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Miss America used to be the Super Bowl of pageants when I was a kid. It hasn’t been right since Bert Parks was fired. Also, I understand that it’s a scholarship pageant. But it’s a pageant. I want pageantry. I want the bells and whistles.

Your so insightful. Love your review of Miss America. The show was dreadful. Laughable. Bad. Congratulations to the outstanding women who survived it. Love Emma

You make a really excellent point about how removing the gown portion eliminates possibilities for wardrobe sponsors. I really miss gown, and I'm still baffled that it was eliminated as a part of the competition.

Thanks Dani for doing this episode! I agree the production was a complete mess and so disappointing for it being the 100th anniversary. The titleholders deserve better. But I compete in MAO just because it’s the right fit for my skill set and I hope these issues can be worked out in the future, and that it’s important for people like you to call out errors so they can hopefully be fixed in the years to come.

Yes to everything you said. I don't know how after 2 years this is what they gave us. If they honestly want to know why there participation is so low...they need to look at the quality of the experience and show they give.

Hello Dani, I am so happy you did a recap of this, as a former director/producer and pageant fan because of Miss America it was so tough to watch the telecast and see what has become of this telecast. I do miss the 90s and those huge production numbers and basically the days at the Boardwalk Hall. There can be room for improvement, it is definitely important to get new leadership in the organization. Hopefully these changes can be made before the organization is no more.

I think the Miss America organization has gotten things confusing. Who says awarding scholarships to women has to be so boring? If we keep telling women we can have it all, why not include beauty, fitness, and glamour as part of the high achievement of these women. And why not broaden this organization to include scholarships to design schools (fashion and art), film school, and other fields where women are not as well represented. Regardless, it doesn’t have to be so boring. There is nothing wrong with women working as hard on their fitness and present in swimwear…as it’s been for decades. We’re essentially saying American women have to be boring to be successful women. I watched the pageant, as I’ve done for years, but unlike the other pageants I also watch (Miss Universe, Miss USA), I don’t care if a commercial comes on. It just seemed unorganized. The stage was too small and the lighting is terrible. The way the Miss America pageant is presented now, it would be better presented in the ballroom in a Holiday Inn hotel. And there really should be more than 3 judges. Sorry. IMO.

The show was an absolute mess! I guess they figured that it was only streaming online and not live television they didn’t have to try as hard. As Dani stated… these women have worked extremely hard to get to this point, let’s show them a little more respect. All the production gaffes aside, from this armchair judge, they crowned the right candidate. Emma was the clear winner! Gimme a thumbs up if you want to see Dani take over stage production for Miss America next year!!! 😁😁😁

Dani you are spot on and I'm still in shock on how this evening played out. As someone who every year for the last 25 plus years hosts a Miss America party, complete with the official Miss America Program that we order, we all were disgusted with the entire production. We were already disappointed in learning that our Miss Maine would not even be in the pageant, and then to witness this joke of a pageant was just awful. The hosts looked like they were ready for girls night out......NO CLASS at all. The Miss America Org needs to go back to their roots or risk losing EVERYTHING.

Danny loved this episode, I love when you really speak about good/bad/ and best ways to do things like in this one

"Now forever it's going to say that she gets a $1000 scholarship for the 100th year anniversary. Just read the script." Every time I need a laugh I watch this video and it makes my day better :D Critique in an honest and knowledgeable but still gentle way. You're awesome Dani!

OMG I laughed so much when you said that at the show they told the winner she will get a 1,000 dollar scholarship. 😂 Always great to see you happy holidays🎄🎄 and greetings from DR ❤️🇩🇴

to be honest, I have been feeling down over the weekend, and I kept on rewatching yours and The Sovereign’s review of Miss America to uplift me. thanks a bunch! watched it more than 20 times already. teehee 😂

I get why it’s actually great to go through the MA pageant system. Especially for those who are into getting higher ed. If I’m joining I would go through this pageant system first to get used to competing, being on stage and speaking in public KNOWING that I’ll eventually join the USA system for all that glitz and glamor and fun lol

I was reading a summary of news headlines this morning and I saw a headline of how bad Miss America was... and now after watching this I totally understand.

Plus they did not give the 100th Miss America FLOWERS. That was SO odd.... Even a scepter. SOMETHING

Yes to all of your points. I attended Miss America many times when it was in Atlantic City and I can’t believe what a downgrade it was.

