Dale, is this one of your interns?
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2004-09-18-miss-america_x.htm?csp=27&RM_Exclude=Juno
Darn! With that lowercase “L” that looks like an uppercase “I”, I thought that you were going to say that the new Miss America is actually a robot with Artifical Intelligence. Oh, well… 
Miss America, the former Miss Alabama, is not one of my interns. She did apply for an internship here, scored well in the swimsuit contest, but did poorly on the interview. (I think she would have done well, except she was smoking a cigarette, which really put me off). I’m glad she changed her talent thing. When she applied here, it was a combination baton-twirling, comedy monologue, tenor sax-playing thing. It didn’t work for me.
It is my understanding that ALL Miss Americas have artificial intelligence, or at least are able to fake it.
What’s the point in having a Miss America?
Miss America, more than any other major American beauty pageant, makes a pretence of being wholesome and even academic (it is, after all, a scholarship program). Beyond the pretence, it’s as objectifying as any other mainstream American pageant.
A nod was given to this fact when they began calling the swimsuit competition a fitness competition. They then went to scanter costumes. Indeed they are saying if you can wow the judges by your appearance in high heels and less covered than uncovered, you are fit to be Mis America.
Okay. I’ve said my two bits worth.
Without the Miss America competition how would we know who to send to the Miss World competition? 
I wonder when they will implement drug testing to control unfair competition in the “fitness” portion?
Their “fitness” level is basically judged by whomever is skinniest. That isn’t fitness at all.
I remember when they thought Miss France was a man.
I just want to say thanks to Mom and Dad, my pastor, my first grade teacher, Miss Marple, and, especially, Dr Nipintuck, my plastic surgeon.
Tony
Tony, having met you, let me say that if you can win the Miss America pageant you should be thanking Dr. Nipintuck first. 
Ya mean Dr Packandinflate. You don’t have to worry about me competing in the pageant, Dana. I’d never go for the bikini wax job. (I’d probably lose too many points forgoing it.) I hear butt implants are becoming popular with men. (I’m not saying I couldn’t use one.)(I mean two.)
Tony (pleasant dreams) 
ARGH!!!
I knew I should have waited until tomorrow to read this.
Mighty fine sig, Tony.
The newly crowned Miss America is a medical student at the University of Alabama. She is also a regular contributor at another forum in which I lurk. http://www.drslounge.com. Her name is ATPase.