Hot Chick Wins Contest And Then Told "We've Made A Horrible Mistake"

I've told this story before, but when I was a kid there was a huge Little Miss Bridgeport contestant. When it came down to the five finalists, there was a screwup between the scorers and the announcers.  A "1" written down on the car  could either mean (1") "First Place" or it could mean (2) "Only One Point" out of a possible five.   One little Bridgeport girl was named queen when she should have taken fifth place.

I was a kid, but man that tension in the auditorium lives with me today. The negotiations to fix the situation were so intense we probably could have ended the Cold War if we taken them internationally.