Dani you are so articulate & you speak so clearly. You’re kind, diplomatic & with authority. I never watched Miss America But i love listening to you Awesome Keep it up.

I actually loved the onstage interview. I think it gave the audience insight on how pageants are MORE than just looks. It was just WAY too long for each girl.

Dani! I am so glad you got to end up watching the competition! I think something I would love to see in future years is to have them come out almost in a fun fashion advocacy outfit so like they did with the TikTok they talked about the things they were advocating for and I would love to see a costume based on it and we will get more entertainment throughout the show and learn more about the girls!!

Congratulations Emma Broyles miss America !!! Yes she’s very smart and beautiful ! Yes she’s going to be a good doctor !

Sherry Hill is a sponsor…but no evening gown competition. What a slap in the face.

Dani. You’re right on the money in your assessments. Completely!

Danni, You are spot-on on everything

Ohhh Dani you are hilarious! I’ve been a pageant fan for 25+ years and this was a total train wreck! Totally unbelievable and disrespectful especially towards Camille , I remember years ago Miss America was an American tradition and now sadly with this year’s disaster I feel it could be lost permanently 😪 is Gretchen Carlson still in charge? I love your content btw and good luck to Emma so happy for her and Alaska!

Miss America needs new blood in their organization. They need a fresh take on pageantry to continue moving forward. At least they still exist after 100 years! But it's sad they have to celebrate like this. They missed a great opportunity to make Miss America interesting again.

I love dani you nailed again!!!!!!! Fierce

How can this pageant survive if it doesn’t have any sponsors? Or a broader question, do pageants need sponsors to survive, especially during the pandemic, were sponsorship drastically decreased even in alpha pageants. Dani, can you make a video on the business side/economics of pageantry? Really curious about this especially in non-pageant nations.

Dani Walker's example of a fast talking pageant answer is pure gold.

Congratulations miss America Emma Broyles ! Congratulations Alaska ! She’s so smart and beautiful !

I completely agree with ALL of your comments, but I have one to add: What the hell happened to those former Miss America's who hosted and who were on the panel?!? They all looked awful, particularly Nina Davuluri. She is a gorgeous woman but what was with those earrings and that horrific safari-suit outfit she had on??? I was shocked!

In Binibining Pilipinas Gold, the previous queens were onstage at the very opening, including our first Filipina Miss Universe. In Miss Earth 2021, the current winner gave her gratitude speech at the opening. Just sharing.

I know there were definitely production issues, but its AMAZING that Miss America receives a 6 figure salary AND a $100,000 scholarship. To me, that is incredible no matter what criticism or negative opinion someone may have.

I was there in person! The stage was well lit and we were able to see very well. It didn’t come through in the telecast, but the show was great in person! Wish it would have portrayed that in the telecast too.

You are 100% spot on, Dani! The best thing I can say about this year's "competition" (because it is NOT a pageant anymore) is at least it wasn't the dumpster fire the Dec. 2019 competition was. And poor Miss Alaska - she had no idea what to do once they crowned her - as if there were no rehearsals for that moment! Plus she didn't even get a bouquet of flowers, let alone the ROSES that are traditional for the new Miss America. All I can say is Oy Vey.

Hahahah I loved how much you kept your composure even with these cringey moments 😅

I was floored at the amateur level of the production!! I truly didn’t know WHAT I was watching. It was jarring to say the least. Maybe I’m just “old school” but this wasn’t a Pageant! It was a mish mosh of thought, ideas and,poor execution. It was truly absurd. These women prepare and put in long hours that THIS was the result. They’re ALL owed an apology from the Miss America Organization. Congratulations to Miss Alaska! You’re OUTSTANDING!Best of luck to you in your reign AND your future ❤️❤️❤️👏👏

They should've capitalized on the fact that Miss America is at it's 100th year, while Miss U is at 70th. This can be an opportuntity to show the world that the 100th year will be a start of a new era, so we can expect better and modern pageant from now on. Nope. This is a wasted opportunity.

Oh Dani! You had me cracking’ up with this episode! How exciting to have the first ever Miss America from Alaska, and first ever Asian-American Miss America, if I’m not mistaken. Except, it would be really sad if she were to only receive a $1000 scholarship! 🤣 Let’s tag team and host and produce that show next year! Hahaha

Dani, you,are on FIRE, girl...

I second the lack of marketing! I remember back in 2017 our Miss USA class was jealous of America because their tv marketing started like 4 months in advance and we learned of ours maybe a month in advance. This year I didn’t see a SINGLE thing about Miss America until the day before!!

