Madeline Collins, Miss West Virginia, introduces herself during the third and final night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City on Friday. (Wayne Parry/AP)Things are getting political at the Miss America pageant. When asked on Friday, the final night of the preliminary competition, what she believed was the most serious issue facing the nation, Madeline Collins, Miss West Virginia, name-checked the leader of the free world. “Donald Trump is the biggest issue facing our country today,” Collins responded. We’re experiencing a cultural revolution in our country with women finding the courage to stand up and have their voices heard on many issues.”[Stripped of bikinis, Miss America teeters on.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2018 16:07 UTC