I confess. I do not watch the annual Miss USA pageant. Millions of people in over 90 countries do watch it, but I am not one of them. Or, I haven't been. I might watch now. Because, in my research of all things cancer-related, I found out that Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization and Miss USA has been actively involved, since 1998, in support of breast cancer and ovarian cancer survivors. Each year, Miss USA raises money for nationally recognized breast and ovarian cancer organizations to fight the spread of these cancers, and has been a strong supporter fighting for Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act legislation. Legislation that could potentially create eight research centers to study the connection between breast cancer and the environment.

I was impressed to learn, that in one year, Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA 2002, helped raise more than $34 million dollars for breast cancer and ovarian cancer research and prevention. For the first time, on Friday, April 21, 2006, maybe I will watch the Miss USA pageant.