Miss America Pageant distances itself from 'other' pageants

While Miss USA winners were frantically trying to cling to their crowns last month in the wake of scandals, a collective groan could be heard rising from Miss America fans who felt the guilt by association.

"Nobody knows the difference," said Miss Michigan Angela Corsi, who worries that such out of bounds behavior feeds into stereotypes about pageants. "I think people already have the wrong idea."