I am confused why society puts a spotlight on someone whose claim to fame is a "beauty pageant". I am not sure why this person's accomplishments are worthy of threads in gifted education forums.

Where I live, there are very accomplished women who work in technology and engineering and mathematics and have accomplished a lot and are role models to young women and inspire them to use their intellect and their entrepreneurial abilities.

I will save my rants on beauty pageants and cheerleading to other forums.

ETA: "studied nuclear chemistry at South Carolina State University" - does that mean that she is the most intelligent pageant participant ever? Or does that mean that pageant participants have had lower education levels than her so far??