Season 7, Episode 3 - "Beauty and the Beast"
Rose told Dorothy and Blanche she lost the Little Miss St. Olaf pageant 23 years in a row. She lost once to Eileen Ditmeyer's imaginary playmate, who was more talented than she was, but Rose said she smelled a rat. What was Rose's talent?
Smelling rats
Blanche: Girls, I've got big news! I found something Melissa and I can do together. I have entered her in the Little Miss Miami pageant. And we're a cinch to win, aren't we? Hit it, sweetheart.
Melissa: Hi, my name's Melissa, and I'm 5 years old.
Rose: Blanche, she's 7!
Dorothy: No, that works out to be 5 in Blanche years.
Blanche: Look at this face, girls. How could a child this gorgeous lose? I think it's a great idea!
Rose: Oh, sure, it is, if you like the notion of children competing in a bloodthirsty, winner-take-all contest where what's on the outside is considered more important than what's on the inside.
Dorothy: Lost the Little Miss St. Olaf pageant, did you?
Rose: 23 years in a row! Once they picked Eileen Ditmeyer's imaginary playmate over me. Well, sure, she was more talented, but...still, I smelled a rat.
Blanche: You mean the contest was fixed?
Rose: No, that was my talent. Smelling rats!
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