Miss Teen Babbler -- But I CAN Speak!

She's the laughingstock of the Internet and beyond, after her babbling, dippy answer to a question at the "Miss Teen USA" pageant this past weekend, but Lauren Caitlin Upton got her chance at redemption today, courtesy of the "Today" show.


The 18-year-old South Carolina bumbling beauty got the chance at a redo, with a slightly less cubist answer, telling Matt Lauer and Ann Curry that she intended to study "special effects" in school (like how to make Blondish sound like English on live TV?) and even explained what a lunar eclipse was. Brilliant!

If you're one of the four people on the net who haven't seen Caitlin's shining moment, check it, uhmmmm, out.
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106. she puts us blondes to shame.........

Posted at 3:33PM on Aug 28th 2007 by debbie

107. nice of the Today show to wipe her ass

Posted at 3:30PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Glimmerdrive

108. She has a future in SciFi Channel "Made in Bulgaria" B Movies,probably as the "lead" actress.Can you imagine her playing the rocket scientist being chased by the cartoon,oops,"computer generated" monster? Tara Reid,you've been overshadowed by the new "media darling."

Posted at 3:46PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Roy Smith

109. To Dee and SavvytheDeuce....no, we just have some class, which you obviously are sorely lacking! (And I'll GLADLY challenge you to an IQ test any day! )

Posted at 3:55PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Ihaterudeidiots

110. Mike B.....yes, I know the answer...we ALL know the answer....the only one who doesn't is this idiot girl.

Posted at 4:22PM on Aug 28th 2007 by dimitri

111. My goodness, she is only 18 years old, I think she is amazingly well poised for her age.

Let's face it, the question was odd, and I would expect most people (especially in a high stress situation ) to be unclear as to what was really being asked.

The real shame goes on the person that wrote such a lame question, and those that would ridicule this young lady.

BTW, the answer, is that public education in this country stinks, and we need vouchers, but it goes way beyond the low geography scores!

Posted at 4:34PM on Aug 28th 2007 by kim

112. Who cares if shes not so smart ? She's still freaking gorgeous and I'd love to screw her.

Posted at 9:52AM on Aug 29th 2007 by WhoCaresIdLoveToScrewHer

113. She still isn't as dumb as the president of the US

Posted at 5:22PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Eric

114. THE GIRL IS DUMB! PLAIN & SIMPLE!

I wouldn't answer that question like she did if I were 10 years old. Any 18 year old headed for college should be able to answer simple questions with intelligent answers!
Here's an idea: If you did not hear the question, ask the judge to repeat it. Don't B.S. your way through something you don't understand or risk sounding like this girl!

She answered the question just fine when she opened her dumb mouth!

Posted at 5:39PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Johhny SoCal

115. this has to be the dumbest bitch on the planet. where's a sniper when you need one?

Posted at 5:38PM on Aug 28th 2007 by tiny

116. All she needed to say was that all the money for education goes to the administrators and no money even enough to buy a map for US students gets to the classroom. The teachers pay a fortune for education and then when they start making enough to pay back their student loans they are run off so the school districts can hire young girls right out of college for no money. That's probably why she couldn't even answer a question as simple as that one without being overwhelmed. USA and Bill Gates who promises to change our school system needs to look at Germany and let kids go to vocational schools instead of reform schools during high school if they don't want to attend college bound students in high school.

Posted at 6:05PM on Aug 28th 2007 by lisann326

117. Did anyone but me think the question itself was dumb?

Posted at 6:49PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Dolly

118. Am I surprised? Not really. She used the TV host's questions to just restate them as an answer.

When you think about it, 1/5 of all Americans probably can't locate it because statistically they're probably counting toddlers or children under the age that can point that sort of thing out.

Posted at 6:51PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Mara

119. Hey Kat,
You were probably a nervous college student standing in front of the class. I can understand being nervous especially when you probably haven't spoken in front of an audience before, but this girl supposedly is asked all kinds of questions in beauty pageants. This isn't new to her, and she is supposed to be poised, prepared, and ready to go.

Posted at 7:59PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Deidre

120. "102. To all the people that are sticking up for her.... you gotta be as dumb as a rock too. Do you even know what the pageant is about? I think that if you can't be on national TV then the "job" is not for you. The girl is probably in fact only about as smart as the president we have today so yeah... maybe they should switch jobs and no one would know the difference."

As a person who can't vote in the U.S., I have been wondering how GWB became the president not once but twice!!! If he is really as dumb as people describe/he shows, how come he got "elected?" I know about "he stole the presidency" story. If there are so many smart people in the U.S., how can this happen?

Posted at 8:20PM on Aug 28th 2007 by Puzzled by GWB

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