by itsrowdy801 » Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:01 am
OK, just got done watching all 51 videos. I'm so glad things are moving along and I got to spend 2 and a half amazing hours bingewatching all of them.
My Top 5 favorite UCAPs were Idaho, Mississippi, Utah, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.
Some stray observations:
* Most of these were really good, especially considered they're being done from home this year. There were a couple that I thought weren't as good as others, but given the constraints, job well done.
* I know most of these girls like the back of my hand by now, so I for the most part didn't learn anything super new about any of their backgrounds, but for the most part they all did a fantastic job about talking about their stories and what they would bring to the table as Miss USA.
* My fears that Michigan's career would all-but disqualify her from placing in this climate are gone -- she did a great job of framing that in a manner of helping people stemming from the arrest of her family member.
* Nevada's was absolutely gut-wrenching, her platform has always been about gun violence but it's lately been kind of in the abstract how she's talked about it for the most part, but it was a good move for talking about how gun violence has effected her, as well as her community. She probably could have included something about Route 91 in there, since she had friends at the festival and it took place in the state she represents, but I'm getting damn near close to adding her onto my list.
* Arkansas's made me want to move to Arkansas. Okay, maybe not move, but at least visit.
* Wisconsin has made my list. She's so incredibly personable and engaging and does have a story. Hats off to Gabby, she's skyrocketed from being one of the weakest delegates of the competition IMO to making my tentative Top 15, and her UCAP solidified that in my book.
* I really, really, really want to include an RPM girl on my list. Of the RPM girls, South Carolina had the best video in my opinion, and she's on my list for now.