I would’ve voted her #1 for that answer if I’d been a judge.

I’m in a suburb of St. Louis. Where in rural Missouri is the fight for progress strong?! Heaven help you if you are fighting the good, liberal fight in rural Missouri! You go and godspeed to your efforts! I’m a cis, straight, white woman and I’m scared in rural Missouri.

That is your punishment for not being pretty, talented, charming or “poised” enough to be a finalist in the Miss Missouri pageant — you will be dressed as an extra in a very special musical production of Splash! Guess you should have put in the extra time on your walk-walk-pose practice instead of going to your dad’s…

That's actually a really clever and slightly snarky answer when you think about it :-)

Oh, the 90's are back in a big, bad way.

lol. you guys are totally cracking me up here....

The seams are so bad. Like, I get that shiny polyester satin isn't an easy material to work with. But the solution would be "don't work with it" not "torture and butcher it." God, where is Michael Kors when you need him to criticize things?

My thoughts exactly. Those hot-pink satin shells are an excellent example of a rushed dressmaker failing to properly press all their seams as they sew. Good ironing technique really is one of the biggest differences between garments that look properly constructed and those that look homemade, no matter how fancy the…

I have a sorority sister who did pageants. She looks totally normal, but her pageant makeup made her look 43 when she was 21. I would show her pictures to people and ask them how old they thought she was. Never got an answer under 35.

I love this movie so much...must watch when I get home.

Have you seen prom dresses today? Shiny satin/polyester never dies! Embarrassed to say I rocked that ugly fabric <15 years ago.

Thinking about it I do beleive that a girl at my seionor prom had a dress like that. 2000, so right on target.

They look like prom dresses from 15 years ago. I’m not sure why anyone is wearing those dresses in 2016.

Not until after a year of cutting ribbons at local gun shops and meat product emporiums.

that feel when your country gets better policy discussion at beauty pageants than actual presidential debates

I have never understood their purpose. I especially love where they ask them questions on nuances on foreign policy. I mean, what is the purpose, other than to embarrass a person in public.

What is even happening with those dresses?

pro: LGBT people can win pageants now

Forget homosexuality; that shiny pink polyester in the background is an abomination against God. What is even happening with those dresses?

“Congratulations! You’ve won a ticket out of Missouri!”