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.

Derivatives

See also: Sarah ‘Miss Teen USA’ Palin

Miss Teen South Carolina vs. Bush

John McCain & Miss Teen SC on Economics

Miss Teen South Carolina: She Just Got The Delivery Wrong

Miss Teen USA 2007 – South Carolina Answers A Question (Animated Interpretation)

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10 Comments

Andrew Baron
Dec 22, 2008 at 12:40AM UTC , Andrew Baron wrote:

Sock Wizard
Aug 29, 2009 at 11:33PM UTC , Sock Wizard wrote:

Lol I never saw this before.

Masem
Jan 22, 2010 at 03:49AM UTC , Masem wrote:

May see a resurgence – Caitlin’s been confirmed as a contestant on The Amazing Race 16 to air early 2010.

Watcher
Jan 22, 2010 at 03:52AM UTC , Watcher wrote:

I hope she has figured out how to locate the US on a map by then.

roflcide
Jan 22, 2010 at 03:59AM UTC , roflcide wrote:

Oh god, they’re going to let her travel to places she doesn’t even know exists. Like Canada.

Marqulia
Feb 10, 2010 at 12:43AM UTC , Marqulia wrote:

I live in SC…

Masem
Feb 15, 2010 at 04:14AM UTC , Masem wrote:

Oh man, they are milking the Maps speech on this premiere episode; they showed parts of the video with Caite asserting she was confused at the time, but at least a few other teams are mocking that behind her back.

MusicMaker113
Mar 06, 2010 at 04:40PM UTC , MusicMaker113 wrote:

do people know she’s on the Amazing Race now?

Watcher
Mar 06, 2010 at 04:42PM UTC , Watcher wrote:

Read… Above… Comments…

MusicMaker113
Mar 08, 2010 at 08:44PM UTC , MusicMaker113 wrote:

right. my fault. not paying attention.

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