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Posted at 10:15 AM ET Sep 7, 2018 |
Miss West Virginia Madeline Collins appears in the preliminary competition on Friday as part of the Miss America contest. Later, during his stage interview, Collins said that President Trump "has created a lot of division in this country."(Photo: Wayne Parry, AP)
A participant in the Miss America contest said that President Trump "caused a lot of divisions" in the country, the Associated Press reported Friday at the contest in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Madeline Collins, Miss West Virginia, was questioned Friday night about what she sees as the most serious problem facing the nation.
She replied, "Donald Trump is the biggest problem our country is facing, but unfortunately it has caused a lot of divisions in our country."
The answers to the interview were limited to 20 seconds and Collins did not give more details. The Miss America organization has rejected a request from the PA to make Collins available for an interview after the end of Friday night's competition.
She did not win the interview contest. This honor went to Miss Massachusetts Gabriela Taveras, whose question was about how Americans traveling abroad should interact with people in other countries.
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Madeline Collins is Miss West Virginia in the Miss America contest. (Photo: Courtesy of the Miss America organization)
Taveras said it was important to let people of other nations know: "We Americans support them and we are here to help them."
The live interview replaced this year's swimsuit contest, a controversial change among those who believe the competition needs to be modernized and those who feel part of the contest are being challenged. sacrificed.
Friday marked the third and final night of the preliminary competition in the Miss America competition.
Also on Friday night, Miss Indiana Lydia Tremaine won the talent part for singing "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra.
The next Miss America will be crowned Sunday night at the national television final of Atlantic City.
During the first two nights of competition, some of the questions asked during the live interview touched on hot topics, including protests by NFL players at the national anthem.
A question about the suitability of these events helped propel Miss Virginia Emili McPhail to a preliminary win on Thursday night.
She told the judges that players have the right to protest while kneeling, noting that the real problem is police brutality.
As part of the talent contest, Miss Louisiana Holli's Conway won a vocal performance by singing "I Believe".
On Wednesday, Miss Florida Taylor Tyson won the talent competition for a piano performance and Miss Wisconsin Tianna Vanderhei won the interview contest for her comments on education.
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