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>> are we not doing the talent portion? >> reporter: new york. >> oh, jon stewart signs off from "the daily show" tonight after 16 years of satire that skewers the high and mighty. >> i'm going to miss watching you on this show but i think the most reliable way to take a good thing and make it go bad is to hold onto it too long. >> i think that's right. >> so you got to let it go and also it's really time to go. >> if we're being honest. cnn's brian stelter is outside the comedy central studio to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. i don't think jon stewart is here yet ...

Checking the time as president george bush did. >> how has the national debt -- >> debates are a time for memorable zingers. >> senator, you are no jack kennedy. >> reporter: and one-liners. for instance from a relatively unknown canned candidate for vice president. >> who am i? why am i here? >> whatever you do candidates. don't invaid personal space. as hillary's senate rival did. >> we'll shack on this. >> no, i want your signature. >> or when al gore crept up on george bush. >> but can you get things done. i believe i can. >> reporter: there is nothing about debatable behavior to liven up ...

Become acceptable to publicly talk about the fact that we're going to kick the tires, and then we'll decide -- i mean this is not what a democracy looks like. and yet the conversation about money in politics has gone the way of the dodo bird. >> they're being explicit about what the bribe is. like what the agenda is. they want to play lower taxes. it's not some philosophical thing. they're not going to give it to scott walker so easily right away, right? they want to extract promises. they're not stupid. >> but that is insane! go ahead, david. >> i just can't wait for the essay test. >> right,...

Because this is a lot you have to do. there is a talent portion have you to answer questions spontaneously. there is a gown portion a swimsuit portion. what do you say to the critics? >> well, i think pageantry for me, i've been an athlete. i was drawn to the competitive side to it. our interview portion is huge. you get drilled on it. you have to be prepared >> you had no idea what the question is going on? >> no idea. >> very nice to see you. i think it's a terrific answer. so glad not a politically correct answer. so fired of political correctness >> what do you want to be when you get olde...

52 women, between the ages of 17 and 24, are competing. there is a talent portion and an interview, and of course the women are judged on how good they look in evening wear and swimsuits. and the new miss america wins a scholarship. the miss america organization is, in fact, says it is the world's largest provider of scholarships for young women. gave out $45 million last year alone to women who competed in the national as well as state and local miss america pageants. and this year, for the first time, the organization awarded scholarships specifically to contestants studying for stem careers...