Miss Washington USA struggles for support in a 'women's rights state' (OF COURSE there are pictures)

The Seattle P.I. ^ | Monica Guzman

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The Washington women who compete for the dream of becoming Miss USA are each year met with a hard choice: Take on thousands of dollars of debt or fall behind the competition.

 

Tara Turnure is the Miss Washington USA 2009 (Pageants NW)

"This is a little bit of a shock when you don't know what it's going to take," said Tara Turnure, a 22-year-old Seattle native and Washington's representative at April's Miss USA pageant. "Now I'm like, 'Gosh, I leave in six weeks, and I'm still seeking sponsorship.'"

On Tuesday Turnure sent out a press release through her personal publicist, Annette Morecraft, asking for financial support – a move that took Miss Washington USA pageant director David Van Maren by surprise.

It's not that Turnure doesn't have enough to get by; her crown covers hotel, air fare, a $1,000 gown and other basics for the big event. But according to her predecessors, that's not enough to win. And in a state more excited about bike helmets than pageant crowns, finding enough money to win is a tough proposition.

"I ended up just paying for it on my own, and I'm in debt along with all the girls from the past," said Michelle Font, Miss Washington USA 2008. Font said she spent about $10,000 on makeup, cosmetics, treatments, a personal trainer, 15 new outfits for the two-week pageant run-up and trips to Puerto Rico and New York to train with her pageant coach and meet with her custom dress designer.

"I'm still paying it off," she said.

[Stoat]

TaraTurnure.com Official Website

 

 

 

 

 

Stopping by the U.S. Marine Recruiting Office to meet some of the warriors, and thank them of their service. Silverdale, WA.

 

 

Tara being welcomed by the Naval Hospital Commanding Officer in Bremerton, WA.

 

 

Meeting some of the dedicated corpsmen at the Bremerton Naval Hospital.

 

Smiling for the cameras!

 

 

Tara hanging with a corpsman at the Bremerton Naval Hospital.

 

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[Stoat]

Thanks to Orbusmax for the article link

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Readers are hereby warned that going to the original article page may be upsetting, as it is the P.I.'s blog site where comments are allowed.  As is to be expected for comments submitted by readers of Washington's most hard-left major 'news' paper, there is a continual stream of shrill, occasionally militant-feminist blather that will most likely strike normal, rational people as being utterly insane.  Welcome to (western) Washington State. 

"sigh"

[lovecraft]

NOT GUILTY

[Stoat]

In case there are some FReepers who need a worthy cause to donate to (in addition to Free Republic, of course)

[mnehring]

She’s a conservative, maybe she can be FReeper sponsored, then have her do some ads for us (photos on banners, etc)..

[housedeep]

I would be able to offer her a stimulus package...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Very pretty. We ConservaBabes ROCK! :)

[wombtotomb]

*sigh* house deep

[jessduntno]

“I would be able to offer her a stimulus package...”

Probably an offer she has about a thousand times a day. What a beautiful woman. Good grief...

[digger48]

I would be able to offer her a stimulus package...

I would guess she stimulates lots of packages.

[NavyCanDo]

“Readers are hereby warned that going to the original article page may be upsetting, as it is the P.I.’s blog site where comments are allowed.”

GREAT POINT! The P.I. is on par with the LA Times, and the NY Times as being one of the most liberal newspapers in the Nation. Oh, and thanks for posting the pictures, there is now no need to click the PI link.
A conservative from Seattle? Now there is a rare thing indeed. Bellevue, Issaquah, Enumclaw, Maple Valley, you bet, but Seattle? She is among the tiny 18% of conservative Seattleites.

[Puppage]

Hey, where’d the kitchen furinture go?

[BamaAndy]

Indded you all do! (I’ve lucky to be married to one).

[null and void]

Laz would hit it...

[Slings and Arrows]

Maybe we could cut an advertising deal.

[John123]

"Now I'm like, 'Gosh, I leave in six weeks, and I'm still seeking sponsorship.'"

Have you tried applying for some of that stimulus money yet? And don't worry if they reject you the first time... there is always another "stimulus" bill around the corner...

[numberonepal]

Miss Washington Hottie Ping
To be on or off the Hottie Ping List please FReepmail me.

[a fool in paradise]

The Washington womennewly signed bands who compete foracheive the dream of becoming Miss USAsigned to a major record label are each year met with a hard choice: Take on thousands of dollars of debt (on marketing and album production owed to the label) or fall behind the competitionin label support.

Beauty pagents are a business. Entertainment and promotion of new "talent".

[Chuckster]

Is the PI still being published? I thought it was defunct, or nearly so.