She was looking to become Miss USA, not Ms. USA, and definitely not Mrs. USA. She’s not married, has no years of being married, hasn’t gotten to a 10th anniversary of marriage, a silver 25th anniversary of marriage, nor a golden 50th anniversary of marriage. She’s no expert on marriage. She’s trying to look beautiful so that she can win a beauty contest. It’s not an ugly contest. If they had to give out awards and money for being ugly they would run out of money before they gave out all of the awards. The idea behind a beauty contest is money: oh, if only I could buy that color eye make-up I would attract attention; oh, if only I could lose enough weight so I could go around in that bathing suit; oh, if only I could get that hair style some man would notice me; oh, if only I had beautiful clothes like that…. on and on….
Beauty is for sale; it’s purchasable, you can buy it. They have beauty contests because beautiful women attract attention. They fill up a convention centers with people who are ready to look at beautiful women for hours on end.
Did I mention the earrings? Did you see those earrings? Those earrings must have been so heavy pulling down on the earlobes; if you tilt too far forward you could lose your balance and fall flat on your face. I’ve noticed they put beautiful jewelry on beautiful women. It’s called advertising and it’s a big business.
Donald Trump owns this production. The Miss USA pageant is his. He should have hired judges who like looking at and can properly judge beautiful women. A beauty contest is not a political contest. Being politically correct is not an objective of a beauty contest. Bringing up divisive topics for questions and answers is only going to stir up trouble. A beauty contest needs judges who first of all like beautiful women. If the judges don’t like beautiful women, they shouldn’t be judges. If you don’t like steak, don’t become a food critic. Donald Trump should have gotten a different judge. The judge had his own agenda. The judge looked to get the headlines. The judge went into a descriptive commentary about what he would have done if Miss California had won. These items do not belong at a beauty contest. When other scandalous behavior has arisen because of beauty contests, either the winner had to step down, or personnel changes had to take effect. Donald Trump needs to get judges who like beautiful women; find those women attractive; can rate their charm and grace; and can assign a numerical rating as to their beauty.
Political decisions are not going to be made by Miss USA. She is not going to influence voting patterns across the nation. She is not going to determine the final outcome on solar power. She’s looking to win a contest, collect her money and go around looking pretty. And what’s wrong with that?
Miss USA needs to be wholesome; needs to represent American Values like Apple Pie and Mom. There is a certain sense of morality, youthfulness and innocence that needs to be projected. Deviation from that ideal has no place at a beauty contest.
And where are the COWs? The Coalition of Women. The ones who have gone around saying they want equality; they want their own identity; they want women in the forefront. They have been promoting that women should speak up. Women should speak their mind. So why is it when Miss California spoke her mind no COWs came forward to defend her? Could it be that they have a political agenda contrary to Miss California? Miss California is out there all alone, and the women who should be defending her seem to be nowhere to be seen. COWs out to pasture.
Years ago a beauty contestant runner-up, a Miss Oklahoma in the Miss America contest, Anita Bryant, had become a spokesperson for Florida oranges. When she was married and had a family, she successfully advertised Florida orange juice. When she spoke out against the gay community, they didn’t let up on her until she was ruined financially, she lost her contract to advertise orange juice, and she became divorced. That was a vicious assault. Now years later, beauty contestants are still targets. Anita Bryant had pointed out that in order to create a family, in order to have a baby, two parents are needed, a man and a woman, a husband and a wife, a father and a mother. The way Anita Bryant had worded it, she said something to the effect that she knew of Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
That’s the American Way; that’s the Norman Rockwell image; that’s the way it has always been. And I don’t know how they can possibly make it any different. The beauty contestants don’t get all dressed up to attract other beauty contestants. Where are the COWs who are devoted mothers? The COWs would allow their children to be taken from them? The COWs say 
nothing. To them their children are secondary. It’s okay with society; it’s okay with the courts; it’s okay with the states – the definition of family is changed. The excuse is that the new millennium represents modern times. Get with it. This is the dawning of a new age. Oh, NO. Family is Man, Woman, Child. Women still bring children into this world. Children are not manufactured off an assembly line. The liberated woman cannot give her child over to another woman as a replacement; no mother can be replaced. There is only one biological mother.
In life there are problems. In marriage there are problems. Work at fixing up the problems. Work on that. Don’t say go a new way. Take the issue; take the problem, work on it and fix it. You find a problem with marriage – fix it.
And a young woman who speaks up and defends religion should be commended. Marriage is man, woman, child. That’s the way it’s always been. That’s the way it will always be. And that can never be changed. And who would ever want to change it.
Miss California, America is with you. You are the American ideal. Continue to speak out. Continue with how you were raised. A good life is your future. You are a blessing.
Miss California, all the best of luck to you.
