We personally believe that Miss Teen South Carolina left her mark in the pageant world and in every "U.S. American." But another contestant at the Miss USA pageant this year, rose to the occasion and left the audience speechless with her thoughts on income disparity between men and women.
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This time around, Miss Utah Marissa Powell thought she was safe because she had made it to the top 6 and was a step closer to winning the coveted crown, but her nerves betrayed her and her mind went blank (that's the only possible explanation) and when it was her turn to choose a judge and answer their question, no one was able to figure out what she actually said.
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Giuliana Rancic and Nick Jonas co-hosted the event and called Miss Utah's name in the question and answer portion of the show. She stepped forward and picked a card from a fishbowl. She drew "Judge number 3" which was NeNe Leakes, star of the reality TV show "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and guest star on "Glee."
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Leakes' proceeded to ask, "A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does this say about society?"
Powell, a stunning 5-foot-8 brunette continued to answer, "I think we can re...relate this back to education, and how we are ... continuing to try to strive to ... [smile] ... figure out how to create jobs, right now. That is the biggest problem in ... I think, especially the men, are, um ... seen as the leaders of this, and so we need to try to figure out how to ... create education better so that we can solve this problem."
Wait, what? This is a clear example of what Caitlin Upton attempted to express in her speech when she was Miss Teen South Carolina in 2007. "Our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future [for our children]"
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It seems like the root of the problem is in the education system.
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