Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge on physical appearance (tr)

ABC News ^ | June 5, 2018 | Catherine Thorbecke and Katie Kindelan

[EdnaMode]

Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.

"We are no longer a pageant," Gretchen Carlson, the first former Miss America to be named chair of the Board of Trustees of the Miss America Organization, said on "GMA." "We are a competition."

In place of the swimsuit portion of the competition, Miss America contestants will now take part in a live interactive session with the judges, according to the organization.

The contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will be asked to demonstrate their passion, intelligence and overall understanding of the job of Miss America.

The organization is also getting rid of the evening gown portion of the competition and instead asking contestants to wear attire that makes them feel confident, expresses their personal style and shows how they hope to advance the role of Miss America.

[EdnaMode]

Not a surprise given that this is the #MeToo era.

[Mr. K]

#whoCaresAnymore

[fwdude]

This organization died years ago, just like the Boy Scouts.

[Army Air Corps]

I guess that the Burka competition will replace it.

[CIB-173RDABN]

LOL!

Once again, the progressive Taliban destroys something they don’t like.

[unixfox]

Pathetic how far we have fallen.

[Pearls Before Swine]

#whoCaresAnymore

#NothingToSee

#WhyBotherToLook

[Constitution Day]

Feminists ruin everything.

[Jewbacca]

Women mainly watch this to be catty about women in swimsuits.

The program will die on the vine now.

[Entropy Squared]

Never go “Full-NFL”.

[rightwingcrazy]

Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge on physical appearance finished.

[bmwcyle]

YAWN

[Mouton]

Interact with the judges:

How do you like the sandwich I made for you??

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Here come the trannies!

[VRWCarea51]

"So there's a chance?"

[ExTexasRedhead]

They can also delete the intellect part too; in fact, delete the entire thing. It’s boring; do us all a favor.

[getitright]

‘not based on appearance.’

I read many lies in the press. That one wins the prize.

You watch- a real woofer will enter and sue for losing based on appearance.

[BitWielder1]

This is what communists want.
Nobody is allowed anything nice.

[BenLurkin]

Bruce Jenner has already sent in his application.

[wardaddy]

Gretchen Carlson

Hear me roar baby