Comments on: Entries Open For 2013 Miss Bermuda Contest

By: Sandy Bottom

Sandy Bottom — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:06:36 +0000

Racist.

By: Unjrust Realities

Unjrust Realities — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:41:10 +0000

One of the criteria that should be included is that all contestants must be born bermudians . . .if we are to rule out single mothers, then fairly so, if you are from or have ethnicity rooted in another country, you should not be allowed to represent a country you were not born in.

By: not needed

not needed — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:00:06 +0000

Do they also discriminate against tattoos and piercings? I’d like to test this out but I’m covered

By: m

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:31:35 +0000

I so wish I can do this but i have a child so I can’t
Wish I could do this for the experience

By: Wonder

Wonder — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:47:13 +0000

If you are a single parent, there is now MRS International beauty pageant. Unfortunately, bermuda never send any representative to that contest.

By: NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:25:40 +0000

@Tricks are for kids..it is a fact..just look at the stats…the amount of Black single parent females is 1,629 compared to the white single female parents at 289.
Just proves my point!! LOL

Anyway, we are digressing on this post, it is about the Miss Bermuda Pageant and their criteria for contestants.

By: tricks are for kids

tricks are for kids — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:04:10 +0000

That is NOT a fact!!!

By: More Confused

More Confused — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:47:30 +0000

Anyone entering will find out after the winner has been announced that there are additional rules that are only revealed to one person.

By: Bernews

Bernews — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:15:24 +0000

As an FYI – the reason the entries are open to single women of a certain age only is as the winner goes onto represent the island in the Miss World contest and the Miss World rules require this. If anyone recalls, years back we had someone win who didn’t fit the rules [age] and the international pageant organisers did not allow them to compete…Bermuda had to send the first runner up.

By: NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:10:57 +0000

Also, you seem to forget that the chosen Miss Bermuda is representing her country on an international level.
And of course one has to comply with the international standards of the organization to which she is a participant.

I guess some of you will never get it..Bermuda is indeed another world.

It’s the old cliche, while some things change, some things stay the same!

Get with the program! If you want to compete on an international level, then you have to comply by the rules!

By: NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:02:41 +0000

Read my post and read it correctly.

You seem to take offence to the black/white comparison.

But it is a fact..so move on!

By: NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:54:41 +0000

@Really..yes that is coRRECT

A very small number of black females do not have children. However maybe a larger portion do not have visible tatoos.

I happen to be black by the way,so it was not meant to be a racist statement.
Apologies if you thought it was! But tough, it is what it is!!

And yes,it is a fact that a large proportion of white females do not have children compared to the black female population in Bermuda.

I did not say they were not productive citizens..let’s stick with the subject.

FEMALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17-24 WHO ARE SINGLE PARENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AS CANDIDATES FOR THE MISS BERMUDA PAGEANT!!

ENOUGH SAID!!!

By: ECS

ECS — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:31:28 +0000

@NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

yea that was a very racist comment, I find it very offensive beings im under 30 with no kids or tattoos!

By: Really?!

Really?! — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:25:43 +0000

@NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

So most white females under 30 are childless, single and have no tattoos? What a racist statement you made.

One would be hard pressed to find any female (white or black) without kids or tattoos.

Oh, and just because a person has kids or tattoos does not mean they’re not productive citizens!

By: NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama

NoBabyMamaHusbandDrama — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:18:15 +0000

@LestWeForget…LOL LOL took the words right out of my mouth..kids, husbands and tatoos are a no no..
Guess that excludes most black Bermudian females under the age of 30…LOL
One would be hard pressed to find someone without kids or tatoos these days..LOL

Perhaps there should be a “MRS” contest and that would include the
30-50 category!! LMAO!!

By: LestWeForget

LestWeForget — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:38:07 +0000

This isn’t up for debate. LOL! It’s a Miss World and Miss Universe rule too. Hence “Miss”. No kids, no husband. Those are the rules. I kinda wish they’d have a no gigantic, offensive tattoos rule too but, alas, no such luck.

By: Married w/ Chilren

Married w/ Chilren — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:23:03 +0000

I guess if your married or a young mother you cant represent this country in a good light.

By: Irritated Youth

Irritated Youth — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:53:23 +0000

This is not fair, we are living in a world where there are young mothers and to discriminate agaisnt them saying young mother may not enter because they have children is ridiculous.