, CRYG, PETNS, AND WORKG THE NWAY BIKIS. AND I N'T WA TO SEE ALL! I REALLY N'T WA FOR THE MAKEOVERS BEE SO MANY OF THE LADI LOOK 35+ YEARS OLD WHEN THEY'RE REALLY THE EARLY AND MID-20S. MISS UTAH IS ONE OF THOSE THAT E TO MD IMMEDIATELY. SHE NEEDS TO GET RID OF THAT HELMET STYLE AND TONE DOWN THAT HAIR LOR! ALL ALL, I REALLY LOVED THE SHOW AND HAS MA ME TERTED THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU MISSED THIS EPISO, I HIGHLY REMEND YOU TCH ONE OF THE RE-AIRS. DON'T MAKE ME JUMP THROUGH THIS SCREEN AND HIGH-FIVE YOU LIKE MISS OKLAHOMA DID TO MISS HAWAII! FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WATCHED , WHAT DID YOU THK? ARE YOU MORE LIKELY (LIKE ME) TO WATCH THE MISS AMERI PAGEANT NOW? DON'T FET TO WATCH THE NEXT EPISO ON TLC AT 10:00 PM (ET/PT) ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 AND MOST FELY DON'T FET TO GO VOTE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}*********{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE A QUTN RELATED TO REALY TV? EMAIL HAMSTERDAME!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAMSTERDAME'S BLOGS: SILLY REALY AND SILLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
” Readg more about Miss Gay Ameri’s history remd me of Miss Ameri’s history, which is siarly fed by a tensn between empowerment and excln. She went off on a rant about how gay marriage wasn't a crime after one of her fellow nttants said that only men and women should get married.
— When Deidre Downs was crowned Miss Ameri more than a ago, the ia of legalized gay marriage and Miss Ameri later marryg her same-sex partner Alabama would have been an unimagable have Miss Alabama 2004 and Miss Ameri 2005 Deidre Downs Gunn married her girliend, attorney Abbott Jon, a ceremony Saturday at the Birmgham Mm of Art. ”Some observers saw as a breakthrough, a potentially game-changg moment the fight for gay and lbian rights Ameri and one of the most nservative stat the natn.
MISS GAY AMERI IS TRYG TO KEEP DRAG PAGEANTS ALIVE
Samford was found by the Alabama Baptist Conventn, and Southern Baptists the state and natnally rema on the rerd as stnchly opposed to gay marriage. “I thk has a huge impact bee Samford is so proud of her, ” said Br Blalock, founr of SAFE Samford, a gay and lbian alumni group which has lobbied for fair treatment and reprentatn at the school.
When the terviewer asked Umemoto what her stance was on gay marriage, she promptly replied that she fully supported , addg that she has both a mother and a stepfather...