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END OF AN ERA
In what's being hailed as a huge victory for dumb blonds everywhere, the Miss America pageant is eliminating its trademark talent competition. Instead, the Sept. 18 ceremony will feature a videotaped montage of the contestants twirling batons, singing opera and jumping rope while chewing gum. Organizers hope the move will perk up the pageant's sagging ratings and accelerate their descent into hell.
In what's being hailed as a huge victory for dumb blonds everywhere, the Miss America pageant is eliminating its trademark talent competition. Instead, the Sept. 18 ceremony will feature a videotaped montage of the contestants twirling batons, singing opera and jumping rope while chewing gum. Organizers hope the move will perk up the pageant's sagging ratings and accelerate their descent into hell.