Document Type

Article

Equality and the Miss USA pageant

Authors

Rhiannon Sawtelle, University of Maine

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

4-23-1999

First Page

7

Issue Number

44

Volume Number

127

Abstract/ Summary

Here is my embarrassing admission for the week: I watched the Miss USA pageant last Sunday. My roommate and I criticized the women, picked our favorites and hoped one of them would trip on stage. We made it through the swimsuit competition, the evening gown walk and held our breaths when the time came for questioning. Miss California, a blonde Barbie® look-alike, took the stage and by the luck of the draw was questioned by Perez Hilton, a gay gossip-queen blogger. He asked her if she believed same-sex marriage should be legalized in every state.

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Identifier

Social Justice_Maine_Campus_vol_127_no_44_p-7-1999-04-23b

Repository Citation

Sawtelle, Rhiannon, "Equality and the Miss USA pageant" (1999). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 351.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/351

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