Miss Georgia gives up crown
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A second Miss Georgia has been crowned in One day after winning the title Saturday night at the annual pageant in Columbus, Gwinnett County school teacher Kristina Higgins relinquished the post, now filled by the runnerup, Emily Cook, a Marietta law student. Higgins said she stepped down because her responsibilities as a Cook was informed Sunday that she was the winner after Higgins The 22-year-old Cook is a recent graduate of the University of (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC Augusta 26 | news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited. Monday, Jun 29 at 8:22 AM Anonymous wrote ...First...."Higgins said she stepped down because her responsibilities as a middle school would not leave her time she would need to serve as Miss Georgia." Well if I were a "middle school" I would probably have too many responsibilities too! And second...why did she even join the contest? What a waste of time! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jun 29 at 9:05 AM Julie wrote ...How stupid! Why even participate if you don't want to win? What a waste of time. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jun 29 at 11:23 AM JOMO wrote ...What I consider a waste of time is to turn down acceptance into the state law school and an opportunity to excell as a Georgia woman in the law profession in exchange for a short moment of glory as a Barbie doll for the media and cosmetic industry. If she doesn't make miss America,and the math odds are she won't, she will be soon forgotten. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jun 29 at 2:35 PM Spartcus_Logic wrote ...to JOMO: As a part of the Miss America organization, Miss Georgia is a scholarship pageant. So while you want to try and belittle a program that is the largest provider of scholarships to young women those that are informed will know that she is bettering herself. Do you hate yourself so much to want others not to succeed? Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jun 29 at 10:19 PM James wrote ...Who cares about Miss Georgia or Miss America? They don't do anything to change the world. It's nothing but a beauty contest for stupid young women. Perfect example: Ms. South Carolina. Enough said! Where's my prize? lol...now before you all bash me on what I just posted, I do realize that perhaps 10% of the women who are crowned have some degree of intelligence...BUT, what do crowned women actually do? I can't find answers on Google for the life of me! Volunteers do more than Miss anything! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jun 30 at 2:13 PM Faith wrote ...I have to agree. She knew beforehand what her current commitments were. She knew from previous competition (placing second last year, I believe ) what the commitments would be for a pageant winner. I'm sorry, but the PR excuse stinks to me. It sounds honorable but it masks a more private reason. You don't waste your time, others time, and take the place of someone else who could have been a contender only to walk away in flash after a 12 hour reflection of time conflict. I don't buy it. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Jul 3 at 1:43 PM Spartcus_Logic wrote ...to James : The example you mention "Perfect example: Ms. South Carolina. Enough said!" is from a teen contestant in the Miss USA program, not the Miss America program which is a scholarship program that has been helping young women better themselves for decades. You need to Google some more and realize the difference before commenting on something you know nothing about. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, Jul 11 at 2:39 PM dancer wrote ...well maybe something else happened before the pagent after she had already purchased the dress and maybe she didnt think she would win so went ahead and did it and ended up winiing and pagent arent 4 stupid girls. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jul 14 at 9:49 PM Lynn wrote ...James is obviously not smart enough to know what these women actually do to change the lives of many. And what has James done to change the world?????? Enough said! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Add a commentMost PopularMore Good Stuff |
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