Pageant Talk Radio: MAO\'s Rick Brinkley

Rick talks about his involvement with the Miss America Pageant, how the pageant has changed since he’s been involved with it, and what the organization is doing to keep Miss America relevant in today’s society. He also discusses training for judges, how contestants can make a connection with the judges, and why pageants can be won or lost in the interview room.

Pageant Talk Radio: Rick Brinkley, Part Two

Rick talks about this year’s crop of celebrity judges (including controversial choice Rush Limbaugh) and tells Valerie how they go about selecting their celebs. He then takes us behind the scenes to show us what Pageant Week is like for the judges, and what they do to prepare them & keep them fresh.

Rick Brinkley

Rick Brinkley is a former Emmy-nominated producer of the Sally Jessy Raphael Show who left the show to go to seminary. For the past 10 years he has been the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau. However, over the course of the past 31 years, there has been one constant….and that is the Miss America Organization. In addition to his past careers, for the past 5 years he has been the national judging consultant for the Miss America pageant.

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