1 hr. ago
In addition to practicing walks, preparing for interviews and selecting wardrobes, many pageant contestants have pre-show rituals they've kept up over the years
For some, these traditions are grounded in superstitions; others set aside time and activities that help them stay mindful and present before showtime
PEOPLE polled a number of this year's Miss USA contestants from across the country to find out what types of pageant-day practices they observe
Those who compete in anything at a high level — sporting events, debates, pageants and beyond — know that sometimes it takes a little bit of the supernatural to get you through a particularly intense competition.
51 women will make their way to Miami next week to compete in the annual Miss USA pageant, with the finale set to take place at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 27. This year is particularly big for the pageant as it marks its 75th anniversary celebration.
As they gear up for the big competition, delegates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are taking PEOPLE through the biggest rituals and superstitions that they'll be partaking in to hopefully eke out a little bit more good luck before the big pageant.
Some women have turned mindfulness practices into traditions on the big day. Others have made habits out of eating specific foods. Whatever their choice of ritual, the pageant queens who will find themselves on stage in the Sunshine State next week want all the luck they can get.
Read on to learn about some of the pre-pageant superstitions, rituals and traditions maintained by Miss USA contestants from across the country.
Miss Michigan USA Amber Uhler.
Credit: Amber Uhler/Instagram
#pageant #superstitions
For some, these traditions are grounded in superstitions; others set aside time and activities that help them stay mindful and present before showtime
PEOPLE polled a number of this year's Miss USA contestants from across the country to find out what types of pageant-day practices they observe
Those who compete in anything at a high level — sporting events, debates, pageants and beyond — know that sometimes it takes a little bit of the supernatural to get you through a particularly intense competition.
51 women will make their way to Miami next week to compete in the annual Miss USA pageant, with the finale set to take place at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 27. This year is particularly big for the pageant as it marks its 75th anniversary celebration.
As they gear up for the big competition, delegates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are taking PEOPLE through the biggest rituals and superstitions that they'll be partaking in to hopefully eke out a little bit more good luck before the big pageant.
Some women have turned mindfulness practices into traditions on the big day. Others have made habits out of eating specific foods. Whatever their choice of ritual, the pageant queens who will find themselves on stage in the Sunshine State next week want all the luck they can get.
Read on to learn about some of the pre-pageant superstitions, rituals and traditions maintained by Miss USA contestants from across the country.
Miss Michigan USA Amber Uhler.
Credit: Amber Uhler/Instagram
#pageant #superstitions
22 days ago
CHICAGO — Ten years ago Scott Harris was the 29-year-old director of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, doing whatever it took to win a championship.
That involved eating copious amounts of cake in the front-office suites at Wrigley Field, at the direction of his boss, then-Cubs President Theo Epstein.
As ESPN's Wright Thompson wrote: "Their world up there has its own set of rules and superstitions, and central to the canon is this: If the team needs offense, Theo makes Scott Harris, the director of baseball operations, take out a loaf of plain bread and start eating. When Harris eats carbs, the Cubs score. One game, when the White Sox were no-hitting them, Theo got an entire chocolate cake from the passing dessert cart on the suite level. Harris ate more than half of it and the Cubs won.
" 'Harris,' Theo says, taking a bag of bread and throwing it to Scott, knowing that the Cubs always need hot bats against the Cardinals. 'Just start eating.' "
Harris had his cake and ate it too.
#Baseball #operations
That involved eating copious amounts of cake in the front-office suites at Wrigley Field, at the direction of his boss, then-Cubs President Theo Epstein.
As ESPN's Wright Thompson wrote: "Their world up there has its own set of rules and superstitions, and central to the canon is this: If the team needs offense, Theo makes Scott Harris, the director of baseball operations, take out a loaf of plain bread and start eating. When Harris eats carbs, the Cubs score. One game, when the White Sox were no-hitting them, Theo got an entire chocolate cake from the passing dessert cart on the suite level. Harris ate more than half of it and the Cubs won.
" 'Harris,' Theo says, taking a bag of bread and throwing it to Scott, knowing that the Cubs always need hot bats against the Cardinals. 'Just start eating.' "
Harris had his cake and ate it too.
#Baseball #operations
1 month ago
This might be one of the stranger superstitions to uphold if William Mouw buys into what happened to his putting in the second round of the ISCO Championship on Friday.
Mouw, the tournament's defending champion, only made 50 feet of putts in Thursday's opening round and ranked 116th in the field in strokes gained on the greens. In search of some different mojo, he half-joked with his caddie that the flat stick was so cold that he was going to put it into boiling water.
Then … he actually did it, and the result was he rolled in 105 feet of putts, making five birdies on his front nine, and finished with a seven-under 63 at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky., to sit solo sixth at nine under heading into the weekend.
"I put my putting in hot water last night and it stayed hot. I woke up with it hot out of the water and stayed hot all round. That was nice," Mouw said.
"I'm going to do it tonight, too," he added.
Mouw, the tournament's defending champion, only made 50 feet of putts in Thursday's opening round and ranked 116th in the field in strokes gained on the greens. In search of some different mojo, he half-joked with his caddie that the flat stick was so cold that he was going to put it into boiling water.
Then … he actually did it, and the result was he rolled in 105 feet of putts, making five birdies on his front nine, and finished with a seven-under 63 at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky., to sit solo sixth at nine under heading into the weekend.
"I put my putting in hot water last night and it stayed hot. I woke up with it hot out of the water and stayed hot all round. That was nice," Mouw said.
"I'm going to do it tonight, too," he added.
2 months ago
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
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Brian Urlacher says Bears belong at Soldier Field
Presented for completeness, not as an opportunity to argue about Urlacher's political ideas.
Jinxes, superstitions, hunches all play a big role in the world of the professional gambler
BEARSSSSSS
Brian Urlacher says Bears belong at Soldier Field
Presented for completeness, not as an opportunity to argue about Urlacher's political ideas.
Jinxes, superstitions, hunches all play a big role in the world of the professional gambler
