Miss Teen USA South Carolina (2007)

About

Lauren Caitlin Upton (born March 27, 1989) is best known for her incoherent response to a question during the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant.

Question:
“Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?”

Upton’s response:
“I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don’t have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our [children].”

Spread

Because the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant was a nationally televised event, the online response was immediate.

On August 24th, 2007, IRamzayI uploaded the clip to Youtube. The video quickly surpassed 10 million views in the first few months. Today, the video has amassed over 39 million views.

Google Insights

Searches for both Lauren Caitlin Upton and Miss Teen South Carolina peak sharply in August of 2007. After a brief few months, search traffic for for both terms have settled down to a certain level of equilibrium. However, what’s notable is that the there is still a heavy corresponding action between the two trends, signifying that despite the fact that there are new Miss Teen South Carolina’s crowned each year, Lauren Caitlin Upton is the first that comes to mind.

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