The Miss USA pageant has been dogged by controversy in recent years.

近年来，美国小姐比赛一直被丑闻所笼罩。

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"Game of Thrones" was up against the Miss USA 2014 competition, the 2014 Tony Awards and the NBA Playoffs.

《权力的游戏》这一集正巧遇上2014美国小结比赛和托尼奖以及NBA季后赛三大盛事。

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Miss USA Alyssa Campanella, from California, failed to end a long losing spell for the U.S. in the competition.

美国小姐，来自加州的Alyssa Campanella在比赛中依旧没有摆脱美国长久未赢的魔咒。

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So before I just leave the subject of immortality, let me conclude with some words of wisdom from a former Miss USA contestant.

所以在结束永生这个话题之前，我就用,前美国小姐参赛者的箴言总结它吧。

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such as Miss USA or Miss Universe and things like that.

像美国小姐和环球小姐这一类的。

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Miss USA, however, which is co-owned by billionaire Donald Trump, has never held such lofty standards.

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The media stir over Miss California Carrie Prejeans's same-sex marriage comments at Trump's Miss USA pageant three years ago raised the profile of that competition.

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WildAid enlisted the aid of numerous celebrities to celebrate the ground-breaking legislation including my personal favorite, Hawaiian born Kelly Hu (Chinese America actress, fashion model, former Miss Teen USA and former Miss Hawaii USA).

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