Why is it called "Miss Universe" when all the contestants are from Earth?

[CO Liberal]

:shrug:

[phantom power]

1. Because most people think small.

[wurzel]

2. Because some of them are out of this world.

[intheflow]

3. Had to distinguish from Miss America.

In typical US fashion, we think of everyone not from here as aliens. (Pun intended.)

[bullimiami]

4. Like its the World Series

And its the US and 2 no 1 canadian team.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. Not forever...Bush wants to go to Mars, remember?

Only a matter of time before we have hot alien babes.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Best. Copycat. EVAH.

:yourock:

[HEyHEY]

7. Excellent point

[pk_du]

8. Because "Miss Cosmos" sounded pretentious :O) eom

[Gothic Sponge]

9. Some are secretly aliens

[meti57b]

10. The whole universe was invited to participate but only world contestants

showed up.

[Coyul]

11. Because those damn Saturnian women...

...won't show any of their three breasts at a football game!

:evilgrin:

D

[Heyo]

12. 'cause Earth rocks the heazy... eom

[Spinzonner]

13. You haven't seen the pods ?

[smiley_glad_hands]

14. Arrogance. eom

[Archae]

15. "Amazing Stories" had a story along this line.

Dick Shawn played a "Miss Universe" beauty pageant promoter accosted by a green-headed alien played by Weird Al Yankovic.

One of the funniest "Amazing Stories" they did.