{"id":209146,"date":"2010-01-21T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T19:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/?p=89689"},"modified":"2010-01-21T14:44:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T19:44:58","slug":"caitlin-upton-former-miss-south-carolina-teen-usa-joins-%e2%80%9cthe-amazing-race%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/209146","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Upton, Former Miss South Carolina Teen USA, Joins \u201cThe Amazing Race\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Caitlin-Upton-On-The-Amazing-Race.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Caitlin Upton On The Amazing Race\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-89690\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This should be good for a laugh: Caitlin Upton, the geographically-challenged Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007, is hoping to redeem herself with a trek around the world. The blonde and her boyfriend Brent Horne will compete for $1 million dollars on the 16th edition of CBS\u2019 <em>The Amazing Race<\/em>. Caitlin rose to YouTube infamy with her awkward response to about question about American&#8217;s ineptitude with geography during the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant. The gaff garnered over 39 millions views online that year, but Caitlin&#8217;s hoping her first soiree on reality TV will help change public opinion about her.  <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-89689\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"330\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lj3iNxZ8Dww&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lj3iNxZ8Dww&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPeople always picture me as the typical pageant girl, and I\u2019m not at all,\u201d<\/em> she told <em>The Associated Press. \u201cI\u2019ve only been in five pageants. I\u2019m actually a very athletic person. I\u2019m just tired of being represented from that standpoint. I want to show people who I really am as a person, that I am capable of accomplishing anything and doing anything I put my mind to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Amazing Race<\/em> 16 premieres Feb. 14 @ 8 PM EST on CBS.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/caitlin-upton-former-miss-south-carolina-teen-usa-joins-the-amazing-race\/caitlin-upton-on-the-amazing-race\/' title='Caitlin Upton On The Amazing Race'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Caitlin-Upton-On-The-Amazing-Race-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Caitlin Upton On The Amazing Race\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/caitlin-upton-former-miss-south-carolina-teen-usa-joins-the-amazing-race\/former-miss-south-carolina-teen-usa-on-amazing-race\/' title='Former Miss South Carolina Teen USA On Amazing Race'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Former-Miss-South-Carolina-Teen-USA-On-Amazing-Race-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"Former Miss South Carolina Teen USA On Amazing Race\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/B8IgGDLBbBZ5O5xOZwfbMu5NXns\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/B8IgGDLBbBZ5O5xOZwfbMu5NXns\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/B8IgGDLBbBZ5O5xOZwfbMu5NXns\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/B8IgGDLBbBZ5O5xOZwfbMu5NXns\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This should be good for a laugh: Caitlin Upton, the geographically-challenged Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007, is hoping to redeem herself with a trek around the world. 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