http://www.buzzsugar.com Entertainment hourly. en http://media.onsugar.com/v272/static/imgs/feeds/logos/buzzsugar.jpg http://www.buzzsugar.com http://www.buzzsugar.com/Miss-America-Countdown-Crown-2674708 <a href="http://www.buzzsugar.com/Miss-America-Countdown-Crown-2674708"><img width=102 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/13839/02_2009/20bb0c4d8fc78357_countdown-crown-web.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Last Friday, TLC premiered a new reality series called <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/miss-america/miss-america.html" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/tlc.discovery.com/tv/miss-america/miss-america.html", ""); return true;' target="_blank">Miss America: Countdown to the Crown</a> that follows 52 pageant queens vying for this year's Miss America crown (they did <a href="http://buzzsugar.com/920968" >something similar last year</a>).<br /> <span class="inline left"></span><br /> Each week audiences can tune in to watch the ladies live together on an ocean cruise liner and go through various challenges that are apparently meant to prepare them for the big competition on Jan. 24.</p> <p>These days, beauty pageants battle to remain relevant now that judging a woman's swimsuit bod and "peace on earth" answers seems a bit . . . retro. </p> <p>Do you think a reality show will make you care more about the pageant?</p> <p><span style='font-size:10px !important;'>Photo courtesy of Discovery Network <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/tlc.discovery.com/", ""); return true;' target="_blank">TLC</a></span></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/Miss-America-Countdown-Crown-2674708" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Does Getting to Know the Contestants Make You Care About Miss America?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-2674708" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-2674708" name="edit[choice]" value="0-2674708" class="form-radio" /> Yes. It's interesting to get to know these women as real people.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-2674708" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-2674708" name="edit[choice]" value="1-2674708" class="form-radio" /> No. I just like the pageant - not this extra reality show stuff.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-2674708" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-2674708" name="edit[choice]" value="2-2674708" class="form-radio" /> No. Beauty queen competitions will never be something I care about.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-2674708" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-2674708" name="edit[choice]" value="3-2674708" class="form-radio" /> Other (I'll tell you below)</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2674708" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.buzzsugar.com/Miss-America-Countdown-Crown-2674708#comment Buzz Poll Miss America TLC Miss America Countdown to the Crown Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:30:05 -0800 BuzzSugar http://www.buzzsugar.com/Miss-America-Countdown-Crown-2674708