WATCH: Did Miss Puerto Rico mock Trump in her Miss America monologue?

Sometimes the Miss America pageant can seem an endless parade of polite talent routines — lyrical dances that are like tempests in a teacup, jaunty tap-dancing routines and fancy snippets of opera. But few stand out from the crowd. 
And even fewer get people talking. Carole Rigual's talent — a monologue titled "Crossroads," — left the audience murmuring on Thursday, the last night of preliminary competition at the Atlantic City pageant. 
Entering the stage at Boardwalk Hall in what appeared to be a judge's robe, Rigual, Miss Puerto Rico, started with the rhetorical equivalent of an eye roll. 
"You guys are soooo predictable," she said, addressing the audience in a droll tone, taking a seat in a chair. "Yes, always pretending that you are happy," she said, shifting to mockery. "Successful!" 
Did Miss Puerto Rico mock Trump?
Uh-oh! All is not well in the Miss America universe!
But there was more — Rigual, 22, ripped off the robe overcoat to reveal a devilish red bodysuit. 
"Look at me!" she shouted. "I have existed for an eternity! Almost as long as you!" she said, pointing to the ceiling.
"I am the snake that gave Adam and Eve the forbidden fruit," she said, slithering on the floor before taking a bite of an invisible apple. 
"I am the seed of evil," she continued. "Did I catch your attention?" 
Rigual, who studied criminal justice and forensic psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, laughed maniacally before standing on a chair to deliver the kicker. 
"Ladies and gentlemen: What this country needs is a person like me, with a desire to contribute to a better society. By electing me as your new president, I guarantee that things. Will. Change!" As she said this, she stretched her arms skyward.
Though she never mentioned anyone by name, for some, the base in her voice, her posture and the content of her message conjured presidential candidateDonald Trump. 
"HA-HA-HA HA-HA-HA!" Rigual sneered. "You humans are so easy to manipulate!" Rigual delivered the next part of her philosophical reading in words that weren't English before folding her body into a ghoulish backbend.
"Do you know who am I now?" she asked. "But this is just the beginning." 
With that, she issued a standard bow and a polite "thank you."
Miss Puerto Rico did not take the night's talent award, and it's a bit doubtful she'll get to recreate it for the televised final. But if her aim was to shake us out of our pageant malaise — to get our attention — it was a resounding win.  

 

Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @AmyKup or on Facebook.

WATCH: Did Miss Puerto Rico mock Trump in her Miss America monologue?

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