On one hand, I think that women should have the right to make money and express their life in any way they choose......This includes expressing their lives as decorations for cash.

On the other hand, the following things make me a little queasy - A woman's most valuable asset in 2009 is still her beauty (in dominant culture). Women are actually voluntarily parading themselves on a stage to be scrutinized in bikinis. Media criticisms of the most powerful women in the world are still focused on how they fail as objects, not as intellects. And, to quote Ani Difranco "You know I could go on, but it just gets worse and I should probably stop there."

Maybe you want to party like it is 1959 and take a vested interest in Miss USA 2009. Maybe you think that beauty pageants are great and set up positive role models for young girls. Or, maybe you just want women who are not dressing for pay to profit off this contest. Whatever your take on Miss USA is, you can find complete odds for each contestant, listed by state, at BetUS.

Utah +700
Nebraska +800
Hawaii +800
California +1800
Colorado +3000
New Jersey +5500
South Dakota +8000

Labels: gambling, Miss Usa 2009, prop bet

posted by Mary at 10:40 AM