Miss USA Steamy Photos: Good Publicity or Soft Porn?
By GALTime.com Staff
The Miss USA pageant is now peddling soft porn. At least that's our opinion. The organization is promoting its pageant with ultra-sexy photos of the 51 contestants. The women are wearing lingerie, some with knee-high boots, others with garters and smoky makeup. They're posing seductively on a bed, baring plenty of skin. Can you say Fredericks of Hollywood? I know some people have mentioned Victoria's Secret, but VS is much more classy to us.
The Miss USA website describes the contestants as "savvy, goal-oriented and aware." Looking at these pictures, we're wondering what their goals are!
We realize this is a ratings ploy for the May 16 event in Sin City, but doesn't it cross the line? Tara Conner, Miss USA, 2006, has been defending the pics, arguing that lingerie is basically the same as a bathing suit, about the same amount of material. But to us, it's not coverage that's at the center of this controversy, it's the sexually charged accessories and poses.
If this is acceptable, why did the Miss USA pageant strip Miss Nevada, Katie Rees, of her title after racy photos hit the Internet? Or reprimand Miss California, Carrie Prejean, about her racy photos?
We remember sitting around the television watching the Miss USA pageant with our families. Those days are definitely over.
They say any publicity is good publicity and these steamy photos might just work to boost traffic to the Miss USA website, as well as ratings for the pageant. There are plenty of men out there who will be happy they don't have to pay for porn, at least for one night.
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