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MISS MARYLAND TALK BOARD
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Subject: Miss MD, Hannah, photoshoping and altering photos


Author:
Curious
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Date Posted: Saturday, December 10, 12:58:29am
Is anyone else noticing how Hannah photoshops almost every photo? Someone else mentioned it to me , and I just noticed as you look around her photos, walls, floors, etc are bent. Hannah is a beautiful young lady, and it is very sad that she feels the need to alter her photos to make herself thinner. This altering is unrealistic and creates a false ideal for other young ladies, and is not something a role model should be doing.
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Subject: Something is working


Author:
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Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 01:22:05pm
2017 - Prelim swimsuit, Top 7

2016 - NFT

2015 - Prelim swimsuit

2014 - Top 10

2013 - Prelim talent, Top 10

We're not perfect but something is definitely working to have girls be successful 5 years in a row at Miss America. Hopefully we're on the up-and-up and we'll bring that National crown home to Maryland soon. This is similar to the 1998-2003 era where we had 3 top 5's, a top 20, prelim talent, prelim swimsuit, NFT. Congratulations to all who have been involved in these successful 5 years.
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Subject: MISS MARYLAND WINS BIG @ ARRIVAL CEREMONY AS DOUBLE FINALIST: QUALITY OF LIFE as well as WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARD


Author:
Out-of-State Onlooker
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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 07:13:22am
An auspicious beginning for Hannah Brewer after a summer of considerable pre-pageant publicity. How's her talent?
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Subject: Are locals starting earlier this year?


Author:
Fan
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Date Posted: Thursday, September 15, 09:02:59am
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Subject: Scholarship Money


Author:
confused
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Date Posted: Thursday, November 17, 03:13:42am
How are the girls suppose to get their scholarship money from Miss Maryland?
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Subject: VIDEOS ARE POSTED


Author:
voy 209312
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Date Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 02:41:39am
Come see your favorites! There are hundreds of videos from this year's contestants. See your favorites in interviews, talent and more. There's even a proposal. Also, starting tomorrow night, LIVE REPORTS from Atlantic City through Sunday night.

voy.com/209312/
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Subject: What is this story about Hannah being stalked and harassed by some guy she was with and then him BEING ARRESTED? He is still in jail right now until she goes to court with him. It is all over the news and it was in the Washington Post this morning. She needs to stop dressing so provocatively. Then things like this would not happen! This is not Miss USA, its Miss America! Please dress like it! Apparently it all started at some parade where she wore a dress that barely covered her behind. Why wasn't she wearing a normal parade gown? She needs to dress with some class, so the weirdos stay away.


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This is NOT USA, please dress like you are a part of the MAO
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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 07:52:48am
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Subject: I think Samantha looks prettier than new Miss MA. And she had the best interview! One never knows...


Author:
Strange
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Date Posted: Sunday, July 03, 06:33:12pm
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Subject: Miss America Outstanding Teen


Author:
Disappointed
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Date Posted: Monday, August 08, 04:12:00am
Once again, we do not have a Teen in the Top 15! MD is picking judges that who do NOT know who to send to Nationals. MD judging is not in sync with what the MOA Teen National Competition looks for in winners or at least to have a girl place in top 15. The selection of judges and their instructions to pick a winner needs to be reviewed. Maybe it's even time our Teens compete separately from the Miss competition.
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Subject: 2016 Winners


Author:
Follower
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Date Posted: Monday, June 27, 02:47:46am
Miss Maryland 2016 Hannah Brewer Dell. MAOT 2016 Allison LaForce
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Subject: Looking for Female Judge for NAM August 12-15, 2016


Author:
Jerri James
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Date Posted: Friday, July 15, 10:26:45am
Looking for a female to judge MD NAM Pageants August 12-15, 2016 at the Reston Hotel in Reston, VA. If interested, please send a brief resume/bio to jjames@prodigy.net. Mileage, parking, hotel, and meals are provided.
Subject: Miss America


Author:
Observer
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Date Posted: Monday, July 04, 06:03:05am
Hasn't anyone noticed that Stephanie's career goal and the reigning Miss America are the same. Sending her to Miss America would not be smart. How would she differentiate herself from Betty? She wouldn't! They wouldn't crown another Miss America 2 years in a row that both want to sing on Broadway. Just don't see that happening. They would want someone with other career goals to make the pageant seem more diverse with girls that have all different types of aspirations in life. Stephanie would have made a great Miss MD, but we want the Miss America crown brought back to our state. Hence Hannah's win which was well deserved in her own right. Ultimately, because of Betty's win last year Stephanie couldn't be our winner this year.
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Subject: Is talent more important than looks and platform (for teens)?


