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What do you think of the "grown-up" photo spread featuring Miss USA contestants?

Sexy photos are ubiquitous in the American media, but the Miss USA pageant is enjoyed by people of all ages. The racy photos of the contestants caused to-be-expected outcries, but does it surprise you?

Love it (9.3%)

Tone it down a little (35.6%)

Completely inappropriate (32.9%)

It's their choice... (24.5%)

What do you think of the
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  • lulalewis By lulalewis
    on May 18, 2010  

    Theses days nothing is surprising, but it is "family entertainment"?

  • lsabrinap By lsabrinap
    on May 18, 2010  

    i dont understand why they dont research these girls first instead of letting them win and then being shocked they were in this or that mostly naked. Hello why didnt you find out before, im sure those pictures were already on their myspaces! lol the new Miss America won a stripper something contest in 07....gee that was robably hard to find out , BEFORE she won

  • lsabrinap By lsabrinap
    on May 18, 2010  

    to briana who said .... BriannaCH says: 1 hour ago Why is it that it's not socially exceptable to wear your bra and underwear out in public, but it's ok for women to wear bakinis??? lol thats y they call it UNDERwear! :) heheh and at one point bikinis werent ok either! im not saying they arent now b/c obviously they are and i agree they cover the same space as underwear, but i think its like being invited to a wedding or fancy event. You could wear a shirt and jeans it would cover you the same but wouldnt you look better in a dress/skirt or something nicer made for the occasion? Same for bikinis im guessing, not to mention can you imagine how flimsy real underwear and bras would be as bathing suits in the ocean? LOL wardrobe malfunction!

  • thebutlerdidit By thebutlerdidit
    on May 18, 2010  

    lsabrinap, these photos that are being referred to are not photos taken in various contestants' past. They're photos taken BY the organization sponsoring the pageant. I call the photos totally inappropriate. If it's a photo that a fatehr would feel inappropriate to hang up in his office it has crossed the line. Sexy poses should not be required to compete for Miss USA.

  • LT6609 By LT6609
    on May 18, 2010  

    I have always viewed it as a beatuy pagent. The girls are beatutiful and in great shape. I think they should be proud of that and show it off.

  • marriedgirl27 By marriedgirl27
    on May 18, 2010  

    I think that the pictures are completly innaproporate. I grew up watching the pagent and wanting to be a "miss America" someday. Watching this last pagent I was so struck by what we are teaching our children and the body image issues that are instilling in them. Being a 20 year old woman now I can understand why I have body image problems because most women dont naturally look like that. Why cant we have beautiful women that potray healthy normal sized women in the pagent?

  • msfriendly By msfriendly
    on May 18, 2010  

    Miss USA has moved away from the pagent into the business of being beautiful. Everything is all about making a buck these days.

  • gkeith1971 By gkeith1971
    on May 18, 2010  

    I have to say that they are inappropriate! It's a beauty pageant and this is something that little girls could watch and look up to. As the mother of a toddler...not a chance she'll ever see this pageant!!!

  • StarrNJ By StarrNJ
    on May 18, 2010  

    well, like the response I chose, "tone it down a little" about sums it up

  • faith33870 By faith33870
    on May 18, 2010  

    too much....it is a beauty pagent not playboy magazine!