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“I was sitting in my office minding my own business,” said Joe McLean, “when I got an email from my wife (Kiki – Democratic strategist) which read “this is the greatest evening you will ever get, Miss America is going to stay at your house tonight.” I said, “only forty years too late.”
It was the beginning of a roudy and crazy night at an intimate dinner at Georgetown’s Cafe Milano as each guest introduced themselves to Mallory Hagan, a.k.a. Miss America, who was in town to host a Capitol Hill event on education earlier in the day.
Mallory Hagan
“I’m Rich Galen and I have a very special skill, I rotate Tammy’s (Haddad) tires and I can tell you it’s a full time job.” We didn’t ask. Galen is a columnist and Republican strategist.
And then the games began. Yes, adults play games too…..think “What’s My Line” think “Hollywood Squares” think “Trivial Pursuit.” We even got to raise our hands just like our kids do.
Sam Haskell, Chairman of the Board of the Miss America Organization with Regina Hopper, former Miss Arkansas and co-founder of Integrated Advocacy Management
“Which State has had the most Miss Americas?” Thank you Holly Paige, “The Beach Boys said it best – California.”
“Back to back Miss Americas?” Go Reliable Sources’ Amy Argetsinger – Mississippi and Oklahoma.
“More Miss Americas are this sign? “Capricorn.” Thank you for that Mallory Hagan.
Hollywood on the Potomac backed out of the game after three wrongs.
One on One with Mallory Hagan and Tammy Haddad: