Larry Clover News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Was in a bikini, and she worried over that, but that was in the '60s. >> larry: different time. let me ask johnny weir, hold it, paula, we get your point. johnny, what do you make of this? >> i think it's an amazing, amazing spread that the girls have partaken in, and i think -- i think something that i always gathered from these pageants on television was just the empowerment that these women had over their bodies, their looks, the way they spoke, how clever they were. it's important for kids to see if they're in lingerie n an evening gown, even if they're in a plastic bag they have this empo...

Family and churches. >> i'm from the south and i was raised in the bible belt. >> but you weren't a part of this shoot. >> but i wasn't involved in a drug scandal. i had a drug problem and the miss universe organization helped me get through that and if it weren't for them i probably wouldn't be alive today. >> and you know what i'm glad for that. >> sober for three years and five months now. >> i applaud you, thank god. >> all of the negative things that people see and they see one thing that they don't find appropriate, when it could be far worse. these are artistic. this was cutting edge an...

Women. the women are really beautiful. the ratings have been fantastic, almost since i bought it, because it was a little bit of a sick puppy before i bought it. as you know it got extended both the miss universe and the miss usa got extended by nbc for three years whereas the miss america pageant is off television at least off network television. >> larry: the idea of doing these as best described racy layout photos, publicity reason change, what? >> i think they're art and i think we're a sign of the times. the world has progressed from the old-fashioned beauty pageant to what we have now an...

There's no enthat wins in this situation, and my whole heart had been taken and i got half of it back, but until i get my children, i won't have my entire heart per se back. i never thought i could have been arrested for something i didn't do, so it's like i absolutely had to expect the worst, and pray and pray and hope for the best and the truth to come out. >> larry: betty, that's your daughter. what did you make of this whole story? >> well, we were just devastated when this came out. we knew that our daughter was completely innocent of these charges, and we stood behind her 100%, and we kn...

I think it's a great message for young women around the world. >> larry: your wife, donald say judge. did she have a problem? >> she really didn't. she thought the pictures were beautiful. when you use offended a lot of times the word can be used for jealous. people are jealous because the girls are so beautiful and amazing and the pictures are really beautiful and extremely artistic, and she really looks forward to being a judge and she'll be with johnny and she'll be with paula, and she's a fan of them, and so am i. >> larry: would it be okay to you if ivanka were a contestant and dressed li...