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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19 2004 5:28 PM

Miss America

Submitted by Arsenic_

Edited by _Sarah_

Fifty-two women -- including, for the first time ever, a contestant from the U.S. Virgin Islands -- were set to compete for the crown in a two-hour show producers hoped could help declining TV ratings.

Taking influence from reality TV, Miss America producers spiced up the prime-time special by enlisting "The Bachelor" host Chris Harrison, crooner Clay Aiken, and some new production touches, including a few looks backstage.

The ABC telecast marks the 50th year since September 11, 1954, when Lee Meriwether was crowned Miss America 1955 during the first televised pageant.

The talent competition, which once showcased ten of the contestants, has been trimmed to two, and the traditional "parade of states" introduction of the contestants was reworked to eliminate some of the tedium.

This year's pageant retained the same basic elements, but with plenty of updates, including the Miss America Quiz, an eight-question pop quiz on U.S. history, U.S. government and current events given to the five finalists.

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Comments

Cash

USA

OLD SKOOL

SEP 19, 2004 05:33 PM

ha-ha...I actually rode in the Miss America Parade on the boardwalk in AC this year.

_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI

January 2003

SEP 19, 2004 05:39 PM

Cash said:
ha-ha...I actually rode in the Miss America Parade on the boardwalk in AC this year.

I'm sure you looked beautiful...

lostarchitect

Brooklyn, NY

January 2004

SEP 19, 2004 05:40 PM

and 2-piece swimsuits for the first time, or so i hear...

nitpick00

Villas, NJ

March 2004

SEP 19, 2004 05:46 PM

Information on Miss America 2005 from the official website.

http://64.14.84.227/miss-america/meet-miss-america-2005.asp

[Edited on Sep 19, 2004 5:48PM]

[Edited on Sep 19, 2004 5:49PM]

[Edited on Sep 26, 2004 by ytic]

wsj

I'm lost

September 2002

SEP 19, 2004 07:12 PM

When they add a best tattoo portion followed by "can she make it through the metal detector" portion I will start watching, otherwise it is the most boring dreck on otherwise boring ass TV.

TKS

Luis

Preston, ID

February 2004

SEP 19, 2004 07:22 PM

Sugita said:
When they add a best tattoo portion followed by "can she make it through the metal detector" portion I will start watching, otherwise it is the most boring dreck on otherwise boring ass TV.

TKS

Haha, good point, Sugita. They should rename the pageant, "Miss Right Wing America".

Times have changed, these ladies need piercings and bottles of hershey's chocolate.