It's interesting that they compare Miss America to a goddess because when I first read this, I compared her to a provocateur. It's not that the Miss America women aren't real, but it's a naturally unattainable beauty. The amount of make up they wear and dieting they do is ridiculous. Also, they say Miss America does charity work and things as her "duties" after she is chosen. However, how often do we actually see what they do post competition? It says her duty is actually to function as an "icon for the American culture." However, is this really what most American's look like? Most Americans are not tall, skinny and flawlessly beautiful. Though, the reading does say that the cause used to be that Miss America was indeed an honor to be proud of and young girls did strive to be like this role model, unlike some of society's rather different role model women of today who are not as classy.
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