Watch: Beauty Pageant Contestant Owns Donald Trump On Live TV
Unlike Donald Trump, Miss Texas did not mince her words...
Beauty pageants are often criticised for their focus on contestants physicalities rather than their intellect but this Miss American contestant proved them all wrong. Margana Wood, the Texan contestant, was asked if Donald Trump, the 45th President of the US, was appropriate in his comments about the Charlottesville attack. Here's what she had to say:
Miss Texas was asked if Trump handled Charlottesville badly. She, uh ... didn't play. ?? #MissAmerica pic.twitter.com/5JMT4tBpeL
— shauna (@goldengateblond) September 11, 2017
Trump has been under fire since the Charlottesville attack after thousands of white nationalists terrorized the town in Virginia, US and left one person dead and dozens injured in their wake. Trump refused to label the attack 'terrorism' and blamed "both sides" for the violence that took place. The full response from Miss Texas, a region that votes predominantly Republican, reads:
I think that the white supremacist issue, it was very obvious that it was a terrorist attack. And I think that President Donald Trump should’ve made a statement earlier addressing the fact, and in making sure all Americans feel safe in this country. That is the number one issue right now.
Twitter was quick to celebrate the words spoken by Miss Texas and her bravery for speaking out about Trump even though she hailed from a State that helped Trump win the election:
Miss Texas, you're a brave & intelligent woman in my book for clarifying Trump's position with white supremacists. Thank you.
— Lavande du Sud (@LLavandedusud) September 11, 2017
i never thought i would say this, but Miss Texas is an example to us all ???? https://t.co/e3ZMcfgTTE
— alissa skinner (@alissa_skinner) September 11, 2017
Not that Miss Texas was asked a tough question. She was asked an extremely easy question that only one idiot in the world could & did botch.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) September 11, 2017
Miss Texas got 20 seconds but only needed 14 of them to say what so many people and politicians should have said. https://t.co/EvDmWkJndA
— Paul Forbes (@PaulForbesNYC) September 11, 2017
We all know the real Miss USA is Miss Texas
— Maria Petrova ✏️ (@_MariaPetrova) September 11, 2017
The eventual winner of Miss America was North Dakota's Cara Mund who also disagreed with Trump's policy on climate change, arguably a much tamer question than the one given to Miss Texas:
.@MissAmericaND answers a question from @mariamenounos! #MissAmerica pic.twitter.com/RkK4j4ideZ
— Cara Mund (@MissAmerica) September 11, 2017
Is anyone else reminded of Katniss Everdeen and President Snow? #rebellion
