How Miss America Stopped Being Our Biggest Celebrity
This is the story that Twitter tells: Miss America currently has fewer followers than the latest American Idol winner whose name you probably don't know, fewer followers than the parody account for the long-dead author Edgar Allan Poe, and fewer followers than Miss USA, whose July crowning you almost certainly didn't see.
This is the story that the TV ratings tell: Miss America used to be bigger than the Oscars, and now it's not, and it's not even close.
But if you're going to ask whatever happened to Miss America, the pop-culture icon and platform that gave early spotlights to Vanessa Williams, Fox News' Gretchen Carlson, Batman's Lee Meriwether, and more, then you must first be reminded that Twitter's not good at telling long stories, that the TV ratings always tell the same story and that the pageant, marking its 95th anniversary this Sunday, is a complicated story.
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First, the simple story: The world got bigger.
In the first, black-and-white years of its TV era, Miss America had the monopoly on girlhood dreams as much as the primetime competition. There simply weren't a lot of women in public life who weren't entertainers — or Miss Americas.
"It [the title] was as important to a young woman as it was to a middle-aged man to be the president of the United States," says Mark Stevens, a branding advisor and author of Your Marketing Sucks.
For a time, Miss America cornered other markets, as well: the talent showcase, the mainstream meat market.
Then those worlds got bigger.
American Idol, The Voice, The Bachelor, YouTube, and so many more shows, networks and outlets arrived — and TV ratings cratered, down nearly 90 percent from 2000-10.
"Today, overnight fame is commonplace," Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle, now a stage performer, wrote in her 2014 memoir, Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain.
Also commonplace: Venues for oglers. "There are so many things these days, like Maxim, where you can check out beautiful women," Mario Lopez, a three-time Miss America host, said to Entertainment Weekly in 2010.
Another world of opportunity opened up in 1972 when President Nixon signed Title IX, effectively outlawing gender discrimination and spurring an influx of women, including Miss America 1971 Phyllis George, into on-camera roles in TV news and sports. The monopoly on ambitions was over now, too.
And, yes, some women will aspire to be Miss America. In a bigger world, after all, there's room for everybody. Everybody who survives. And Miss America is nothing if not a survivor.
The pageant, declared "boring" by its first-ever winner, dismissed as having "outlived its usefulness" in 1928, criticized as outdated from the 1970s on, and dropped by its longtime broadcast network in 2004, just keeps keeping on. It even returned to broadcast TV (and its former home, ABC) in 2011, where ratings have stabilized.
And while outside of Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004 who went onto compete on The Amazing Race, it hasn't produced a recent title-holder who's made a significant dent beyond her yearlong reign, it has occasionally produced viral moments, such as Kira Kazantsev's plastic-cup-percussion routine at Miss America 2015. (And to be fair to the 21st century, the much-watched pageants of the 1960s didn't produce any breakout winners, either.)
"Anything that can survive 90 years... think about that," says Elwood Watson, an East Tennessee State University history and African American studies professor who coauthored There She Is, Miss America: The Politics of Sex, Beauty and Race in America's Most Famous Pageant. "That's wow."
To Stevens, if the average person today can't name the reigning Miss America (that would be Kazantsev), well then a lot of average people today can't name the current U.S. vice president, either. In the end, he says, Miss America is a still-potent brand with strong elemental and regional appeal.
"The brand is princess — it means princess," Stevens says. "If you're Miss America today, in the Midwest and particularly in the South, it's still Grace Kelly time."
For those on the pageant circuit, Miss America is still the one.
"For many reasons, the Miss America title is the ultimate goal," Leslie Birkland, a pageant coach, producer and participant, said via email.
The lure of the college scholarship — something long dismissed by cynics as a front for the swimsuit contest — is real, Birkland said. (Williams, for one, has said she solely entered the Miss America system in 1983 to help pay for her Syracuse University tuition.)
To Birkland, the lure of the Miss America crown is real, too — in her view, and one all but echoed by Miss America itself, "it is the only pageant that selects contestants who have beauty, brains and talent."
So, whatever happened to Miss America? Nothing and everything.
"I think Miss America transforms," Watson says. "If anything's happened to it, it's transformed."
Perhaps nothing is more illustrative of the
pageant's shape-shifting ability than the scheduled Sunday return of Williams,
the first African American Miss America winner who was thrown under the catwalk
by pageant officials when Penthouse published old, racy photos of her
in 1984. This time, Williams will be in judgment, literally, as head judge.
Says Watson in summing up Williams's ride as
much as Miss America's: "You can't make that stuff up."
A self-made millionaire says a seemingly innocuous daily habit could be keeping you from getting rich
By Kathleen Elkins 5 hours ago
(Dan Kitwood/Getty) Stop complaining
— out loud and in your head — if you want to improve your finances.
Much of what separates wealthy people from
average people is mental — rich people simply think, act, and make choices
differently than the rest of us.
In "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind," author and
self-made millionaire T. Harv Eker identifies a seemingly harmless daily habit
average people engage in that the rich refuse to:
complaining.
"Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth," Eker writes.
When you complain, you're focusing on what is wrong with your life — and what you focus on tends to expand, Eker explains.
"Like attracts like," the self-made millionaire writes. "When you are complaining, you are actually attracting 'crap' into your life."
This leaves very little room for growth, particularly financial growth.
A fact often overlooked — or dismissed as elitist — is that your friendships and relationships could also have a major impact on your financial success. Steve Siebold, a self-made millionaire who interviewed over 1,200 rich people, found that the wealthy are deliberate about choosing their friends, and their choices have implications for their success and their net worth.
