Lin­gerie Pho­tos Of The 2010 Contestants

Miss USA Boudoir PhotoBeauty pageants used to be an Amer­i­can sta­ple regard­less the size of your home­town. It did not mat­ter if you came from a big city like Los Ange­les or a small rural area with pop­u­la­tion of less than 1000, such as Rich­mond, Louisiana. Beauty pageants existed as healthy com­pe­ti­tion based on poise, per­son­al­ity and intel­li­gence.  Aca­d­e­mic schol­ar­ships were awarded to con­tes­tants and win­ners. It pro­vided a means for those who could not afford col­lege on their own. And the view­ers loved to watch. View­ers would eagerly gather in front of tele­vi­sion sets wait­ing for the crow­ing of the new Miss USA. The exchange of the reign from the past win­ner to the new drummed up pure excite­ment and glam­our for the con­tes­tants and view­ers. But the ben­e­fits did not stop there.

National win­ners would con­tinue com­pet­ing on an inter­na­tional level open­ing up doors inac­ces­si­ble prior to pageant involve­ment. It pro­vided a plethora of oppor­tu­nity in com­mer­cial, tele­vi­sion and schol­ar­ship money des­per­ately needed. It was the seg­way to a brighter future. Chil­dren emu­lated the pageant wave, dreamed of wear­ing the gor­geous gowns on stage, and reen­acted liv­ing a glam­ourous, jet-setting life. The idea was if you were a beauty pageant win­ner, you had brains and beauty. You were allowed a plat­form to bring atten­tion to the causes you believed in. You were given a chance to tell the world your story and why these causes needed to be resolved. You trav­eled the world, helped those in need, and admired by many. You received fame, for­tune and money. These were all char­ac­ter­is­tics and traits of what a beauty pageant could do for you…until now. A mon­key wrench has been thrown into the entire dynamic of what the pageant world stands for in the United States, and it started with the reveal of the offi­cial Miss USA con­tes­tants’ photo shoot.

Miss USA Boudoir

Miss USA showed the media  the offi­cial con­tes­tant pic­tures and it is a far cry from where pageants began. Tra­di­tion was thrown out the door and images of con­tes­tants in lin­gerie emu­lat­ing Boudoir Pho­tog­ra­phy has sur­faced. These are gor­geous glam­our shots. No one is ques­tion­ing that fact. They are gor­geous females, beau­ti­ful pic­tures with impec­ca­ble styling, hair and makeup. The results speak for them­selves, but the pageant world is unsure how to han­dle the sit­u­a­tion, and you can’t really blame them. It is not part of the beauty pageant tra­di­tion. It is think­ing out­side of the box. There is a debate about why are they dressed in lin­gerie. It would make per­fect sense if it was a Victoria’s Secret (VS) cam­paign. For VS is a com­pany that sells under­gar­ments; there­fore, show the prod­uct. But Miss USA is not a lin­gerie show.  It is sup­posed to be about earn­ing scholarships.

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