Miss Louisiana Opines On US-Taliban Prisoner Swap (VIDEO)

Miss Louisiana USA Brittany Alyson Guidry participates in the evening gown competition during the Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, June 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Miss Louisiana Brittany Guidry was asked to weigh in on the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl during the question-and-answer portion of Sunday’s Miss USA Pageant.

“The U.S. policy is to leave no solider behind. Do you think it’s fair to sacrifice or swap lives to uphold this policy?” a judge asked.

“I am glad that we got our guy back,” Guidry answered. “However, I do not feel it is right that we subject ourselves to these acts of terrorism. I do agree with our guy being back but, however, I do not think we should subject ourselves.”

The crowd went wild for Guidry’s response. She finished as the third runner-up in the competition.

Watch below:

h/t Buzzfeed

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  1. I guess that Urkel wasn’t available to opine

  2. Avatar for vonq vonq says:

    Opine? Not really, she forgot the rest of the previously memorized statement.

    (Suggest auto spell-checker for “soldier.” The constant mis-typing is getting to be a bit much for me.)

  3. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    I’m surprised they didn’t ask her about expanding Medicaid.

  4. That answer was more coherent than 90% of the republicans in Congress

  5. Avatar for theod theod says:

    What acts of subjected terrorism? Methinks the lady doth boob-fest too much.

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