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...Coles...focused on the way each individual develops a sense of inner strength, that force of character that helps one weather whatever storm society churns up," said director Buddy Squires, an Emmy-winner whose credits include Ken Burns' films "Baseball" and "The Civil...
...appearance of a third presidential candidate could have the disadvantage of splitting the vote of a popular candidate, leaving the winner without a mandate. However, a third candidate would also force the two existing parties to stake out their positions more clearly...
From that point on the Crimson again dominated the action, but could not come up with the game-winner to show...
...current affair. Funny how people have really cared about the pageant's politics: in 1945 the naming of the first Jewish Miss America, Bess Myerson; in 1979 the dumping of Bert Parks, the show's emcee for 25 years; in 1984 the dethroning of Vanessa Williams, the first winner of color, after sexually provocative photos surfaced. Race, creed, age, all have clouded the show. But like the winner at the moment of coronation--brandishing a mile-wide smile as she sobs on the edge of both the runway and hysteria--the pageant proves that pretty can be messy. It serves...
This year we can be a part of the pageant. And not just by guessing the winner and dissing the losers. In a plebiscite, the I-can't-believe-it's-a-beauty-pageant pageant is letting viewers decide whether the swimsuit competition will be retained. Before every commercial during the first half of the three-hour show, two 900 numbers will appear--one for yes votes, one for no. The tally will be updated throughout the program. Normally the swimsuit competition is the first event of the evening; this year it will be the last--unless it is eliminated...