Tag Archives: Miss America

Will Miss America and Las Vegas beak-up?

March 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Events

Who dumped who? It is all so high school. The bottom line is that TLC has not renewed its contract with Miss America to carry the pageant in 2011. This January the pageant broadcast from Planet Hollywood, Miss America’s fifth year in Vegas, scored its highest television rating since hitting cable. But the ratings do [...]

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Miss Alaska for Miss America

January 29th, 2010 | Posted in Events

On Saturday night Miss America is showing live on TLC. I won’t be watching. I have already filed my Los Angeles Times print column on the connection between Vegas and Miss America, and you can read that in Sunday’s Calendar. I have little interest in this contest, but I have a favorite [...]

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Miss America, the Vegas decade and links

January 25th, 2010 | Posted in Misc

I am having a busy morning. So, I apologize that this blog item will be brief.
I am working on the Los Angeles Times print column on the Miss America pageant currently moving about Vegas from a Planet Hollywood base. The event takes place Saturday night. I went to the welcome ceremony at Planet [...]

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