Near Miss America

By Howard Elgison and Lavinia Cox

"Who celebrates being first runner-up?" you might ask. I did. So much so that I even ended the book with a rap song about it--Southern, beauty queen rap, that is.

Runner-up Rap
I'm not Miss America
But I'm still pumped
'Cause I love being
The first runner-up

It's a lifetime job
Being Miss America
But we runners-up
Can hang up our tiaras

And no one remembers
Who came in second
So I don't have to fret
When the media beckons

Former Miss Americas
Gotta look swell
But first runners-up
Can just be ourselves

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1792374690
• ISBN13: 9781792374692
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"