ABOVE: It's very important NEVER to think you can't lose. It's far more important, as Trump ramps up his calls for violence, NEVER to think you can't win.
ABOVE: Good lighting.
Miss Spain, Angela Ponce, is the competition's first-ever trans contestant. Though she failed to make the finals, her inclusion in the contest was already a big win for modernity.
I’m surprised @FLOTUS isn’t more adept at fending off a big orange elephant’s ass. She’s had to have many years of practice. pic.twitter.com/aW3d2RpjUo
— Michael Ⓜ️ (@michaelschweitz) October 6, 2018
ABOVE: Melania better watch her ass, because a dead wife would go a long way toward giving Trump sympathy, and he is a sucker for stunts. Meanwhile, Susan Collins is undecided as to whether that pachyderm almost trampled that colonialist mannequin.
Miss Michigan did not miss a chance to ding her state's GOP last night! (Image via video still)
My ex used to be pageant-obsessed, and I enjoyed them, too — but always with some embarrassment, as they seemed to represent so much conservatism.
That may be changing.
First, we had contestants spanking Trump in their answers in 2017:
Above: He's 40 and fabulous. Suck it!
Above: That'll do it!
Below: Keep reading for Michael B. Jordan looking insanely hot and so much more...
On Sunday evening's Miss America Pageant telecast, Miss Texas — Margana Wood — was asked by People's out gay editor Jess Cagle if Trump was correct to say there were good people on both sides of the white supremacist issue ... and even though she reps a red state, her answer was not at all timid.
Keep reading for video of her outspoken response ...
