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Subject: Competing at Miss America Twice Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:58:54 09/08/24 Sun Author Host/IP: NoHost/148.72.132.154 Just saw a former Miss Colorado won a local in Texas? Is it just an unspoken role to compete for a new state title? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Might be 2 people with the same name I am sure they will figure it out (NT) No name (85.sub-174-193-194.myvzw.com/174.193.194.85) 15:08:57 09/08/24 Sun Sarah Jean Swift assumed the Miss Colorado crown when Madison was crowned Miss America. Since she has never competed in Miss America, she is eligible to continue to compete in the program. She attends Southern Methodist University in Texas, and therefore is eligible for competition there. She would also be eligible in Colorado, as she crowned her successor, thereby giving her a gap year as required (formerly under MAO.org) before she could compete again. (NT) No name (static-198-54-130-93.cust.tzulo.com/198.54.130.93) 15:20:28 09/08/24 Sun Totally correct-----but does she have a brain, it would be far easier to win Miss Colorado this next year 2025 than to try to get to Miss America by winning big Lone Star competitive Texas. Even if she goes to college in Texas just to use home-state Colorado -- residency to enter Miss Colorado next year to try for Miss America 2026., 13:35:35 09/09/24 Mon (syn-071-013-135-158.biz.spectrum.com/71.13.135.158) Did it occur to you that she might be using this opportunity to become a stronger competitor? Especially since she already has to take a gap year in Colorado. (NT) -- No name, 17:18:47 09/09/24 Mon (visit.keznews.com/185.202.220.165) The "gap" year isn't a real gap year. It just means she couldn't compete last season because she can't crown herself if she wins. How it works is that the young lady who takes over as Miss State sits out the year she's Miss State. This is to stop girls in the smaller states (who don't make that many appearances) from assuming the title AND competing at state the same year they're "giving up" the title. As far as I know, she should be fully eligible to compete in either TX or CO this year (NT) -- No name, 22:32:09 09/11/24 Wed (syn-072-187-151-082.res.spectrum.com/72.187.151.82) In the 1980s, Debbie Riecks tried twice for Miss TX, then returned to CO upon graduating from SMU. On her second try, a TX couple bought her the EG that she wore as Miss CO at Miss A. That EG + her experience as a TX titleholder=priceless IJS (NT) -- No name, 17:35:25 09/09/24 Mon (c-76-31-134-123.hsd1.tx.comcast.net/76.31.134.123) The rule is, you can't compete at MISS AMERICA twice. The girl who was Miss CO became Miss CO because she was 1st RU to the girl who won Miss America. So she inherited the crown and never competed at Miss America. This is something that's been done before by other girls who inherited their state title. Most notably, the girl who was 1st RU to Miss IL became Miss IL after Ericka Harold won Miss America. About a week later, she was in a horrible car accident and spent her year recovering. The next year, she crowned her successor and the year after that, she won Miss IL outright and competed at Miss America. Completely acceptable to do this (NT) No name (syn-072-187-151-082.res.spectrum.com/72.187.151.82) 18:58:57 09/08/24 Sun Didn't the same thing happen the next year with poor Shanna Pender. She took over for Erika Dunlap then was almost killed in a car accident.Did she ever win Miss FL outright? (NT) -- No name, 20:27:23 09/08/24 Sun (255.sub-174-238-97.myvzw.com/174.238.97.255) Yes, the same thing happened with Shauna Pender. But Shauna had aged out of the system, so she took over for Erica Dunlap and then two weeks later, was almost killed in a car accident on her way to an appearance. She spent months in rehab. She was a singer for talent and there was too much damage to her vocal chords. I don't think she was ever able to sing again (NT) -- No name, 23:55:35 09/08/24 Sun (syn-072-187-151-082.res.spectrum.com/72.187.151.82) Miss Il was Michelle LaGroue. She is now Michelle LaGroue Conradt and lives in Charlotte, NC with husband and 2 sons. She almost died in that car accident. (NT) -- No name, 13:42:00 09/09/24 Mon (NoHost/12.74.71.78) Plus, she won overall interview from a field of 16 strong contestants. (NT) No name (75-30-250-233.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net/75.30.250.233) 19:27:19 09/11/24 Wed