Miss Teen USA 2007
Posted on 29 August 2007 by LJ

Now I would normally stay away from anything entitled “Miss Teen…” but this year the Miss Teen USA was just to die for.
We have these tiny glamorous girls in sparkling dresses and people always say “Down with the pageants! They are only about looks and thats sending young girls the wrong message!” Then the Miss Whatever shoots back with “No it’s a smart person thing! It’s all about the scholarship!”
Here to prove the Miss Teen USA allegiance wrong is Miss South Carolina. When asked the question “A recent poll has shown that 1/5 of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?” Miss South Carolina seemed to have had her brain extracted.
Miss South Carolinas response? “I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because uh some people out there in our nation don’t have maps. And I believe our education like such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the US should help the US or should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian Countries so we will be able to build up our future.”
Now if you understood any of that I’m sorry to tell you that you aren’t a genius, you are a moron. And there we have AC Slater…I mean Mario Lopez as the host for Miss Teen USA holding the mic for Miss South Carolina and he just had this look of pity on his face, plus a nice smile.
I personally believe she was just trying to say “Me no know. Me don’t know how to find all the ground places in the universe on map.”
Her response for this humiliating experience? She said she completely misunderstood the question and didn’t do anything wrong. She just wasn’t expecting that question and lost her train of thought.”
Like such as indeed Miss South Carolina.
Check out this priceless moment for yourself at YouTube!
NOTE: You didn’t think this story could get any better but it did. While on the Today Show, when given an opportunity to answer the question again Miss South Carolina responded with this little gem. “Well personally my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. Don’t know anyone else who doesn’t and if the statistics are correct I believe there should be more emphasis on geography in our education so people will learn how to read maps better.” So she’s saying her and her super rich blonde posse all know how to find the US on a map (that IS quite amazing) and all we need to do is learn how to read maps better? Ummmmmmmm k.


September 1st, 2007 at 8:55 pm
My wife and I teach public speaking and we have watched that clip so many times with a mixture of laughter and horror. Our favorite phrases are “US Americans” and “such as.”
That poor girl.