Author:
IMO
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Date Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 01:53:38am
Another question: some posts emphasize interview skills for "miss" but the people who watch Miss America are mostly "blue color" and lower to middle middle class people who care more about how a girl looks in a swim suit and whether her talent is interesting to watch. Platforms and brains are just "cherries on top", but I doubt that it is contestanrs's intellect that brings money to this organization. Some girls are pretty and smart but not telegenic or just don't have a TV - worthy talent. Most likely they are never going to win. National organization makes money from commercial and I am sure that their audience would be significantly reduced if they preferred interview skills to talent and looks.
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Subject: THANK YOU DESTINY!!!!!


Author:
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Date Posted: Monday, June 27, 01:44:52am
Destiny Clark was simply a breath of fresh air. After years of seeing the "same old, same old" Pageant Patty girls compete, it was so great to see a hip, modern girl take the title. I hope she has paved the way for a new, diverse range of Maryland women to come through and compete. If we're lucky, Destiny would even stick around for a few years - I imagine she could really drum up support for the State program in areas that are currently underserved by our State board.

BEST OF LUCK Destiny!!!
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Subject: Evaluation of the top twelve for miss? Would like a run down for those who could not make it this year! Congrats to the winner!


Author:
thanks
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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 06:21:26am
Subject: Hopes a deserving girl wins


Author:
You need medical help
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Date Posted: Thursday, May 19, 04:58:39am
You have to be kidding me. There are still people bitching about last year?! If you are in the pageant again this year, I feel sorry for you. Just drop out and get a grip over your life you winey little babies. Grow the f*** up, this isn't high school anymore. You may have your degrees but you certainly have the real world intelligence of a kindergartener. I would suggest getting some real help if you are still hung up on this. Destiny has been a phenomenal Miss MD and has been such an inspiration. It's a shame the shit she has to go through that probably took away from the amazing year she should have had. No one deserves to go through that. Yet she has still somehow managed to shine. That's what real queens do. I can't believe how ignorant some of you are, to say we need a more educated Miss MD with a college background, then to say she broke all the rules while all the other girls worked soooo hard?! Yeah hard running their mouths, making up lies to portray her being worse than satan, and being sore losers! She worked just as hard, she was also new to the system and has been through so much. She may have not been to college yet but that is because of her background and as a result, she had to put college on hold. She is an extremely intelligent girl though, an eloquent speaker and is über talented. I watched her story on YouTube the other day and it had me in tears. I could see her pain but I don't know how she was able to tell it so eloquently without breaking down. Also Berklee is not a little deal. So what if what they say is true and she did break rules, I'm assuming it may have been because she did not know them. I did not see one person reach out to her. You all should be supporting one another, not tearing eachother down just because someone is different. Destiny was amazing at Miss America and represented our state with so much grace and class. The one thing I do agree with is that I could see the miss America board seeing all the drama that happened last year and strictly not allowing her to place, with the odds that any of be true (which it obviously wasn't). Or, they may have even done it to spare her any further pain or drama because I'm sure that the same sore losers would have continued to try and tarnish her name and tear her down even on a national level. I mean big organizations like that have to protect their brand and if that was the case, you really should be ashamed of yourselves because you costed your state a chance. I don't think it actually had anything to do with her performance. I was there for all three nights and she was on point for all of them. She could have easily won and totally had her game face on. We're proud of you Destiny and in some way happy you didn't win because we got to have you be an influential Miss Maryland. Thank you for your resilience. To be honest, there are only about 5 contestants this year that deserve the crown based off the nastiness displayed last year. I really hope the right girl wins.
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Subject: ???


Author:
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Date Posted: Sunday, June 26, 02:31:44pm
Why have there been no posts here all week? Most other states are posting pictures, videos, reports, lots of content! Too bad Maryland MAO doesn't care about the FANS. Will we even get the name of the winner?
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Subject: Who are the members of the board and what do they do?


