Reality Bites Miss America Pageant ; Show May Sink in Mire for Ratings
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › April 25, 2005
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ATLANTIC CITY - Once upon a time, all it took to win was a fetching smile, a modicum of talent and a tight swimsuit. But Miss America's in for an extreme makeover, and Chopin concertos and bouffant hairdos won't be part of it.
How about Miss Arkansas in a catfight with Miss Texas? Or Miss Alaska plotting with Miss Tennessee to get Miss Maine voted off the runway? Or a swimsuit contest featuring bikini-clad women walking the runway while covered in leeches?See the full content of this document
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Reality Bites Miss America Pageant ; Show May Sink in Mire for Ratings
For prissy Miss America, such scenarios would have been unthinkable once.
Now, all bets are off: Dropped by two networks as a ratings loser, the pageant is desperately in need of a lifeline of its own, apparently ready to shuck its squeaky-clean demeanor in favor of th...See the full content of this document
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