Word: pageanteers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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However, she says that her days as a pageant contestant are over. Once a woman has competed in the Miss America pageant, she can no longer compete in future Miss America contests. The alternative is to compete on the "Miss U.S.A." circuit--the one that finishes with the selection of "Miss Universe...
...That's primarily a beauty pageant," Hancock says. "It's not something I really believe...
...People at the Miss America pageant were surprised that I was from Harvard, saying that went against the pageant stereotype. But the pageant is ultimately about following your goals and dreams, which is very much what Harvard is about...
...some, this statement might appear hypocritical--the pageant winner who doesn't believe in beauty pageants. However, if you buy the idea that Miss America today is about outstanding young women, not about outstanding bodies, it makes sense...
...objectifying vestige of the Miss America pageant remains, however--the swimsuit competition. Hancock says that it was her least favorite part of the show...