Author:
Interested party
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Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 10:15:30am
Just wondering...
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Subject: Judging VA NAM July 29-August 1, 2016


Author:
Jerri James
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Date Posted: Friday, June 24, 12:14:47am
Looking for a female judge to participate in our pageant Friday-Monday evening, July 29-August 1. Will pay mileage, parking, hotel, and provide meals. Location is at the Hyatt Reston in Virginia. Please email me at jjames@prodigy.net along with a brief bio.
Subject: Steed, Lokey, Meadowcroft all look like Miss MD already, looked great at sign in, polished and stood out.


Author:
Sign in
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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 06:55:08am
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Subject: Videos


Author:
curious
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Date Posted: Friday, June 17, 12:34:56am
The Miss contestants videos are now posted online. What does everyone think? Who stands out from these? Who was most creative or the most captivating! Looking forward to pageant week kicking off on Sunday!
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Subject: Re:"deserving" is a very subjective criterion. The point is that many "deserving' girls were overlooked last year!


Author:
Just stop now
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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 24, 03:33:07am
Well you can take your "high standards" and little rules and shove em up your ass. I feel sorry for you in your life if you think this is what is important. You must be miserable. You would not survive one day dealing what with Destiny had to deal with. Poor girl did not have anyone and has dealt with little to no support from a teenager. I wonder what you would have done if you had been dealt the same hand. Destiny was a teacher for many years and taught little children and music. She did make a difference, she did have a real JOB. In fact she had several. She was not just a dancer, that was a side thing for her that she did for a little while. Being a club dancer is no different from being a cheerleader like Jade is now. That does not diminish who she is. She is attending Berklee in the fall and I think that says a lot. She may not have been able to attend college then but she is now. Stop being a hater and let it go. The year is almost over for crying out loud and your still bitchin. F*** you and this pompous organization. I will never let my daughter compete in this crap again. Your all a bunch of wannabes who have had to compete yr after yr because maybe, your just not as good as you thought.
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Subject: Last year contestants were much stronger all around. They definitely had to scramble whoever they can find. Although I did expect Taylor or Lewis to place.


Author:
Audience
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Date Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 12:29:06pm
I think that both Lokey and Lewis stand out more. Gallagher is a little too heavy for the pageant of this scale. Her talent is not that strong and I don't know if she has done anything impressive with her platform. She has pretty big shoes to fill.
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Subject: Miss orientation


Author:
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Date Posted: Sunday, May 01, 05:18:04pm
Placements? Standouts? Keep us MD fans updated!
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Subject: These exaggerated truths are getting old


Author:
Really?
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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 11:05:46pm
Who is in charge of the posts on the fb page? I'm seeing some serious "exaggerated truths". Although that's been the theme of this year for a few states including this one. There are quite a few on the page but one recently about the md contestant performing in front of 10,000 people. Pretty sure the contestants that didn't make it through to the finals didn't get to perform and barely got more than their face flashed on tv for 3 seconds. They only performed on the off days in front of different judges and a pretty much empty audience. ( we were there) Am I missing something? These lies are going to make for a disappointed next contestant this year if they think that's what it's really like. Doesn't anyone moderate this stuff?
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Subject: Top 5 and top 10 lists post here. No debating someone doesn't belong, just personal opinionated lists. GO!


Author:
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Date Posted: Friday, April 01, 02:29:18am
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Subject: Teens


Author:
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Date Posted: Monday, April 25, 01:32:27pm
Which teens stood out today at orientation?
Subject: The Class is complete!


Author:
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Date Posted: Monday, March 28, 09:39:32am
Miss Annapolis: Desna Johnson
Miss Anne Arundel County: Shea Sullivan
Miss Allegany County: Stephanie Meadowcroft
Miss Antietam: Taylor Steed
Miss Appalachia: Allison Redman
Miss Baltimore: Emily Gallagher
Miss Bel Air: Carrianne Cicero
Miss Black Eyed Susan: Mary Teal Mulligan
Miss Carroll County: Kaelly Miller
Miss Central Maryland: Julia Steinly
Miss Charm of the Chesapeake: Karyn Kitrell
Miss Cumberland: Kendall Smith
Miss Francis Scott Key: Kristen Davis
Miss Frederick: Sarah Robinson
Miss Free State: Brittany Brown
Miss Frostburg: Taylor Lokey
Miss Mason Dixon: Nabilah Kabir
Miss Mountain City: Lakyn Barnard
Miss Northern Maryland: Aynia Dorsey
Miss Patapsco: Kari Colona
Miss Potomac: Ebony Rose Sherrill
Miss Rocky Gap: Hannah Brewer Dell
Miss Tri-County: Shanice Lewis
Miss Washington County: Megan Kiley
Miss Western Maryland: Tess Hawkins
Miss White Oak: Victoria Graham
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Subject: Modeling Contracts


Author:
Anon
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Date Posted: Saturday, April 09, 09:43:21am
This is a reminder to contestants and their executive directors about prior contractual commitments in the Miss MD contract. Below is paraphrasing from the contract that was required to be signed by all contestants:

Within the 3 months before my participation in my first local or state competition and since then, I have not authorized any person, firm or corporation to use my name, photo, or picture in connection with an endorsement to advertise any commercial product.

