[sgtbono2002]

Her face is beautiful, but where are the pictures of the swimsuit event?

[billorites]

"World peace" is my number one desire for mankind.
Oh, and "death to the infidel dogs" too. That's number two.

[Darkwolf377]

The judges based their votes on talent, poise, and how well she looked when completely covered head to toe.

[edpc]

One of the prizes:

An arranged marriage to a beaut like this was the grand prize:

[badpacifist]

Showing ankles like that .....gasp!

[Reform4Bush]

Are those zits on her forehead?

[Dustbunny]

Very pretty girl.

For some reason when I looked at some of the pictures the girls looked like mannequins.

[Psycho_Bunny]

I didn't realize how much "beauty contests" were for the immature until I got older and realized that even the "plainest" of women could be the most beautiful of creatures once you got to know them.

Now I just find "beauty contests" to be vanity contests.

(It's just a thought.....I'm not really responding to you.)

[metesky]

"Aiyia! Ankles! Calfs! This woman, this whore must die!"

[FreedomCalls]

Her first name is "Viagra"?

[reagan_fanatic]

Those are some of the most beautiful outfits I have ever seen. Bikinis have their place, but so does a beautifully dressed woman.

[Drew68]

After Beslan, Chechnya has no friends in the world. Putin should nuke the f---ing place.

[Drew68]

And do you know why I'm bumping a month-old thread? I just finished reading C.J. Chivers' account on the Beslan school maasacre. It appeared in the June '06 edition of Esquire magazine.

Here is an excerpt.

The whole article is maybe 10X as long. It is in the very recent issue with Tom Hanks on the cover. It needs to be read.