A lament for one of the classic prize competitions: the beauty pageant

From a politically correct perspective I would never acknowledge caring about this outdated phenomenon: the beauty pageant. But this lament is for ripping the heart and sponteneity - albeit misguided - from the event, and sanitising it into a slick formula. It reflects what happens when in the entertainment vs economics tug-of-war, the latter totally dominates, and good ole fashioned show business goes out the window. Brains (the huge ego of Donald Trump) has comfortably beaten beauty, and the result is dead boring. http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/2010/08/24/miss_universe/index.html