I didn't even know the competition happened until my t.v. screensaver put the winner up. which says a lot about their social media prowess. eventhough I didn't like the last show they put out.i still wanted to watch.

OMG I cant stop laughing at how shocked you were....the show was literally wreck and I watched this video coz your narrating skills are the bomb😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dani, I have never missed a Miss America Live Televised pageant, but this year I did forget it was after the Miss USA pageant.

Miss America's 100th Year Recap, Dani Walker. I like it! You did an incredible job with this one. You did a deep dive into this pageant for real. You seem extremely knowledgeable. Is this like a job interview for you? Maybe somebody from the pageant sees this and wants to hire you. Your ideas seem excellent to me. The part where you were talking about the delay in the girls with the introductions. Those delays could have easily been fixed. You are right, have two girls ready to go. Have the camera picking up the second girl right after the 1st girl finishes. Major miss. And the B roll video. Like you said, we need to see these girls in the best light. Have them look show time ready. You are putting this thing on national television. National audience. Also with that. I really didn't see a whole lot of promotion about Miss America. That was a miss too. They should of built more promotion with it. The girls deserved more promotion with it. I recently did a video about the Miss America pageant too. I like that you are giving the pageant a spotlight. I like that you are putting more eyes and giving more attention to it. Great video! I have just subiiscribed to your channel. So congrats, you just gained another one. I'm on this platform myself. So it's nothing for me to check you out. See what you are all about. No problem with at least giving your content a shot. After all, I'm on KZfaq trying to do the same thing you are

Loved your review, and it sounds like I didn’t miss a thing! Mind you, I registered for the stream yet when trying to tune in to the first preliminary, I received a message saying my email address was not in their database - what? I honestly was not surprised, I got what I expected because when I heard it was not being televised, I thought how sad is that. Miss America, 100 years old and not on TV? The formers or “forever’s” would not get their opportunity to be honored - and I do mean HONORED as a former. The oldest living is 48’s BeBe Shopp who is 91! The winners from the 50’s are in their 80’s! How many more opportunities are these ladies going to have? I was also disappointed in the magazibe, or yearbook as we used to call it, because NOT ALL were even mentioned! It all started to go downhill when Gretchen Carlson took over and it hasn’t improved. For the record, I have watched every pageant since I was 9 years old in 1962 and haven’t missed a year since. I am or was a HUGE fan but no longer. Such a sad way to celebrate Miss America.

I appreciate your humor. 😜

I remember growing up being more familiar with Miss America than Miss USA. It used to be televised in the PH then.

Looking pretty ✨✨

oldest pageant. love!

Dani, I agree with all you said. The production was a hot mess. And you are SO CORRECT about the MAO branding and promotion. They are clueless and they think more about the organization than the girls. I used to be a state volunteer, but have recently switched to the Miss Volunteer America as a board member of a state pageant. They still call it a “pageant” and have all The elements makes a pageant the best: talent, swimsuit, and evening gown. The national competition will be held in May in Jackson, Tennessee. I’m interested to see how they were fare in an already crowded field. Thank you for your insight and a very fun channel 🤩‼️

Miss America is one pageant I haven’t followed in some time now. There’s something about it that makes me feel uninterested.

Omg Danny can they just hire you as a consultant ?

Danni is there anything that can be done to get Miss America Back to Its Roots? This is so heart breaking.

Love the new Miss America. She had warmth in her voice and I could see her as a friend and someone I would want to know. Others not so much.

hey I would just like to say a few things! 1) they gave Alabama a few retries at her talent and she got it done 2 and they were showing them off as a way to thank the sponsors.

Hi Dani... Much of what you said I agree with 100%. For twenty years I judged MAPOT and MAP (Miss and Outstanding Teen for Alabama. I knew all the directors and many of the contestants. I trained one who made it into 4th place and eventually lost interest in the changes they made. I had the pleasure to go to Las Vegas when the moved from AC. I HATE the changes!

I was not able to watch MA 100th Year live or what not. However, I should be feeling "Eeewww..." and not watch it at all based on your review-- but I still will after watching your video here. I also worked in TV production and indie filming many years ago and, yes, a staffer can get FIRED on the spot for critical errors-- especially on live TV. Sad to hear and see that such an epic show would end up an "epic fail". All apologies for my bluntness.

