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jmowreader

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4. It's supposedly so the judges can check the contestants' level of physical fitness

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 03:48 AM

Sep 2013

As you can see, the young lady in that picture has a high level of physical fitness.

Checking the level of physical fitness of the contestants is pretty standard at high-level pageants, but they do it in different ways - the Distinguished Young Woman pageant has the contestants perform an aerobics routine, for instance. Miss America probably still uses the swimsuit thing because people tune in specifically to watch that and ratings mean $$$$ - it's all about the benjamins, ya know?

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Miss Kansas shows tattoos at Miss America pageant [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP

Umm, it's a Scholarship pageant. Ron Green Sep 2013 #1

Indeed An_enlightened_soul Sep 2013 #58

Um....yeah...so are men. FreeJoe Sep 2013 #68

True. Just doesn't seem relevant to a scholarship. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #76

That was my point. It's tits and ass, and really not much more. Ron Green Sep 2013 #79

I don't understand what bathing suits have to do with scholarships... MADem Sep 2013 #2

MADem unfortunately its gonna take a long time until the male species on this planet is able to busterbrown Sep 2013 #3

It's supposedly so the judges can check the contestants' level of physical fitness jmowreader Sep 2013 #4

Why not have them run two miles, do fifty sit ups, and a few dozen push ups? MADem Sep 2013 #5

I didn't decide the rules jmowreader Sep 2013 #21

I think that you are correct about the ratings angle. MADem Sep 2013 #38

Oh, I have to tell you this one... jmowreader Sep 2013 #40

That's not sick, that's fucking awesome! nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #46

Hilarious! People get it, that's grand! nt MADem Sep 2013 #61

You can't airbrush this snooper2 Sep 2013 #53

Is that Aaaaaah-nuld in the Numbah One spot? MADem Sep 2013 #60

Those shoes make me cringe and think of footbinding. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #51

I thought they had more of a Frankenstein vibe.... MADem Sep 2013 #62

My feet scream just when I look at them. I know a young woman who kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #64

All that for wearing a shoe that makes one's foot look deformed! nt MADem Sep 2013 #67

Those shoes look ridiculous. Owl Sep 2013 #75

Want to help break female stereotypes? Stop participating in these stupid fucking pageants. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #6

THANK YOU Skittles Sep 2013 #9

..and do as you are told! jberryhill Sep 2013 #11

Pageants *are* pretty stupid though. I don't think anyone can deny that. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #47

I don't know if people will really see it until they have concurrent ones for men.... MADem Sep 2013 #77

Maybe once they have to see enough dudes prancing around in Speedos, they'll get the message... nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #81

Sometimes, people cannot relate to oppressive or humiliating circumstances until they are presented MADem Sep 2013 #82

If nothing else, it would demonstrate the sheer silliness of the whole thing. n/t nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #83

+1 treestar Sep 2013 #70

Good for her... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #7

She looks like a thug. B Calm Sep 2013 #8

ROFL snooper2 Sep 2013 #55

GO ARMY! pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #10

Not a tattoo fan myself. nt Logical Sep 2013 #15

I'm not, either. phylny Sep 2013 #48

the insignia of the U.S. Army Dental Corps on her left shoulder--thats sexy! Kolesar Sep 2013 #12

When I was a clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania PCIntern Sep 2013 #13

Lets hear those great stories. woolldog Sep 2013 #43

One involved Bubba Smith, a lady, and a rotating wicker basket suspended from the ceiling... PCIntern Sep 2013 #49

Are all the words in the prayer spelled correctly? baldguy Sep 2013 #14

Will the words even be readable in 50 years? PADemD Sep 2013 #16

Yep. Just below her hemline. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #17

I once took a bus trip to Atlantic City with tatooed seniors. PADemD Sep 2013 #19

There is going to be a lot of buyers remorse with the current generation. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #20

I have always hated them. duffyduff Sep 2013 #26

Someone will develop a tattoo that replicates natural colored skin. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #36

Who cares? She can't read it herself. IdaBriggs Sep 2013 #18

Not sure but I'm sure glad malaise Sep 2013 #73

Jesus, I'm not an expert on tattoos, but that spot's gotta hurt. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #22

I generally don't like tattoos with writing. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #23

Kansas. You just have to be meth free to win there. TeamPooka Sep 2013 #63

LOL! LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #80

Military dentst GreatCaesarsGhost Sep 2013 #24

Disgusting duffyduff Sep 2013 #25

I agree Logical Sep 2013 #27

The sociology of the current tattoo fad. earthside Sep 2013 #31

What kills me is I know of people who are in my age bracket (late fifties) duffyduff Sep 2013 #32

Our 60s influence. earthside Sep 2013 #33

I think you may be right. n/t duffyduff Sep 2013 #41

Tattoos In The 60s... KharmaTrain Sep 2013 #50

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Ignore the nay sayers about the saggy nonsense MattBaggins Sep 2013 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Sep 2013 #78

I love those rugged individualists Link Speed Sep 2013 #35

Is she trying to break the 8" pump barrier? Coyotl Sep 2013 #28

Those paragraph tattoos crack me up. RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #29

i have never seen a tattoo that added anything to anyone ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #30

Same reason most women wear them... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #45

That'll pop some conservative heads! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #34

Braille wasn't an option? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #37

I am not sure why it's being sold as some sort of positive thing. LisaL Sep 2013 #39

wow she is solid SwampG8r Sep 2013 #42

Short of an actual bad tattoo... Monster_Mash Sep 2013 #44

Mmmm MintyWriter Sep 2013 #52

Pageants are plain stupid. HappyMe Sep 2013 #56

If a pageant is, at least in part if not completely, about aesthetics... Silent3 Sep 2013 #57

She's got two really nice LittleBlue Sep 2013 #59

"Her platform is helping women overcome stereotypes and break barriers." You mean as long as liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #65

Ay-yup. Iggo Sep 2013 #66

You know what really creeps me out? the fact that so many Christians are sexual purists and yet many liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #71

Can't she remember the prayer without Ilsa Sep 2013 #72

My first thought upon reading this was...... llmart Sep 2013 #74