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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:00 AM

Miss dumb blond USA?

Our national embarrassment over a South Carolina teenage contestant's world knowledge.
Rebecca Traister

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  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007 01:35 PM

    South Africa, Iraq, and Asian countries??

    What I'd like to know is why she chose to list these countries specifically. Did she just recall the names of all the countries she had memorized for her other answers?

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