I just noticed that the ladies' sashes are 2/3 identical (all except for the MA logo; the 1/3 left out) -- as in font, color, length and width, with the candidates' sashes for Caballero Universal Pageant which is the masculine counterpart of Reina Hispano-Americana...Yes the men in CU wear diagonal sashes instead of the traditional bilateral ones. Just a nitpicking moment for me. :(

21:48 I actually re winded this so many times because I thought no that can’t be true. Then I thought maybe they took the money they usually give the winner and dispersed it and gave other scholarships like before hand to people for academics or what not. Basically I thought they were trying to prove a point saying that winners didn’t get as much money idk

This was one of my favorite episodes lol I laughed hard all the way through haha Please keep recapping the next editions lol The show was so bad (specially considering it's a 100th year anniversary) it is hilarious.

Brutally honest and one hundred percent on point. A colossal disaster of a "show." If they had any sense, they would get rid of the dead wood and seek your expertise, to try to turn things around.

Gretchen needs to goooooooooooooooooooooooo miss America is a beauty pageant

i feel like miss america reached its apex when heather whitestone was crowned in ‘95. vanessa williams crowning is what actually got me into watching pageants in the first place… so miss america was my first pageant viewing. the pageant remains… STALE. there’s a reason why a popular way to describe someone is to say, “she’s very miss america like.” and that’s not necessarily a compliment. if the organization wants to distinguish itself from the more showbiz, pretty girl with a purpose muo, and it’s truly about education & scholarships, then why not make it more about the contestant’s university & field of study? bring some notoriety & exposure to not just the state represented, but also the colleges they’re attending?

Hair and make-up are 80's! Ms. America pageant is so jaded pretty soon they gone. The stage is too dark.

It…..was…..a….MESS!!! I spent 25 years in MAO as a volunteer. I walked away. It’s actually sad to see the lack of professionalism in this production. I’ve switched to Miss Volunteer America. Love your videos Dani.

I felt the same way. I might have missed it if you mentioned it but something else I noticed was that she wasn't given any flowers. I guess that in itself was okay but I felt like she wasn't sure what to do with her arms or hands. A minor issue but I felt like it was awkward for her.

I have a question, why have they been holding the Miss America pageant in states like Connecticut and Las Vegas? Why not keep it in Atlantic City New Jersey? The home of the Miss America pageant!

Wow, you're good!

Another excellent review Dani. I feel the frustration and bewilderment through the screen 😂😂😂 Clearly your advice is falling on deaf ears. You pointed out very clear flops in every aspect of the "competition" last year and they just went from bad to worse. Wake up Miss America! To think Vanessa Williams and Gretchen Carlson came from this system. Anyways, great job Dani ❤❤❤❤❤

I have watched Miss America every year for 45 years..every year except for the past one and this one. I did not watch this one yet.. I will eventually on video. Two years ago after Gretchen Carlson re-hauled it I stopped. Not this pageant..but that last one where they had 3 judges and no swimsuit or evening gown I was in SHOCK. It was a disaster. That is why I did not watch this 2021 pageant yet. Gretchen Carlson single-handedly DESTROYED a pageant that had lasted for 100 years. What I would love to say to her is instead of changing Miss America so much that the pageant is no longer recognizable..why just not create a new pageant? I think what surprised me the most after the 2020 pageant was that there was no..none...zero..outrage from all the former Miss Americas. They should have all banded together and insisted Carlson be removed and the pageant returned to the format we all have loved for 100 years. Soon as I watch this pageant I will get back to you. I don't have the courage yet. LOL

This is what happens when a pageant falls into the hands of people who are trying to transform it into something it’s not.

I didn't know that there was a Miss America pageant a couple days ago. I didn't see a single post from any pageant page regarding this pageant, until I got your new video notification. Sucks to hear that MA is totally doomed, and Miss USA took over their place in terms of popularity.

Can you do a video of the best and most prestigious pageants?

I hope that the pageant will return to and STAY in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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We will probably never know, but I would love to see the streaming numbers from Peacock on this show. It can’t be pretty. I know a lot of pageant fans struggled to even watch it on Peacock - technical errors, etc. Also, I don’t think MAO knows what they want, and until they do, this program will continue to disappear.

No no no no no ....... Miss America please watch how Miss South Africa production does it. Take Notes & LEARN this show was an epic fail LOL! - Great commentary Dani!

Let us hope that next year's competition will be televised on a Broadcast network--not cable--plus a streaming service.

