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"You know, I don't think so. I wish we didn't have to be nude to be noticed, but given the game as it exists, women make decisions. For instance, the Miss America contest is in all of its states, forms… the single greatest source of scholarship money for women in the United States. If a contest based only on appearance was the single greatest source of scholarship money for men, we would be saying, 'This is why China wins.' You know? It's ridiculous. But that's the way the culture is. I think that we need to change the culture, not blame the people that are playing the only game that exists."
She is very right about one thing: pop culture today relies too much on shock value, and that needs to change. However, the Miss America pageant objectifies women in a positive way; she is decent and wholesome, and is a scholarly Main Street girl next door. She has class, grace, and intelligence, and desires to do positive and productive things in life. And though Hannah Montana was a bit closer to this standard (apart from celebrity status), Miley Cyrus is very far from it.