Miss America vs. Miss USA whats the difference?

Miss America http://www.missamerica.org/is a scholarship pageant, which awards scholarships to young woman from the 50 States, District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands who will attend graduate school. The Pageant is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss America has made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance.

Miss USA is a beauty contest and does not have a talent section, and surprisingly many Miss USA and Miss Teen USA http://www.missuniverse.com/ delegates have participated in Reality Television shows such as: Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, The Apprentice and Average Joe. www.missusa.com

Miss Universe www.missuniverse.com

One of the year's most exciting live international television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, as MISS UNIVERSE® 2008 live fromthe Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.

Some television networks have made their own versions: TLC has a show called: Miss America: Reality Check where all 52 contestants share a house and they are tested to see if all they have learned holds up in contemporary society. The CW has a show called: Crowned The Mother of all Pageants, is a 11 mother daughter contestants compete for 100,000 dollars. http://www.cwtv.com/

In Dutch television there is a reality tv show called Miss Ability it is a beauty contest for woman with a visible handicap. Produced by Absolutely Independent

A Documentary made in 2001 called: Living Dolls The Making of a Child Beauty Queen talks about the subculture of beauty pageants and the length some parents will go to ensure that their child will win.

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