"THEY LOVE ME, THEY REALLY LOVE ME!" (The crowd goes wild)

MISS BLACK USA





This chick I know won Miss Black Illinois. She is now competing in the Miss Black USA pageant which is being held this weekend. They will pick a new queen Sunday August 7. Wow that's really news right. SIKE! I really didn't think people did these sort of things, okay in the back of mind I guess I always knew they had these "events", but I have never known anyone who was involved.
Now that I know someone who is involved it sparked me to do some research on this ish. I wanted to know what these women get if they win and if there are any famous past winners. Well I didn't find any well know winners and I was very disappointed when I found out what the queen wins.Check this out... the new Miss Black USA 2005 gets:

1. $5,000 Scholarship (I can go to Harvard with that),
2. to be the new face of Flora Roberts (who?),
   
3. a fur coat valued at $8,000 (we still killing animals...I'm calling PETA),
4. a trip to the Bahamas,
5. a portrait by Jackie Hicks (what if I have a pimple that day...Will she correct that?),
6. 1 year Bally's Total Fitness (they want to make sure the winner stays skinny throughout her reign),
7. a personal home gym (okay they are already going to Bally's... This is just over kill),
8. a gift basket from Motions Hair (got to keep that kitchen in order if you are going to be reppin' Miss Black USA),
9. a gift basket from Warm Spirit valued at $75,
10. a monthly signature care from Warm Spirit valued at $600,
11. a Warm Spirit Basic Kit valued at $99.95 (okay I don't know who in the hell Warm Spirit is but they're giving away a lot of shit)

I don't know why but I was expecting something a bit more worth the while. I guess it's cool but I need just a bit more incentive to strut across a stage in 3 inch or higher stilettos. I guess I just expect to much.We need to send around a collection plate to get the dollar value of the scholarship up in the mad real world.