Has The Time Come To Discontinue The Miss America Pageant?

The pageant proves nothing, and is a complete waste of time. Very sexist with gowns that are very revealing. The question and answer round has proved to be very embarrassing. It is time to move on.

We've come a long way baby. X out Miss America. WE know who we are and our place in this world. Women Rule.

I never ever watched it anyway,they should take it off T.V..

I don't go out of my way to watch the pagents, but I would never want to tell the contestants that they would no longer be allowed to compete by getting rid of Miss America Pagents. I am also sick of one group of people telling others what they can and can not do. I would also guess that many of the women who would want to get rid of the pagents are just jealous of the beautiful women. I just wish women would support other women more, even if their choices are not something one would choose for themselves. There are male pagents, body builder contests that the men wear tiny micro undies. Why is there no controversy over this? Seriously... people need to get over themselves and try to support and encourage one another more.

Yes, it needs to go!

We do not need this at all.nor do we need 5 year old who look like they are 20 .Since the parents will not stop this it should be stopped for them.We need to quit judging people on their looks ..Period

I find it hard to take the essay seriously when the contestants are called "stick figures." Putting the writer's clear bias aside, I'm not opposed to the pageant per se. It doesn't and shouldn't have the kind of importance to offend women who are uninterested in pageants (I have crowns in two nontraditional pageants, myself, and I never had to wear a swimsuit). The contestants are generally very accomplished. I would probably drop the swimsuit competition in favor of an obstacle course, but Americans love a good competition, so I say, as long as there is interest and revenue, it's fine. I'm disgusted by the Nathan's hot dog eating contest, but I'd never demand it be shut down because I think it's gross.

Things that encourage girls to be confident and become well-spoken and offer scholarships should not be ditched. Might it be time to add some new categories? Yes, possibly. But should we be saying pageants are wrong when those same people are buying their pre-teens thongs? Seems like it's a double standard. Keep it.

yes..Miss America Pageant should be continued..But! They should make a few changes, Swimsuit modifications and IQ test.

No matter how I feel about it, that's a non-issue. I'm not entering. If a woman wishes to enter, that's her business. If a person objects to such contests, don't watch. If you don't want your child to be influenced by the contest, don't let them watch, but for goodness sakes, don't take away a grown woman's right to chose. If you are so anti-pageant, just don't watch!

Yes..it is time to stop...it is not even real anymore, it is rigged and so political now.

I'm ok with it. I don't love it for me, but if other women want to participate I don't see anything wrong with it.

I think it is time out for this sort of thing. Women don't need anything else where they are no more than pretty objects. The women may represent their state but not what real women are like.

yes we do need miss america. it is one good way to represen america. it is something special for young girls/women to compete in to do good for their state and country. keep it going.

I think it can be entertaining. Personally I only check the show periodically to see how my state is doing, where years ago, I watched it all the way through. Maybe I outgrew it. The show doesn't hurt anything and if people enjoy watching it, then why not leave it on. It may be more interesting if they added some more challenging competitions. The shows we really don't need are the Miss USA franchises. It seems to be a low class imitation of the real thing.