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Miss Utah botches answer to working mothers earning less than men

During the Miss USA pageant, Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, had a very hard time answering NeNe Leakes question: “A recent report shows that in 40 percent of ...

During the Miss USA pageant, Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, had a very hard time answering NeNe Leakes question: “A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does it say about society?”

She responded like so:

“I think we can relate this back to education, and how we are continuing to try to strive – to -”

“Figure out how to create jobs right now. That is the biggest problem right now.”
But wait, there’s more!

“I think, especially the men are – um – seen as the leaders of this, and so we need to see how to – create education better. So that we can solve this problem. Thank you.”

What do you think of her answer? She placed third in the competition. Did you think the judges should have placed her lower than third from this answer?

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