Peculiar Pageant Responses

Where do they dredge up these beauty pageant contestants? Miss California lost her title because she dared to express her opinion, but remember Miss Teen South Carolina, who just didn’t ever come to grasp world geography?

Now comes Miss Panama, Giosue Cozzarelli, who announces that Confucious invented confusion and was the oldest Chinese person. Check out the video above.

Implications - Pageantry has garnered somewhat of subculture over the last few decades, with more and more niche pageants appearing to cater to different perceptions of beauty. The world of beauty pageants is a peculiar place full of competition and edginess. Ultimately, the common perception of hair spray and high heels no longer applies to the modern day pageant.