&#65279;{"id":892,"date":"2013-09-14T12:55:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/?p=892"},"modified":"2014-11-06T19:03:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T02:03:04","slug":"top-classical-violinist-will-judge-miss-america-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/top-classical-violinist-will-judge-miss-america-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Top classical violinist will judge Miss America 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foto-joshua-bell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-894 alignleft\" alt=\"foto-joshua-bell\" src=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foto-joshua-bell.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a>Why is Joshua Bell, one of the world\u2019s most popular classical violin artists, judging Miss America 2014?<\/p>\n<p>This is one of today\u2019s most uncanny (and most mind-bothering) news: One of the judges of Miss America 2014, which will be held in Atlantic City on September 15, will include not just a former boy-band member and comedian, but also one of the world&#8217;s top violinist, Joshua Bell.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s odd but it seems that Bell, or probably his manager, wanted Bell to get imprinted in the consciousness today\u2019s pop culture through an exposure at the Miss America pageant. (After all, Joshua Bell has also been featured on Dancing with the Stars.)<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Miss America Organization takes a great deal of effort to explain that the competition is beyond looking great in a swimsuit \u2013 that it&#8217;s really about &#8220;empowering young women\u201d [and] providing a forum\u2026 to express their opinions, talent and intelligence,&#8221; BUT STILL, Bell acting as a judge [instead of a performer in the pageant] seems really strange. Twitter hashtag #swimsuitcomposition?<\/p>\n<p>More on these news\/ thoughts\/ commentary here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/deceptivecadence\/2013\/08\/14\/212006830\/why-is-one-of-the-worlds-top-violinists-judging-miss-america\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/deceptivecadence\/2013\/08\/14\/212006830\/why-is-one-of-the-worlds-top-violinists-judging-miss-america<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Joshua Bell, one of the world\u2019s most popular classical violin artists, judging Miss America 2014? 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