> yes, there was a billboard congratulating her for winning Miss USA
> that was paid for by the B.B. Crawfish Festival Association. If
you
> remember, after she won and visited all the talk shows, she'd
claim
> to be from "Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Crawfish Capital of the
World."
> I'm thinking that she made a good bit of money by promoting the
> festival. There was also a parade with Ali as the main attraction.
> This attracted quite a bit of people. More than I thought were in
> the area! It almost looked like Mardi Gras. It was very
impressive.
> Considering that she pissed off so many people from Cecilia, where
> she went to school, I was impressed with the turnout. (Cecilia and
> Breaux Bridge get along in sports like the Yankees and Red Sox).
> As far as I see it, even though she said on national tv that she's
> from "Breaux Bridge", she'll always be a Bulldog. That's why she
was
> on Cecilia's sideline when her sister was cheering for B.B. and we
> were whipping their butts in the only playoff game played between
> the 2 teams (10-6)

I got a tape of the Miss Univ. pageant where Ali competed. There was
a small part at the beginning of the parade in B.B. It did look like
a large celebration for her. She was very touched by the turn out.