Miss Teen South Carolina probably can't find the US on a map, either...

[dramaparoxysm23]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:14pm

Question: Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?

Miss Teen South Carolina: "I personally believe the U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh...people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and...I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our...[bell rings]

*My apologies if this link is in some way forbidden.


Click here for video.

Updated On: 8/28/07 at 02:14 PM

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:18pm

I saw that the other day. That poor girl.


By the way, Mario Lopez was DEFINITLEY laughing at her.

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 02:18 PM

[erikaamato]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:20pm

I didn't see it, but I heard about it on the radio, and they played the clip (audio only). So pathetic.

[DBillyP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:23pm

That is the funniest (and saddest) thing I have seen in a long time!

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:29pm

Hooold up. People 1/5 of americans can't locate the US on a map?????? How hard can it be?!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:30pm

I was on the phone with WAT after this and we were both like, "WTF?" I'm really surprised that she was the 3rd runner up as opposed to 4th after that answer.

Dramaproxy, your forget to insert "[bell rings]" in your transcript.

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 02:30 PM

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:31pm

Now that's entertainment. Idiot came in third, so I suppose the question and answer segment has absolutely no bearing on the outcome.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:32pm

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=off&thread=945686#3255371

[mominator]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:34pm

I am amazed that English is even her first language. I thought these so called 'Beauty pageants" were for scholarship money. That is a real WTF!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:34pm

Tazber, was your link of the clip deleted?

If I were her, I would have demanded another question, or she would have been better off saying, "Good question. I really don't have a clue as to why some people can't locate the United States on a map, it certainly is big enough. Thank you."

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 02:34 PM

[romantico]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:35pm

A Bush supporter by any chance?

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:37pm

Mom, Trump owns this one -- just about being pretty (smart is optional)

[mominator]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:38pm

But SOMMS remember "Beauty fades, DUMB is forever!"
Trump, why am I not taken aback by this?

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:39pm

Scholarship pageants are a thing of the past (i.e., Miss America getting the boot from the Country Music Channel.)

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:41pm

The Learning Channel (TLC) just picked up Miss America -- January 26th.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:42pm

I stand corrected. Thanks, SOMMS.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 2:52pm

And on the flip side of that answer, Miss Jersey, was extremely well spoken. I kind of wanted her to win.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 3:00pm

Thanks for showing a text version, I saw the thread that taz linked, but this computer I'm on at present has no speakers for some reason.

[Pippin]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 3:44pm

I was flipping the channels and turned to that exact moment that night. God, it was a trainwreck. I felt bad for her, but it still gave me a good laugh. the funny thing is the way she started in so confidently, you could tell that she was coached to start her sentence with "I personally believe that..." no matter what the question was, and that's really all she knew how to say.

Updated On: 8/27/07 at 03:44 PM

[Elphaba]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 3:45pm

how fitting that there were Ann Coulter advertisements to the right of, and under that video........that girls answer was to moronic!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 3:48pm

You could really see the gears in her brain the entire time trying to come up with something to say. It was so incoherent.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 3:52pm

At least she's pretty.

Ah one child that obviously got left behind!

[AnnaK<3LMIP]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 4:06pm

But you really do have to feel a little sorry for her. She went through all the hair bleaching and body tanning and powdering and dance lessons and starvation diets to mess up like that?

AND HAVE ( of all people) MARIO LOPEZ LAUGH AT HER?

I have to feel sorry for her.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 4:17pm

It's kind of like the stock answer, "world peace". She figured she'd cover all bases by mentioning Iraq and South Africa.

By all means, I'm sure the nerves got to her, and it's probably a moment she keeps running over and over again through that pretty little head of hers.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 8/27/07 at 4:37pm

So I actually watched 3/4s of this thing. To be fair, the question is the kind of thing that is debated in educational theory seminars not teen-age beauty pageants.

The reason that she did not finish as 4th runner-up are two-fold: SC was sweet and pretty and more importantly, the one who did finish as 4th runner-up (WVA) was easily perceived as a bitch.

I called the finish in the exact order and picking the winner was a no-brainer. I can't remember the particular states now, but I did call it on the money.

The Colorado Kid who won said that Paris, Nicole and Lindsay were not her role models and that got a rousing round of whooping applause and clinched it for her right there. It showed that she could think on her feet, be gracious and be funny with just enough smarts.

Mario Lopez is a perfect host for this kind of thing. How many other good looking young men can be that charming in such a mindless arena? He does need to help in the swimsuit competition by donning a Speedo however.