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 This time, the question was a little easier for Miss Teen South Carolina.
After being stumped by a Miss Teen USA pageant question on live television Friday night, Lauren Caitlin Upton's confused, mangled response has been drawing a lot of attention.
The 18-year-old got a chance to redeem herself today on NBC's "Today" show when she was again asked why one-fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a map.
"I would love to re-answer that question," Upton said. "Well personally, my friends and I, we know exactly where the United States is on our map. I don't know anyone else who doesn't. And if the statistics are correct, I believe there should be more emphasis on geography."
That was much better than her
previous response, which included "U.S. Americans" and mentions of South Africa and "the Iraq."
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 Contestants in beauty pageants aren't usually known for their sharp wit and sparkling repartee.
But when Miss Teen Carolina was asked a simple question at the recent Miss Teen USA 2007 competition, you couldn't have hoped for a more inarticulate and muddled response.
She was quizzed as to why she thought a fifth of Americans were not able to locate the US on a world map.
The result is embarrassing. It will almost certainly make you cringe. And it is also downright funny.
But could there be a nugget of truth buried here? Could US adults' geographical ignorance possibly be down to a lack of maps in American households?
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Hilary Carol Cruz from Louisville, Colorado, smiles after being crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
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