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RMH

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:56:56 -0800

Sigh. I thought the P-I got over this crap. http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/01/27/seattle-p-i-is-11-year-old-rachel-fox-hot-or-not/

MvB

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:07:52 -0800

Oh wow...the national costume category is where it's at. I particularly like the five or so whose costume includes a long knife. Miss Germany looks like a beer ad. But Miss Serbia definitely has that "I hang around army bases a lot" appeal. Miss USA's is like some kind of Rockette malfunction.

abbey

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:47:10 -0800

also hilarious and heart-breaking? A number of the worst evening gown offenders say they want to be fashion designers when "they grown up"--and self-designed the disasters.

abbey

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:00 -0800

Hooray sevenless for you looking at the wonder that was the National Costume contest! I concur with the stripper shoes comment and I also have no clue what Miss USA's costume was about. But the slutty native costume--from Serbia (where natives are mid-drift bearing soldiers) to my girl Bolivia (that was like Miss Mexico's slutty Aztec temple--but sluttier with much much more mesh) definitely seem to be the way to go. I thought Miss Canada with her disco print evening gown and her cheap Halloween "slutty native" costume, may have been the most tragic of the bunch, for what its worth.

sevenless

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:02:01 -0800

Wow. I had no idea so many national costumes included porn star shoes. What is Miss USA's costume (#80)? Snowflake? The bright flash of an air-to-ground munition? I don't think I get it. Well, beyond skin-to-win of course--I get that. I guess it's better than the "slutty native" look Canada went with. Maybe. She should have gone with a "slutty Mt. Rushmore" along the lines of Mexico's "slutty Aztec temple." I can't believe I scrolled through all 80 of those pictures.

abbey

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32:15 -0800

James! Hilarious.

James Callan

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:04:33 -0800

If they're models, they all fit in that category. That'd be a great Hot or Not parody site: you can either vote "feed her a cheeseburger" or "lose five pounds." There is no middle ground.

Kim Ruehl

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:33:16 -0800

and don't forget the other category: give that girl a cheeseburger!

James Callan

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:12:41 -0800

So binary! What the PI needs to bring to the table is nuance: radio buttons for Hot, Cute, Pretty, Too Much Work Done, I'd Do Her, and Butterface. (Oh, I'm going to hell.)

MvB

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:37:22 -0800

I question the "Not Hot" classification for Miss Universes. I suggest a Hot / Smokin' Hottie typology.

Kim Ruehl

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:27:55 -0800

i, too, have cast my 80 votes. i felt bad for the ones who were 70% not hot.

MvB

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:20:33 -0800

Okay, I voted. Now, how will I be notified which one wants to go out with me?