If you haven't caught Miss America fever yet (seriously, why haven't you), then this behind-the-scenes look at the contestant's talents should satiate you for now. This year, instead of girls playing glockenspiel, think Coney Island side show.

Rush Limbaugh To Judge Beauty Pageant

Pareene

10/09/09 4:17pm

Great. Wonderful. Rush Limbaugh is going to be a celebrity judge at next year's Miss America pageant.

Miss America Pageant Tries But Fails To Humiliate Contestants

Nick Douglas

1/25/08 1:44pm

To kick up falling ratings, the Miss America Pageant is running a four-part reality show leading up to the Saturday event as part of reinventing the brand as edgy and modern. The series includes a game show, "Are You Smarter Than a Miss USA Girl?" which the AP notes "failed to produce a YouTube moment." Lucky for the…

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