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ABC passes on Miss America (Network won't carry the show in 2005 after record low ratings this year)
CNN Money ^
| 10/20/2004
| Reuters
Posted on 10/21/2004 3:09:25 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
ABC television, which has hosted the annual beauty pageant telecast from Atlantic City, New Jersey, since 1997, has decided not to renew its option to carry the show in 2005, a network spokesman said.
No further details were immediately available, including whether another television network would pick up the event.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bertparks; clayaiken; lbfca; missamerica; pageant; scholarship; trump; victimofpc
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Someone will pick it up next year, right? Or the live thread will be very quiet.
To: Howlin; Hillary's Lovely Legs
Ping for your comments...
To: Unknown Freeper
"There she goes..Miss America..."
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:11:28 PM PDT
by
ken5050
To: Unknown Freeper
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:11:34 PM PDT
by
Captiva
(DVC)
To: Unknown Freeper
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:13:24 PM PDT
by
misterrob
To: Captiva
Why did I read this? The possibility of pictures? ;o)
To: Unknown Freeper
Cosmo Kramer will host it.
To: BigWaveBetty; YaYa123; RedBloodedAmerican; sinkspur; Miss Marple
To: Unknown Freeper
How about a Swimsuit,Sun dress and Panty competition.That would increase veiwership.
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:16:57 PM PDT
by
HP8753
(Bypass Online News Sites Registration>>>> www.bugmenot.com)
To: misterrob
I just posted it. lol. The pictures will come.
To: Unknown Freeper
I will bet if they aired Stoen Honor their ratings would go up
To: Unknown Freeper
Bill Clinton passes at Miss America.
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:18:44 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
(The CouNTeRPuNcH Collection - www.counterpunch.us)
To: Unknown Freeper
I only watched it 'cause I'm a lecherous broad for Clay Aiken.
He sang on this and last years shows.
Here's a mp3 of Clay singing
"Mary Did You Know"
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:19:39 PM PDT
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: HP8753
How about a Swimsuit,Sun dress and Panty competition.That would increase veiwership. I wouldn't invest in sun dresses for the next 20 years or so. Not until a non-tattooed generation comes along who can wear them and look pretty. ;o)
To: MaryFromMichigan
Um, Clay is as gay as a duck in orange sauce.
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:22:03 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(And then I says, "Tell me I'm wrong!" and he says, "I can't, baby, 'cause you're NOT!")
To: Unknown Freeper
Well, I for one liked the old style of the pageant. The ones way back when with the talent, 1 piece swimsuit, and someone like Bert Parks were more interesting. They changed everything for the "skin" look and families did not like that. I can remember when Jan and I would watch it together. We even liked the baton twirling! When they got rid of the old routines, the pageant went downhill. They did it to get younger viewers but that did not happen as the ratings showed. I guess we were more pageant people since Jan was into them when she was a toddler-6 years old. She was also a Winnie the Pooh model for our local Sears store. Actually, both girls were WTP models. The older one loved the mannequin modeling where the girls were put in a scene looking like a mannequin. It really changed over the years and we were not as interested in the new hosts, etc.
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:22:20 PM PDT
by
MamaB
(mom to an angel)
To: Unknown Freeper
To: Xenalyte
That was my first impression too, but I don't think so any more.
And, even if he is, the guy has a
great voice, tries to live a good Christian life and does a lot of charitable work.
I think he's cute!
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:30:40 PM PDT
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: In_25_words_or_less; misterrob; housedeep; Unknown Freeper; All
You mean almost no one watched this???

You're all very welcome.
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posted on
10/21/2004 3:34:10 PM PDT
by
Argh
To: In_25_words_or_less
They need to decide if they want it to be a beauty pageant or a scholarship pageant and market it accordingly. (Of course, we all know that women can have brains and beauty.)
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