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    Posted: March 22 2009 at 2:42pm
Ms. Virginia 2008, Tara Wheeler, will go bald if...$500,000 is raised for St. Baldrick's Foundation (childhood cancer).  She has cleared it with the pagent people.  Probably safe, the highest amount raised before was $180,000.
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Who would want to see her bald? Wouldn't that discourage people from donating?
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I think that's why she set that amount so high.This way she"ll raise money for the charity but, not enough for a shave.
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I did a little reading on it and my guess is that she won't raise enough money but she'll go ahead with the head shaving.  It would seem pretty weak and lame if she raised 200,000 and then didn't go thru with it.  I think she'll see it as an opportunity to raise her profile.  She'll probably wear a wig most of the time and use her baldness for shock value but yeah, I think she will be bald in a month.  
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I have alot of respect for woman who will shave their heads.

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I have a lot of respect for women who don't shave their heads.
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She did it; she didn't make her goal of $500,000, only made $50,000 but did it anyway.  Her mother, a hairstylist, did the honors.
 
 
and a short video
 
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good for her and she looks great with a buzzcut!
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A brave lady, but I agree with Kramer's initial assessment. I'd have made a donation for her to do almost anything with her hair BUT shave it.
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And, for those of you with long memories, you'll remember that 10 years ago, Miss Virginia USA, Kellie Lightbourn, also donated her hair for a wig for a child she was friends with.  Down to a pixie instead of a buzzcut, still a big donation.  What is it with these Virginia beauty queens? Smile
 
BTW, Kellie's hair has grown out impressively (after a foray into more "professional" styles while she had her TV gig in Tampa) and she was recently crowned Mrs. Florida United States.  Check her out at www.kellielightbourn.com
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Kellie is gorgeous. Thanks for the link, Flea.
 
I'm not sure how it went back in the day for Kellie, but it seems Tara Wheeler is getting more attention for her buzz cut than she did for being Miss Virginia. I'm not impressed.


Edited by Kramer - September 29 2009 at 12:03am
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     I think that these celebrity headshaves are 99% about PR. I'd never contribute a nickel to see a woman with gorgeous locks go bald. Broken%20Heart Bob
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Originally posted by Bob S Bob S wrote:

     I think that these celebrity headshaves are 99% about PR. I'd never contribute a nickel to see a woman with gorgeous locks go bald. Broken%20Heart Bob


Only 99%?  I would think more like 100%, but isn't PR the purpose of things like this?  To raise awareness of something?  Why is this a bad thing?  Oh, right...
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Seems she was determined on the buzzcut.
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Wow, that is one drastic change. Now she is a demi moore impersonator ;)
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