photo shoot
As we entered Boardwalk Hall, we passed behind a bunch of Miss $states gathered for a photo.
the stage
Judges flank the runway. TV crews are set up to the left.
princesses
A gaggle of sash- and tiara-clad girls fills a row of seats.
Boardwalk Hall
Pre-show. The jumbotron shows the TV coverage, which was helpful since it was so hard to see what was going on onstage. The people seated behind us -- Pennsylvanians who happened to be in Atlantic City and came on a whim -- wisely brought binoculars.
aloha
Women who I'm pretty sure came to support Miss Hawaii line up for a photo. Sorry about the blurriness.
Miss Hawaii's male fans.
They looked like a fun group, drinking beer and joking around.
Rob
Katie
Look up there!
There's Vicki on national TV!
Beginning of pageant.
All fifty-two contestants parade down the runway and gather onstage.
on the phone
Fans of Miss Georgia make excited cell phone calls when their contestant makes it into the final ten. I think the woman on the right was dialing at the time of the picture.
inside Bally's
Background: Tobacco shop. Foreground: no smoking sign, plus a casino worker who isn't so keen on us taking photographs inside the casino.
fish
In our tableside aquarium at the Rainforest Cafe.
fish again
Resting in -- and sort of on -- the coral.