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Stacey718995
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stacey718995 a private message Print Post    
yeah the homeless ones won

Oh I am really glad the redheads didn't win, the were desashed before the actual finale

I wanted the Dreamgals to win

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
They never gave final point totals for Daredevil Divas and Gifted Dolls but I think they were quite a few points apart.

I think after evening gown the Dream Gals had 77, Gifted Dolls 84 and Daredevil Divas 83. On interview it showed DD with 30 (gag), Dream Gals with 29 and Gifted Dolls with 23. It looks like DD ended up with 113, Dream Gals 106 and Gifted Dolls 107.

I was disappointed in the Dream Gals final competition, surprised they got 29, but thought they deserved more points in the first three events (how can Moya hanging from Jenileigh's fabric be considered a joint talent?) I am glad the DGs at least got the satisfaction of desashing the redheads.

Also, did I miss the group dance routine they rehearsed for in the last episode, or did they skip it? This seemed to be a really rushed event. I liked the first 7 episodes much better.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I didn't think that any of them did well in the Q&A. I'm bummed because I missed the first half of the show. I'll have to catch up on Sunday's repeat. I did like that the Dreamgals had to desash the redheads. That was probably the highlight. Did you see the redhead daughter stomp off the stage. Not very graceful at all.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
I noticed that Carson Kressley was the one who rated the Dream Gals low on the first couple of events - he clearly did not want them to win.

I was also disappointed.

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
Frankly I really enjoyed the pageant! It sort of tied everything together for me. We got to see them execute everything they had worked on throughout, in pageant form, but we still got to see them behind the scenes a little in "reality" form.

Some of them really surprised me - I thought the Gifted Dolls really rose to the occasion on almost all of the events. They had been pretty lame throughout the show and then they pulled it out. I also thought they had the best answer, where they didn't really say an amount (unfair question!) but instead re-directed the answer and sounded composed.

The Redheads really blew it, wow! I did wonder, though, if the judges scored them so poorly on the bathing suit competition not because of their suits and teamwork (which seemed fine to me) but because they were <77> and the judges had only recently watched the tapes and learned that themselves.

And speaking of the redheads, they weren't so bad to each other during the pageant for once. Laura finally took responsibility for her own failings and didn't scream at anyone. Interesting.

Of the Daredevil Divas, one reason that I like that they won is that the daughter is normal sized and doesn't starve herself and is a good role model for body image.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
<77 ~ continuity>

Madelane, I couldn't have said it better about the redheads. I'm so glad they didn't win.

Madelane
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08-20-2001

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Madelane a private message Print Post    
tee hee, I've never been edited before, apparently I could and should have said it better Twinkie!

I meant to say that they acted horribly to other people and to each other. In my opinion.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I dunno about the finale. I have no clue who the host was, but he was irritating the heck out of me by saying this was the most exciting pageant ever (or whatever it was he kept saying).

Loved how the redheadeds got the ambush desashing. And yeah, I did notice the daughter stomp off the stage. Lovely moment. Not!

I think the only reason the DDs won was because of their answer during the interview. But...

Did y'all notice? They said they would give all away to support their cause (which really wan't much of a cause as there is no current foundation for that). But during the after interviews the daughter said it meant the start of a new life, especially for her mom. Or something like that. Seeing as how the pageant was mostly a joke, and that they are giving up their $100K (supposedly), can anyone tell me how this could be the start of a new life? I would love for them to be "forced" to donate their winnings, mostly because I think they said it only to win and not look greedy.

I was still not impressed with the gifted dolls. The mom still looks stiff to me. I think she got sympathy votes for feeling faint after the bathing suit comp.

I had wanted the Dream Gals to win. I thought they had the best mother/daughter relationship. And I think they improved on their talent the most.

I think karma finally bit the redheads in the butt. You know they hadda rehearse parts so why didn't anyone notice the mom couldn't read the music. And by now, shouldn't she have known the music by heart? It was only what? Four bars? And the daughter just completely stopping. They should've been ambush desashed right then.

As far as the group dance, Cathie, it was the "opening number." Which wasn't really a dance at all, but just a lot of walking around weaving in and amongst each other.

Lakecat
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10-01-2006

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lakecat a private message Print Post    
Yes Costacat,I noticed that too.How can the mother have the start of a whole new life, if she has donated all her winnings to charity?

Twinkie
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Because they only said that to win. They aren't going to give any money away.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 1:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I thought that question about the money was a bit tasteless. For the Dreamgals, their cause was clearly about education, it's not a foundation or anything they could devote money to, it's their time and dedication that would be important. Maybe they should have touched on that in their answer, but I thought it was just an off question. And I wanted the Dreamgals to win and they didn't... <stomps feet>.

