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title: "AI agents are hitting the pageant stage"
date: 2026-07-17
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a5a6d0cc61d4a3e8ad55c9d92909619&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2fentertainment%2fcelebrity%2farticles%2fai-agents-hitting-pageant-stage-172737293.html&c=6950369864360156822&mkt=en-us
description: "Samantha Smitte, 37, who worked at IBM for a decade, spent about $150 on AI agents to train for the Miss New York USA pageant next week, she told Semafor."
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# AI agents are hitting the pageant stage

Samantha Smitte, 37, who worked at IBM for a decade, spent about $150 on AI agents to train for the Miss New York USA pageant next week, she told Semafor.

*Published: 2026-07-17*