Micheal Urie, Queen-Maker
Micheal Urie (Marc) of Ugly Betty has a reality show that airs this starting Friday, Jan 4th: Miss America, Reality Check. It just got a little more important. According to a press release, the show will actually help determine an unprecedented 16th finalist for the actual pageant.
Normally in the Miss America pageant, 15 finalists are chosen by the judges. This year a 16th will be chosen by result of MISS AMERICA: AMERICA’S CHOICE, an online competition that allows viewers to vote for their favorite Miss America contestant. Beginning January 4th, fans can vote at http://www.tlc.com/missamerica after the first airing of MARC. (Hey, isn’t that cool? The acronym for the show is MARC!)
Voting will continue through the final episode January 26th, through 3am EST. The contestant with the most votes, who is not already included as a top 15 finalist, will be chosen as “America’s Choice,” and revealed at the MISS AMERICA LIVE! finale.
Angela Shapiro-Mathes, President and general manager for TLC says, “As viewers watch MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK they’ll get to know the contestants in a way that they never have before. The entire competition becomes more relevant to today’s audience as they vote and root for their favorites at the live finale.”
Of course, you’d expect one of the contestants from a populous state to get the most votes. But, you never know. Maybe there’s another Sanjaya waiting out there amongst the various state pageant winners.
I can’t wait to see Urie add his own style to the venerable institution this Friday. MARC airs at 10 pm EST, Jan 4th.
Source: Fox Business. Photo: TLC/Stephanie Diani/Getty Images
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1 opinion for Micheal Urie, Queen-Maker
Tracy Schneider
Jan 3, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I think this looks hi-wait for it-larious.
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