Cricket
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08-05-2002

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cricket a private message Print Post    
Oh I am really glad the redheads didn't win, the were desashed before the actual finale

Not only were they deshashed, Stacey, but by none other than the gal they said they didn't need advice from. How's that for karma?? I'm sooo glad it went down that way.
Seeing as how the pageant was mostly a joke, and that they are giving up their $100K (supposedly), can anyone tell me how this could be the start of a new life? I would love for them to be "forced" to donate their winnings, mostly because I think they said it only to win and not look greedy.

Costacat stated:
Seeing as how the pageant was mostly a joke, and that they are giving up their $100K (supposedly), can anyone tell me how this could be the start of a new life? I would love for them to be "forced" to donate their winnings, mostly because I think they said it only to win and not look greedy.

I agree with you. I don't think anyone actually checks what they do with the money once they receive it. That was just one of those little trick questions and they gave the right answer to ensure they'd win.

Nerovh
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06-11-2005

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nerovh a private message Print Post    
Oh, everybody knew they weren't going to give up any money after all that poor-mouthing they did about being "homeless". I can't figure out why the daughter didn't go get a real job besides that aerialist stuff she does if they were in that desperate a situation.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
It's like on Survivor or BB when they get down to the final 2 (or 3) and the jury is asking questions. Invariably, someone asks about how much they will give to charity. You never really know how much actually goes to a charity. I am sure that some of it does, because they will need a tax writeoff that year against the winnings. But, never the whole amount.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Friday, February 01, 2008 - 2:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Our local newspaper had an interview with Gina and Hollis today. I will transcribe it if anyone's interested. Gina did say that she thought it worked out okay because the team that needed the money most won it. Guess the contestants knew they weren't donating it to charity too...

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Friday, February 01, 2008 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Cathie, please do post it! I hope that Gina and Hollis know that they have a lot of fans!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 1:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I was hoping they would archive the story online but they have only put the one from Wednesday on their web site, so I will link it here and then start typing the much longer one from Thursday:

http://www.star-telegram.com/television/story/441373.html

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 1:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
From Fort Worth Star Telegram, January 31, 2008

Fort Worth Duo Finishes Third In Pageant

Fort Worth's Gina Roberts and her daughter Hollis Scarborough had a good run on Crowned: The Mother of all Pageants, the mother-daughter beauty pageant that has aired for several weeks on the CW network.

But in the end, the duo was second runner-up in the series finale, which aired Wednesday night on KDAF/Channel 33.

The "Daredevil Divas"--Jenileigh Sawatzke, who is Miss Wyoming 2007, and her mother, Moya--took the $100,000 prize.

During the previous episodes the duo had referred to money problems that had left them virtually homeless, but in the finale they said they would be willing to part with the prize money to help other people follow their dreams--and that probably pushed them over the top in the eyes of the show's trio of judges.

Roberts, 49--who with her 27-year-old daughter formed the Dream Gals--said she was fine with the third place showing.

"We were happy," she said. "The people who needed the money won."

Episodes focused on the typical elements of a beauty pageant--swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview among other things. The show also stuck the 11 teams into one house where two factions quickly formed, with one group of teams vocally disparaging and sometimes verbally abusing the other teams (in one memorable "smile" competition, a team that went by the name "Skin Deep" piled insults on Roberts and Scarborough to try to get the duo to drop their smiles).

The behind-the-scenes look at pageant workings and the rancor within the house made for surprisingly addictive guilty-pleasure television.

Roberts said, however, that the division made the contest harder than she thought it would be.

"We choose to surround ourselves with positive people," she said. "To be in an atmosphere where you are surrounded by so many negative people was difficult."

Roberts said she hoped that the show might lead to TV and film work for her daughter, a New York-based actress. Roberts and her husband divorced when Scarborough was 10, which made her daughter mature quickly, Roberts said. That maturity often showed during the series, when Scarborough gave Roberts pep talks to get her through rough patches.

Would Roberts do it again?

"Knowing what I know now, based on the personalities we had to deal with, probably not," she said. But, she said, if doing it again would show the importance of mother-daughter communication, she would.

And she would do it "to show someone else that the second half of your life doesn't have to mean sitting on the sofa getting fat," Roberts said.

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 1:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
I googled Hollis and found her web site with resume, bio, etc. There is a "Contact" area to email her, so I sent one to let her know she & her mom have a lot of supporters here.

http://www.hollisscarborough.com/

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Thanks Cathie! I really appreciate it!