Lauren Caitlin Upton (NOT a Lowcountry resident) was all nerves when she was asked in the finals of the Miss Teen USA pageant why so many people can’t find America on a map. What followed was a rambling response that included “the Iraq” and a misplaced “such as” that made the clip of her fumble more popular than the pageant itself.
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