Omg this Miss America pageant was just horrible… number 1 the lighting was off, number 2 it’s not even a pageant it just a boring show, number 3 bring back swimsuits and evening gown

are you going to make a reaction video for Miss France 2022 ?

I do not mind the long interviews but I wish they were interspersed with fun questions so we can see the personality. I have lost interest in pageants because I miss interviews. I still remember when Brook Lee said she would eat everything twice and when Miss Maine Teen 1995 said she would break up with a boyfriend if he flirted with her friend. I have these on Dvd

Also bring there she is song back.

This reminds me of that drop dead gorgeous movie so bad 😂😂

Will you do a review of this year miss France edition?

This year could be their last also if this goes on like it is.. 😂😂😂

I love how Miss America produced and continue to produce very smart and empowered women. The organizer/s is not concerned about superficiality which is the focus of other pageants. They are more into scholarship/ helping women fund their education. If the Miss America Organization will bring back its production quality before, the pageant will be miles ahead than the other pageants which has no clear advocacy or cause at all, just purely glitz & glamour.

The Miss America Pageant's biggest mistake was moving it from its original home in Atlantic City, NJ. years ago. This year's show looked as if it was broadcast from the basement of a local church. I have been watching the MAP beginning in the late 1950s. This 100th anniversary pageant show was a first class spectacular failure. What is so wrong with seeing the contestants in evening gowns, which is no longer part of the show. Thankfully, telecasts of the MAP during its epic hey days of the 60s through 90s are available through KZfaq videos. The MAP organization should be drop ashamed to put this mishaps show on video. These hard working, intelligent women in the 2021 show deserved better.

100% agree. This yr program was a mess! Very sad!

I know you said you didn't see much about the 100thbyear but I gotta know did u see any of miss utahs aka sasha sloans MAO content? Bc more ppl watched her tiktoks about her going to miss america then the acutal program I'm pretty sure thay year

I was there live and the rebel outfit part confused us too. I thought for sure they were doing a dance number as time filler which I know can be needed for outfit changes. The first contestants on the on stage interview got grilled and the other 3 went faster. I think they basically told them to speed it up since the last 3 were after a commercial break, that is what it seemed like. I was happy Miss Alaska won as when she first came out my thought was she was spunky and I just liked her.

Totally agree! The production quality was terrible. And for some reason the contestants' hair and makeup made them look much older. I didn't like the gowns or talent outfits either. I really hope they turn the pageant around to make it what it was. I also didn't like how they brought in 10 at a time in the intro and then announced two out of the 10 that made it to the top 10. It would be great if they brought back the evening gown and swimsuit competitions, and then make evening gown, swimsuit, talent, and interview count equally. Or maybe have interview count 50% in the preliminary and then have all four competitions count equally in the finals. But all in all, this year's pageant was disappointing. I felt bad for the contestants. You're right- the organization had two years to plan this- one would think it would be awesome but it wasn't even good. Maybe next year.

(22:15) Girl got some vocals lol 😭

I was so confused about the cheer leggings! That brand is known for doing over the top stuff no one will where. I only knew what was happening because of tik tok

It was such a hot mess. Miss Washington 2017 had a great response... it was a hot mess within a hot mess.

I totally agree of everything that you said. It's Hideous!

I thought when they started showing the sponsored athletic wear and then all came on stage during the show that maybe they were going to announce the addition of Athletic Wear for 2022 but nope

THANK YOU DANI!!!! The contestants were all great no issue they’re at all the right winner won. THE PROBLEM WAS PRODUCTION!!!!!! this really looked like a local state competition camera 🎥 was filming the whole time plus audio going in out of the contestants performances. Oh my god it was, it was deplorable I can’t I mean I just can’t and for the 100th??????? Wow oh wow Pageant junkies & bloggers are going to go COMPLETELY!!!!!!!! In!!!!!! On this year’s competition. No There she is, no flowers, no long runway, no real host, no escorts for the runner ups anymore, it was ABSOLUTELY!!!! HORRIBLE!!!! TERRIBLE!!!! AWFUL!!!!!! DISGRACE!!!!!! Like wowwwwwwwwww!!!!!! But Dani lol that was real funny the audience will always remember the 100th Miss America getting a $1000 scholarship instead of $100,000 haha I literally laughed with you lol.

Miss America should do a The Hunger Games or Squid Game type of competition to make it relevant again