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Miss Teen USA Hopeful -- Say What?!

Posted Aug 27th 2007 12:44PM by TMZ Staff

Everyone has their blonde moments, but babbly Miss Teen South Carolina had hers during a nationally televised beauty pageant. Um, duh.


Though the question wasn't exactly difficult: "Why can't 1/5th of Americans locate America on a map?" -- Lauren Caitlin Upton gave an answer that couldn't have made less sense if she were speaking in ancient Selonian ... in fact, maybe she was!

Surprise. Upton didn't win. Watch the teen train wreck attempt to speak.



Tags: lauren caitlin upton, LaurenCaitlinUpton, miss teen usa, MissTeenUsa

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1. WELL AT LEAST SHE HAS HER "LOOKS" lmao!

Posted at 12:30PM on Aug 27th 2007 by SoCalRaceGirl

2. sweet lady!

Posted at 12:30PM on Aug 27th 2007 by dave

3. Rocket Scientist Material. I bet she got accepted to Harvard.

Posted at 12:31PM on Aug 27th 2007 by TJ

4. I'm willing to bet she can't locate America on a map. It looked like Mario was having a hard time keeping a straight face.

Posted at 12:31PM on Aug 27th 2007 by ME

5. Like, oh my God. Like maybe her like, earrings, were like pulling too hard on her like, ears you know? And like, maybe that was somehow hurting her brain.

Gawd...

Posted at 12:36PM on Aug 27th 2007 by Take off, eh

6. What an idiot. I'm sorry but how did she even make it to be Miss Teen S. Carolina. Doesn't show well for SC! And I agree that Mario Lopez looks like he is biting his tongue the whole time.

Posted at 12:35PM on Aug 27th 2007 by allison

7. Wow! Mario does look like he's gonna crack. LOL...I would too:-)

Posted at 12:36PM on Aug 27th 2007 by KerBear

8. Yikes!

Posted at 12:39PM on Aug 27th 2007 by Erin

9. Hey, who cares. As long as she can find my zipper.

Posted at 12:37PM on Aug 27th 2007 by Jack Hoff

10. DEAR GOD! You have Got to be kidding! Is it possible that this is the greatest country in the world? Thank God she didn't win... if she had it would have been an distressing indicator of what is really valued in American society (as opposed to just California).
In Cali, she would be lauded, appreciated and very much in demand - after being advised to get a boob job. And yes, I am a bitter California resident who is not blonde, 6ft tall or implanted - but hey - I can speak coherently!

Posted at 12:37PM on Aug 27th 2007 by just another reader

11. What a mental Giant. If this is our future we are screwed BTW she really isn't that good looking. Better start sleeping with judges!

Posted at 12:38PM on Aug 27th 2007 by Derek Zoolander

12. She completely personifies why 1/5 can't find America on a map. She's been raised in a culture consumed with LOOKS not BRAINS. Perhaps she should have been encouraged to spend time reading rather than plucking her eyebrows.

Posted at 12:41PM on Aug 27th 2007 by Lenie

13. well she is the smartest person in carolina! so she deserves the honor.

Posted at 12:42PM on Aug 27th 2007 by JASON

14. Bet she's kickin herself in the ass after that stupid answer...unless she's too stupid to realize how stupid that answer was...

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 27th 2007 by who cares

15. uh, i think that all south americans are africans in american states who need to buy a map .........her parents must be SO PROUD of her accomplishments!!!

Posted at 12:45PM on Aug 27th 2007 by bored at work

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