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way to go cheryl, outstanding ! your writing skills, wit and smarts are top notch.
how can you honestly say it was a wonderful piece? not to be rude but the writter insulted most americans. and to be on that topic where does anyone get pretty or beautiful without makeup, or hair extentions, or maybe even whitened teeth? that’s not real or inner beauty. noone is this world really has that. if they did then maybe there would be many different awards. noone should be pointed out for ugly. what is wrong with this world to judge? since when did anyone get the right to call anyone anything? isnt that gods job? and people wonder why most people kill themselves.
Absolutely brilliant, Cheryl.
I could not believe how this beautiful woman with strong ideals and beliefs was attacked by that excuse for a man – no, an excuse for a human being.
And this woman clearly stated that it was her own belief – nobody else has to like it or agree with it. She is entitled to her beliefs.
We are fortunate to have women like Miss California who have the frame of mind to stand up for her beliefs.
And we are fortunate to have women like Cheryl who defend the rights of those who stand up for their beliefs!!
Cheryl,
I do not know what to say other than I am going to steal your post and put it on my site. I do not think that ANYONE could have said it better. I wish I had you on my team of one.
Bernie Misiura
Yeah Miss America with no pretense that it was looking for a well-rounded mind might appeal to some. Of course too many men and dykes are pissed off at complete twits. Most people would like a legal certification that these women had at least a 90 IQ. But beyond that — if the contest forbid them to speak either in contest or in later crowned interviews…that might work. Kill the talent show for just a routine that put their bodies in motion…just like the dog shows make them run to see if there are hidden defects.
Actually Miss America up through the 1980s DID HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON POLITICS. It was in all the little girls who watched and aspired. So it was a 20-30 years delayed impact.
Have a problem with the current Speaker of the House? Blame 1970s Miss America and the “what I would change” questions, though not necessarily the ultimate winner.
In any case that is why HISTORY buffs that there was a fairly open and successful attempt to dismantle to power of Miss America. Democrats on principles of wanting to represent New feminist powers and the sheer horror of admitting people could easily be duped (not good for the populist party). And Republicans for fear that the contest would continue to be used against them and in undermining “family values”.
My point is “Apple Pie” patriotism IS a political stance. It is distinctly 1960s Republican.
If unscripted speaking is part of the contest then politics is in. If you look back from the earliest years those less standard opinions and misspeaking have always tended to knock women down in ranking. But more and more women and now judges are using the current questions as a high profile platform.
If we are really just wanting to know if the woman is hard ass, firm minded, gentle or a push over…maybe they ought to stage some “candid camera” situations to see if them help the old lady when they are late to a contest appointment, etc. May be do the psychologist inkblot tests and eye pupil dilation to flashed pictures like they do when evaluating certain criminals – then tell us the scores.
Brilliant commentary, Cheryl!
In a similar vein. for those of you interested, please read Ayn Rand's analysis of the death of Marilyn Monroe (on Aug. 5, 1962) written two weeks after her demise: "Through Your Most Grievous Fault". Found on http://www.aynrand.org (type in "Marilyn Monroe" in the Search Bar).
Excerpts: "If ever there was a victim of society, Marilyn Monroe was that victim – of a society that professes dedication to the relief of suffering, but kills the joyous…That hatred of values has always existed in some people, in any age or culture. But a hundred years ago, they would have expected to hide it. Today it is all around us; it is the style and fashion of our century."
I wanted to add that Perez Hilton is as ugly as a barrel of burst arseholes…
Hypocrisy, noun;
Demanding equality for a mindset that glorifies exclusion.
However much some of you may disagree with it, homosexuality is a natural part of many mammal families. Roughly 10% of any given human community is gay and this has existed for thousands of years. While my personal persuasion is hetero i cannot fathom in any way looking Jesus Christ in the face and arguing in favor of any marriage amendments or other policies that purposefully exclude his children(and we all are) as a good thing
@ TJ:
I don't want to pee on your battery or crap on your hooter, but you're missing the point…
TJ: If I want to marry my dog or my 2 year old girl neighbor or my daughter, they are part of Jesus's children!
I LOVE CARRIE PREJEAN!!!!
David W,
Unfortunately for you niether the dog nor the 2 year old you have your eye on next door are capable of consenting to your proposals. THAT is the difference. Homosexual adults are just that, CONSENTING ADULTS whos activities do you and the rest of us no more harm than your hetrosexual exploits. This inane argument is the same thing Anita Bryant and other used to make in the 70s. It made no sense then either.
Queers are just that- queers. they can not multiply the god given way so they just infect each other and our young, then die off after they ruin america with there backward gender expectations. Conservative America is being europeonized by these weirdos and hollywood promotes this as well as porno. We need to wipe out homosexualism in the USA and return to a normal society without Queer corruptiveness shoved down our throats like it or not along with several other societys that have infiltrated our nation. God bless Carry and Anita, real men need real women to make real hetero children.
Some slimy coward stole my name and posted here. I did not write that.
David Wynyard