Pedestrians Answer Miss America Questions

Jimmy breaks down a confusing answer one of the Miss America contestants gave during the pageant and we test pedestrians’ knowledge by asking them some of the same questions that were asked at the competition.

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Pedestrians Answer Miss America Questions

[dani]

Miss Georgia’s response to the question was me trying to reach the word count on my essays

[ThatGirlKris]

“I believe he cheated... I believe he cheated. I believe Tom Brady cheated”

Me trying to get my word count in for my essay

[madimadisofian]

sometimes saying "I dont know" is the best answer.

[LAVANDERvio]

That was a very stupid question to ask in a beauty pageant wtf

[milfie]

Love how the lady with the shirt that says “USA” thinks that Diana (From England) should be on an AMERICAN dollar

[neko_doll]

To be fair, my social anxiety makes me say stupid things.

[baatile]

This just proves that the Miss America contestants are actually smarter than the average American.

[alexcyhna]

Well, that is quite a stupid question to ask on a beauty pageant and she actually answered it well under all the pressure and in 20 seconds... At first, she says she wouldn't know because she wasn't there which gives her some time to think and then she says that if it was questioned in the first place something must've been wrong. She didn't stutter that much either. Like c'mon :\

[laurenm]

Aww I feel bad for her. Imagine seeing yourself on tv and hearing them completely make fun of your answer that won you one of the best beauty pageants in the world.

[lauraw]

I don’t understand how a damn sports question is relevant to this pageant at all, but then again, I don’t see the relevance of this pageant anyway.

And for the record, my response would have been “I don’t care.”

[kawaiisrs]

to be honest. I couldn't answer the did he cheat question. i dont understand the question or know who they were talking about. i cant wait to see normal people do it

[littleraskle]

The black guy cracked me up "I don't know" repeated over and over with that confused look on his face hahah

[bonnie]

That wasn't a dumb answer by Ms. America. It actually made sense. Most of us don't understand the pressure they're under to appear poised while answering hard questions in limited time.
Even if they're geniuses they'll almost always seem like airheads.

[alexamileva]

Sometimes I wish the contestants would just say, “I think this is the stupidest and most irrelevant question you could have asked me. People are literally dying and starving in poverty in America, and all over the world, and you’re asking me whether I think or care that someone cheated at football?”

[dillonmichaels]

If you think about it, its pretty unfair and almost impossible to properly answer they type of questions they're asked. They get question that could support entire debates and they're expected to answer them thoroughly in 15-20 SECONDS. How is that even fair?!?!

[lightbearer]

I wish I had the opportunity to talk about donald trump on tv.

[wahajkamil]

Ummm I think Diana from England hmmm? Not Hilary Clinton I’m dying😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[wet]

she had a great answer for such a short time though. you have to consider they judge the way she answers, she has to be diplomatic

[tomylim]

I would just say: "I definitely believe he cheated, because I was there and freaking saw the whole thing happens." (ps: I wasnt there and I know nothing about football)

[BrianCheng]

I thought she was pretty coherent when she answered that question. Sometimes when we're speaking in public, our nerves can get the better of us. I thought she answered that question pretty well all sexual jokes aside.