Miss A

Poise, Confidence, Articulation...and she must like herself..

...that was what Rush said he was looking for when he judged the Miss America pageant. I admit that I didn't watch the pageant this year - (I've been anti-tv for some time now, probably because there aren't enough hours in the day for me to actually sit still for an hour). But Gaspar's facebook updates and texts all week long while he was in Las Vegas were enough for me to get the gist of things. What a talented, beautiful and deserving winner --- not to mention, she was prepared by Gaspar!

Loved the interview with Rush after she won because of the way she answered this question:

RUSH: What are you going to say to the predictable snarky reporter who says, "Caressa, Miss America is passe. It's irrelevant. I mean, it's not what American women are oriented towards anymore. The Miss America Pageant is sort of old-fashioned." What are you going to tell them?

MISS AMERICA: You know, what's so great about this organization is that it is the leading scholarship provider for young women in the world and so that sets up a platform where a young woman can go, become educated. They can get great jobs if they want to, enough that they can bring home the bacon. They can fry it all in a pair of great shoes and a dress. That's what the Miss America organization facilitates: Young women who can do any and everything. So we are very relevant because it's so important that we are prepared for life and what life has to bring us and I can tell you firsthand that this organization has given me so many skills that I would not have been able to acquire otherwise.

AND THE GIRL CAN SING!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRm056jgHZ4