Miss Cougar America Gloria Navarro, 42, (right) and friend Diane Caselli, 62, who said Navarro "was determined to win" at the Cougar Convention.
Posted on 09/01/2009 9:38:07 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
The first Miss Cougar America did not cry, muss her mascara, carry a bouquet of roses or wear a crown.
Miss Cougar America, Gloria Navarro, 42, of Redwood City, proudly accepted her title before more than 200 guests, most of them men in their 20s, 30s and 40s, at Dinah's Hotel in Palo Alto on Friday. She said she was proud to represent a new breed of woman: empowered, secure and willing to break boundaries.
The contest was part of the first-ever National Cougar Convention produced by Rich Gosse and the Society of Professional Singles, billed as the largest singles organization in the world.
Miss Cougar America was selected by a vote of the men in attendance.
Watching from a distance was hotel guest Mark Friedman, 45, of Boston, in town for a wedding.
"I've never seen so many useless 20-year-olds in my life," he said. "This is a uniquely American phenomenon."
Sandy Miller, 35, a former administrative assistant from San Jose, and Jenny Lane, 41, a dog sitter from Cupertino, had mixed feelings about the party.
"We're getting walked past by guys going for women in their 60s," Lane said.
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Miss Cougar America Gloria Navarro, 42, (right) and friend Diane Caselli, 62, who said Navarro "was determined to win" at the Cougar Convention.
Guilty.
Oy!
Not bad, but she looks older than 42.
guilty
She must have been the only contestant to be crowned the winner.
IBTHTP
* In Before The Helen Thomas Pics.
How about a hot 82 yr.old? Paging Ms.Thomas Ms. Helen Thomas!
Didn’t Katie Couric enter this year?
Lyn "Shiva" Berry, 58, of Mountain View, and Pfc. Leo Alley, 22, of Sunnyvale, were brief dance partners during the first National Single Cougar Convention, where the first Miss Cougar America from Redwood Shores accepted the title at Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto.
Guilty
Yikes!
I’ve seen a lot better around here....
That dude must be with her for her money or something. Maybe he wants a new playstation game or something.
Those are some hard-looking women.
Yikes, they look more like Ole Dawgs than cougars.
whats most unattractive about them is their outlook on life. that relationships are only about finding a rich older person to soak for everything you can.
and any 20 yr old guy that dates a 60 yr old woman needs to be shot.
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