In other words, if you have a modeling contract, you may not compete at Miss MD.
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Subject: Who has been crowned so far that you think could be our next Miss Maryland? Who has not been crowned that you would like to see compete at Miss Maryland?


Author:
Io
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Date Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 03:08:46am
It seems we only have very very few strong competitors this year
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Subject: HELP ! My prom is early next month and the prom dress I ordered fell apart right of the box. Need recommendations for an well priced online store that has large enough inventory to ship out a Sherri Hill size 4 dress this week. THANKS in advance :) I prefer NOT to shop at Synchronicity ! Prefer an online shop with better prices


Author:
pageant girl with prom dress problems
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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 29, 05:20:49am
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Subject: What happened to Allison R who won Cumberland?


Author:
B
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Date Posted: Sunday, March 13, 09:27:40am
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Subject: Who is competing at Allegany/Cumberland?


Author:
MD
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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 04:33:44am
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Subject: Who do we think might win Washington county/western Maryland?


Author:
Curious
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Date Posted: Saturday, February 20, 09:50:40am
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Subject: Who is competing in Miss Frederick??


Author:
Former local title holder
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Date Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 11:58:46am
Any word on who is competing in Frederick?
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Subject: Baltimore miss- weak talents, weak winners. They are turning it into NAM where prettiest girls never win!


Author:
Observer
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Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 11:50:56am
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Subject: When are locals starting back up?


Author:
Pmom
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Date Posted: Sunday, October 04, 06:28:10am
It's already October and I can't find anything about locals on the md website
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Subject: Who looks like a potential win for miss Baltimore/ Annapolis? Any thoughts on the contestants for this weekend?


Author:
Wondering
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Date Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 03:34:56am
Subject: USA


Author:
pageant fan
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Date Posted: Friday, October 16, 08:56:22am
Will we see any girls compete at Maryland USA in a few weeks?
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Subject: New Mrs America Message Board


Author:
MrsAmericaModerator
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Date Posted: Saturday, October 24, 03:38:20am
FYI: there is a new unofficial Mrs America Message Board

Mrs America Message Board
http://www.voy.com/244843/
Subject: A blast from the past


Author:
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Date Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 12:37:00pm
Subject: Goodbye to the Final Ballot! Winner based on scores!!


Author:
Love It!
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Date Posted: Friday, September 18, 08:33:00am
How do you feel about the end of the final ballot?
Who do you think will (or would have) benefited?
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Subject: I respect all points of view. And I think that some girls will "walk away and never look back", which is sad because it means that this organization failed at one of it's most important humanitarian missions - growing amazing leaders and role models. At this point I think it is important for the hatred to die down. It means that both parties should acknowlege each other's good traits and support EACH OTHER in all possible ways.


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neutral parent
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Date Posted: Sunday, September 13, 08:02:04am
It was stated here by some posters that Destiny is pretty, photogenic and talented. However, no one ever said anything good about the group of amazing ladies who cared about the reputation of this organization but who also stood by their prinicipals. Yes, the rumors spread out and affected the reputation of the Miss Maryland oraganization, but it could have been avoided if someone from the board had stepped forward, when the exchange was especially heated, and said "each one of you can make it one day, it just has to be a different day" and so forth. Instead, "Team Destiny" was announcing how unfit for the job all the other contestants were, critisizing their bodies, talents, choice of outfits and so on. Let's stop throwing stones and salvage what can be salvaged. I think that all the local title holders need some warm reassurance that they were not "Inferior" to the winner, who gave them many reasons to be resentful and angry. ( And maybe the board should reconsider the amount of pressure they put on contestants, to make it fair for people with all personality types).
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Subject: The new season will begin soon. Who would we like to return?


Author:
Moving forward
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Date Posted: Monday, September 21, 11:30:07pm
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