![]() ![]() Beebe goes on to state "Now they r desperate.etc." Desperate? To maintain the quality of the Pageant, if not continue the Pageant itself, including as many participants as possible is necessary. Beebe's sweeping generalizations seriously lack foundation and research. I walked through fire to represent my family home state, and those that know me and my circumstances personally know exactly what I am talking about. Beebe to walk a mile in my shoes before judging me. I have no idea how I am going to pay back the nearly $3,000 in credit card debt I have incurred to participate in the Pageant, but I know that God will provide as he always does. That money was depleted in September when I had to close out that savings account to pay for my mother's funeral expenses inasmuch as she died indigent. I put aside money from every single dollar I earned over the past year to enter the Pageant at large and to fund my travel expenses. Third, I was required to sponsor myself and I sponsored myself 100%. I achieved my goal by being the best I could be and was acknowledged by being selected by the judges as a Top Ten Finalist. I worked VERY hard at EVERY aspect of achieving my goal before, during and after the Pageant. That might be construed as “sour grapes.” One either declines to participate at the outset if the rules are unpalatable, withdraws or participates gracefully, befitting the title of 'Queen.' Second, my goal was to present myself as the "best Linda Machado" I could be, not to win anything. One cannot join in a game that has rules in place that one is aware of, then claim the rules are unfair when one fails to win. Beebe does not like the rules, then she should put her efforts to work to change them. No questions asked." First, Senior America has rules which every candidate is aware of. They have no cameo club sponsorship." In essence she says “You can enter the game, give us your money, but don’t expect to win.” This is outrageous! She further states "Whoever pays the fee $1285 this year buys the title n crown. Senior New Jersey 2014 states, "I do not think it is right that an at large candidate should be in the top ten. Elegance is the quality of being graceful in appearance or manner - not just how you look, but how you act.ĭiane De Salvo Beebe, Ms. I have heard more than one discriminatory comment and have seen a small collection of GEMs (green-eyed-monsters.) It would appear that several "ladies" have either forgotten or never understood the definition of "elegance". I have seen hurtful actions causing tears I have heard venomous behind-the-back and in-your-face comments. Much of what I have seen and heard this past week in my first National Pageant experience from and between many "sisters" has been appalling. ![]() ![]() trolling if you want your comment approved.Īs an at-large representative of my mother’s home state, the state I spent every un-abused moment of my childhood in, the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, I have been following this thread since I returned from Nationals and have refrained from joining in until I have tempered my input to be as accurate, politically correct, un-hurtful and in good sportswoman-like manner as possible. In responding to their comments, my comment grew so long it couldn't be posted on the comment thread - so, here it is! The first in what will prove to be a very eye-opening look into pageants. (Having been both, this immediately caught my attention). A great opportunity for my first post presented itself directly on the heels of the 2014 Pageant when I read Facebook comments by some of the other participants about at-large contestants and the Top 10 Finalists. Senior America Pageant and thought I would begin a series of blog posts about pageants. You'd be amazed how easy it becomes to get within an inch or two of the curb when you practice.I recently participated in the 2014 Ms. I like to go right up against the curb so that I hit with only one wheel. If your car won't do that, then hit them at a slight angle so you don't nail both wheels at once. A 1972 Cadillac will cruise over them as though they hardly exist. You have to have a vehicle with a forgiving suspension. It's all about the suspension, and sometimes the way you hit the bumps. What allows some cars to do this? Do they special shock absorbers? I just saw one the other day that was an old junker, so it doesn't seem like it would have had any special shock absorption just for that. But I've never owned or even driven a car that could do this. Old 1970's sedans, pickups, suv's, new sedans. ![]() I've driven several kinds of cars in my liftetime. Has anyone else noticed how *other* cars seem to have no trouble just driving smoothly over speed bumps? ![]()
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