“Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest?” KnowsFormUniverseMissingIntelligentContestsDid You KnowIntelligent Life Author:Lily Tomlin
“The Miss America contest isthe most perfectly rendered theater in our culture, for it so perfectly captures what we yearn for: a low-class ritual, a polished restatement of vulgarity, that wants to open the door to high-class respectability by way of plain middle-class anxiety and ambition.” WayWantAmericaCultureClassDoorsMiddleMissingAnxietyAmbitionLowsTheaterEntertainmentMiddle ClassRitualCaptureContestsPolishedVulgarityRespectabilityMiss AmericaHigh Class Author:Gerald Early
“I was in a beauty contest once. I not only came in last, I was hit in the mouth by Miss Congeniality.” LastsMissingMouthsContestsBeauty ContestCongeniality Author:Phyllis Diller
“They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't we just put all the contestants on 'Jeopardy!' and pick Miss America that way? At least you get the smartest one.” IfsWayAmericaCasesMissingPicksProgramContestsScholarshipJeopardyPageantContestantsMiss AmericaBeauty Contest Author:Jay Leno
“One of the worst things [Donald Trump] said was about a woman in a beauty contest. He loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them. And he called this woman "Miss Piggy." Then he called her "Miss Housekeeping," because she was Latina. Donald, she has a name.” SaidNamesLove IsWorstMissingTrumpWorst ThingsContestsHanging AroundLatinaHousekeepingPiggyBeauty ContestMiss Piggy Author:Hillary Clinton
“I had ordered long legs, but they never arrived. My eyes are weird too, one is gray and the other is green. I have a crooked smile and my nose looks like a ski slope. No, I would not win a Miss contest.” LooksLongEyeWinningMissingGreenSmileLegsNosesGrayContestsCrookedSkisSlopesLong LegsCrooked Smiles Author:Jane Seymour
“I thought it might be a good move to get into a beauty contest so I tried for Miss Pennsylvania and won. I think that helped me get noticed, at least by the people of Pennsylvania.” PeopleThinkingMightMovingBeautyMissingContestsPennsylvaniaBeauty Contest Author:Sharon Stone