Ivy League to Win Ms. America, Maybe
It looks like massive crime waves aren't all that Penn has going for it. Touché! Somehow, someway, Penn is sending two of its own to compete in this Saturday's Ms. Ameirica pageant (to be shown, bizarrely, on TLC): Rachel Brooks, a Masters candidate at Penn's School of Government, and Lindsay Casmaer, '05.
Because I'm sure you're dying to know, here's the scoop: Rachel Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science degree from West Chester University and won Ms. Pennsylvania under the platform Autism Awareness: Unlocking the Mystery. She's been busy making appearances around the state, etc. etc. But enough from me; here's some Rachel on Rachel:
In addition to working with Susan on my talent I have been working out with my trainer AJ to get ready for swimsuit. I've never been pushed so hard in my life. He's tough but good. Not only have I seen terrific changes in my body but I also feel stronger than ever. It honestly believe that I am in better shape now at almost 25, then when I was in dance company as a teenager. Thanks AJ! Working out is really helping me keep up my stamina, especially for all of the shopping trips I have take with Marlene.
After the jump: MORE PICTURES, and some Lindsay on Lindsay.
Ms. Missouri, on the other hand, is "campaigning" to Promote Internet Safety Awareness Through Education. Lest you think she is any less of an intellectual force, here's a little Lindsay on Lindsay:
I round out my week with a trip to both the salon and the gym - like any normal Miss America contestant! The Phillip Johnson Salon and Spa hosted me today for a day of haircare. Thanks to Phil for your generous donation to the program - you always make sure Miss Missouri's hair is in great shape! Also, a special thanks to Van Becker at Wellbridge, my trainer for the last four months. I am in the best shape of my life thanks to you Van - and I have the biceps to prove it! : )
Maybe Ms. Missori and Ms. Pennsylvania can combine their platforms to Promote Awareness of Asperger's Syndrome on the Internet Through Education And the Playing of World of Warcraft. Just an idea, folks. In other news, Ben Franklin would be proud.
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January 25th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
fat
January 25th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Fugly.
January 25th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
It’s MISS America, not Ms. What, is Ivygate going all PC on us? I never understood why some women had a problem with Miss in the first place.
As for the contestants, maybe Miss Missouri can live up to her state’s reputation and SHOW ME more of herself.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
it’s very simple dumbass: Miss./Mrs. define a woman by her marital status (a distinction that doesn’t exist for men). If any idiot ever uses Miss or Mrs with me I will correct him. It’s fucking 2008, asshole.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Maybe–they’re actually competing for Ms. America, which is for women “over 26 and single, divorced, or widowed.” That sounds like a competition more suited to IvyGate, anyway.
January 25th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Damn, she got them chicken legs.
The Ivy League should have its own pageant.
January 25th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
@ @Columbia ‘09er:
Um, actually, dumbass, Columbia ‘09er was just referring to the name of the pageant and not trying to offend you. Trust me, you aren’t THAT important. Now go in the kitchen and make me a sammich.
January 26th, 2008 at 7:07 am
er, not hot… very much so.
January 26th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Actually, you’re the idiot. “@Columbia ‘09er” was 100% right to comment-slap that bitch for getting all worked up about NOT caring about the name a fucking beauty pageant. Nobody uses “Miss” anymore outside of sexual role-playing anyway.
January 26th, 2008 at 8:31 am
thanks for the backup “@dmouth09″
my original comment was directed at this from Columbia ‘09er: “I never understood why some women had a problem with Miss in the first place.” I was simply helping our friend here finally understand the world we live in.
As for the “over 26, divorced, etc” comment, I’ve always insisted on being called Ms. _____ whenever someone finds it necessary to use a title. And I will continue to insist on Ms. until Dr. takes its place at age 25.
So, no… YOU make ME a sammich, dmouth09
January 26th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
You win the Miss America pageant (or one of the state-level pageants), you’re Miss ______. It has no reflection on marriage status, age, whatever…it’s just the title. Most people understand that and don’t read it literally, or go around calling college-age women non-PC diminutives like Miss.
In contrast, you enter the Ms. America pageant–a totally separate competition–and you’re Ms. _______. The “over 26, etc.” stuff is how that pageant defines who can enter, not how the world defines who’s a Ms. But if Ivygate writes up Miss America contestants as “Ms. America,” they’re technically describing a different event.
Speaking of titles, I’d bet, before you head off to get your M.D., you’re probably getting a B.A.–a bachelor of arts degree, a title that takes its origins from the middle-ages, when only men (bachelors) attended university. Obviously, even though you’re a B.A., no one’s going to literally read it as you’re a “bachelor,” but that’s the same out-of-context reading you’re applying to Miss America.
January 26th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
that’s all fine “But… that’s just the title of the pageant”
as i wrote in the previous post… my comments were directed entirely at Columbia ‘09er’s ignorance about why some women prefer Ms. over Miss.
and then i was asked to make a sammich and thought i should clarify that i don’t intend to be in the food-preparation business.
that’s all.
January 26th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Compete in “this Saturday’s Ms. Ameirican” pageant? Is that related to the middle-Eastern “Ms. Emirican” or the Pakistani “Ms. Amirican” pageant? If you’re portraying somebody as less-than-intellectual, it might help to spell-check your condemnation letter. (Or at least the first few sentences.)
January 27th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Her sash on the first photo clearly says “Miss” so both the “Ms.” and the spelling are wrong.