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Miss USA’s Fall Echoes in Spanish-language Blogosphere

New America Media, News Feature, Elena Shore, Posted: Jun 10, 2007

Editor’s Note: Miss USA’s tumble at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico has taken on a life of its own in Spanish-language blogs triggering discussion of hot-button issues like immigration, the wall and regional politics, writes Elena Shore. Shore monitors Spanish-language media for New America Media.

When Miss USA slipped and fell at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico last week, some members of the mostly Mexican audience booed her and began to chant, “Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!â€