Reminds me a verys strange Twilight Zone episode..

today:

Alyse Eady, Miss Arkansas, performs a ventriloquist act to “I Wanna Be a Cowboy Sweetheart” in the talent competition during the Miss America pageant.

Slideshow: Miss America 2011

Pageants need more ventriloquists.

For those who missed it, a new Miss America was crowned last night..

In this photo, Teresa Scanlan, the new 17-year-old piano playing Miss America.

Teresa Scanlan, Miss Nebraska, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2011 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 17-year-old pianist from a tiny town in Nebraska was crowned the 90th Miss America, inheriting the coveted title in an iconic but beleaguered pageant that is striving to regain its prominence.« Read less(AFP/Getty Images/Ethan Miller)