With just two weeks left until the start of the Miss America competition in Atlantic City, the saga of Miss America 1989 vs. Miss America 2018 is still the main event. Gretchen Carlson, the '80s victor and chairwoman of the Miss America Board of Directors, has publicly responded to claims from the reigning Miss America Cara Mund that Carlson and pageant leaders bullied and silenced Mund over the past few months. Mund wrote a scathing, detailed letter to a group of former Miss Americas on Thursday. In the letter, she alleged that Carlson made no room for her to be the public face of the pageant, a role that she said Carlson reserved for herself during major interviews, like when she announced the dissolution of the swimsuit competition in June. "I so wished Cara had picked up the phone and discussed her concerns with me directly, before going to the media with allegations of bullying," Carlson said in a statement that she tweeted on … [Read more...] about Gretchen Carlson fires back at Miss America: ‘I have never bullied or silenced you’
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Who wears heels with a bathing suit? In 1968, Miss America sure did
Karina Bland Arizona Republic Published 1:00 p.m. UTC Aug 19, 2018 Before she was Miss America, Judi Ford had spent every summer in a bathing suit, working as a lifeguard in Belvidere, Illinois. So when she competed in 1968, she was comfortable parading around Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in a one-piece. The high heels were another story. “That just seemed silly,” said Judi (now) Nash. She was at the Hilton Garden Inn in Scottsdale with her husband last week for a conference. “Who wears heels with a bathing suit?” Miss America contestants won't wear bathing suits — with or without high heels — come September. Instead, the women will interview with judges, and in place of evening gowns, they can wear whatever makes them feel confident. It was time, Judi said. “I think just like anything else, Miss America is evolving,” she said. A retired physical education teacher and coach, Judi would have liked the … [Read more...] about Who wears heels with a bathing suit? In 1968, Miss America sure did
Miss Alabama Callie Walker comes out in support of embattled Miss America Cara Mund
Miss Alabama Callie Walker is throwing her support behind Miss America Cara Mund amid claims of bullying and intimidation by the pageant's national leaders. Walker, who will compete Sept. 9 in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, praised Mund's "bravery" in an Instagram post featuring a photo of the two women. The Miss Alabama Organization joined in the support, sharing a photo of Mund with the hashtag #standwithcara. Controversy has swirled around the pageant after several national boards, including Alabama's, called for the resignation of Miss America Organization Director Gretchen Carlson and other national leaders over what they described as a lack of communication and failure of leadership. Last week, Mund penned a letter to current title holders detailing what she said was bullying, intimidation and marginalization by Carlson and others. "Our chair and CEO have systematically silenced me, reduced me, marginalized me, and essentially erased me in my role as Miss America … [Read more...] about Miss Alabama Callie Walker comes out in support of embattled Miss America Cara Mund
Dan Gainor: Summertime and the media are embarrassing — from hating America to loving Antifa
August is a time when Washington shuts down for summer recess. The left and the media should have taken the hint. Instead, they stayed and made fools of themselves. In the space of one week, the press downplayed a Democrat governor saying America “was never that great” and watched as the governor’s brother/CNN anchor defended Antifa. Another CNN commentator bashed America and mocked a conservative while she told of the discrimination her disabled son faced. And former CIA director John Brennan, now an NBC national security analyst, recanted his claim that President Donald Trump committed treason and spent the week whining about losing his security clearance. Let’s take the Cuomo family, first. (Or just take the Cuomo family, please.) Brothers Andrew and Chris humiliated themselves in separate incidents this past week — showing their mutual contempt for America and the Constitution and highlighting everything that is wrong with journalism all at the same … [Read more...] about Dan Gainor: Summertime and the media are embarrassing — from hating America to loving Antifa
Gretchen Carlson responds to Miss America Cara Mund’s bullying claims
Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America and Fox News commentator, is under fire for her leadership of the Miss America board. Gretchen Carlson, the former Miss America turned director of the organization's board, has responded to bullying claims by current title holder Cara Mund. "I want to be clear that as a proponent of women my entire life, I have never bullied Cara Mund," Carlson told People. "We have supported Cara for her entire year and we will continue to support her. It's just disappointing that she chose to air her grievance publicly and not privately." The organization also posted a message to its social media pages. Carlson's remarks were made in response to a scathing letter released by Mund in which she claimed she had been "silenced...reduced...and marginalized" by the pageant's leadership. Mund's letter came just three weeks before the Sept. 9 Miss America telecast where she is set to hand over her crown. Thirteen former Miss Americas, including Alabama's … [Read more...] about Gretchen Carlson responds to Miss America Cara Mund’s bullying claims