Eker makes a similar point about negativity. Separating yourself from
other complainers is just as important as resisting the urge to complain
personally, he emphasizes: "Negative energy is infectious. Plenty of people,
however, love to hang out and listen to complainers. Why? It's simple: They're
waiting for their turn!"
It's an easy cycle to fall into, but a costly one.
If you're in a financial rut, or looking to grow your wealth, stop complaining — out loud and in your head, Eker advises, and help yourself out by surrounding yourself with an upbeat, successful crowd.
"Remind yourself that you are creating your life and that at every moment you will be attracting either success or crap into your life," he writes. "It is imperative you choose your thoughts and words wisely!"
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Ritchie de Laet volleyed the hosts a lifeline and Jamie Vardy prodded Leicester level.
Nathan Dyer scored the winner with a brave late header on his debut.
The winger had only signed from Swansea on loan on deadline day but made himself an instant hero and left Villa with just one win from five matches.
He just beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan to a chipped pass from the impressive Riyad Mahrez before taking a blow to the head and staying down injured as the ball rolled into the net.
He had scored four goals already this season to help the Foxes to an unbeaten start, but a poor first half was mirrored by his side as they were dominated by Villa.
He came to life after the break with a stunning display of pace and skill, having a hand in all three of rejuvenated Leicester's second-half goals.
His improvement, and his side's, came when they switched to a 4-2-3-1 from a 4-4-2, as the Foxes took the game to Villa.
They were well on top when Gil doubled Villa's lead but, with Mahrez's corner flicked home by De Laet, Leicester continued to push and got the goals their second-half display deserved.
Leicester have picked up 33 points from 14 matches and, with the exception of top scorers Manchester City, have scored at least 11 more goals than any other team in this period.
There were fears for their top-flight safety after the sacking of manager Nigel Pearson in the summer but, under former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, they have continued where they left off.
But 20-year-old Villa academy product Grealish helped his side control the first half, in just his second league appearance this season, and thoroughly deserved his first goal.
He struggled to repeat his influence after the break though as Villa were undone by a vibrant Leicester.
With the Republic of Ireland and England wanting him to commit his international future to them, repeats of Sunday's first-half performance will increase the interest in the talented midfielder.
"We scored a good first goal that gave confidence to everybody and maybe Villa players were wondering what could happen now."
"What can I say? I'm gutted for everyone who's associated with the football club. We have to stop letting in soft goals. Who cares if we played well? We lost. Totally lost."
"Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth," Eker writes.
When you complain, you're focusing on what is wrong with your life — and what you focus on tends to expand, Eker explains.
"Like attracts like," the self-made millionaire writes. "When you are complaining, you are actually attracting 'crap' into your life."
This leaves very little room for growth, particularly financial growth.
A fact often overlooked — or dismissed as elitist — is that your friendships and relationships could also have a major impact on your financial success. Steve Siebold, a self-made millionaire who interviewed over 1,200 rich people, found that the wealthy are deliberate about choosing their friends, and their choices have implications for their success and their net worth.
It's an easy cycle to fall into, but a costly one.
If you're in a financial rut, or looking to grow your wealth, stop complaining — out loud and in your head, Eker advises, and help yourself out by surrounding yourself with an upbeat, successful crowd.
"Remind yourself that you are creating your life and that at every moment you will be attracting either success or crap into your life," he writes. "It is imperative you choose your thoughts and words wisely!"
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7 ways to use Facebook to get a job
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Last week, Facebook hit 1 billion users in a single day. That's one
reason recruiters have turned to this network to share job leads and
research candidates.
It isn't just the volume of users that makes Facebook an attractive source of hiring and research – it's also the fact that 70 percent of Facebook users engage daily, versus only 13 percent of LinkedIn users, according to a 2015 Pew Research study. While many job seekers consider LinkedIn to be the professional network and place to be, it isn't the only social network recruiters will look at. According to Jobvite's 2014 Social Recruiting Survey, 66 percent of recruiters reported using Facebook to recruit.
If you are actively job seeking or plan to, you should know how to put your best foot forward and use Facebook to network and uncover job opportunities.
AP Photo/Paul Sakuma1. Conduct an audit.
Head over to Google or your favorite search engine and search for your name. Take note of what appears on the first page of search results. Chances are, you will see a listing that says "[Your name] Profiles | Facebook." Click on this link, and you will see the Facebook profiles of people with your name.
Next, look at your status updates. Do your posts have a globe next to the date? If so, your update is public, which means anyone and everyone can see your update and comments others have added. If you do not want certain status updates to be public, you can change your settings by clicking on the inverted triangle and changing the post to "Friends."
2. Know your privacy settings.
Facebook has a reputation for changing privacy setting criteria. If you haven't looked at yours in awhile, it would be wise to do so. You can change privacy settings for "Who can see my stuff," "Who can contact me" and "Who can look me up." If you do not want people to be able to search for you by email or phone number, adjust those settings. You can also prevent your profile from showing up in search engine results by removing that criteria.
"Job seekers think that their profiles on platforms like Facebook are private and that hiring managers can't find them. This is not always the case," says Lisa Brown Morton, President and CEO of Nonprofit HR. Know your settings, but a better strategy is to be careful about what you post.
Jonathan Brady, Press Association3. Stay professional.
"Oversharing and acting unprofessional is also a common mistake many job seekers make," Morton says. "As a rule of thumb, if you wouldn’t show it [to] your grandmother or put it on your résumé, you shouldn’t put it on social media." Avoid using profanity, sharing provocative or inappropriate photos or speaking negatively about your current or past employer.
4. Find job leads.
Facebook isn't a job board, but you can use its Groups feature to find people posting jobs in your field and geographic area. Chris Russell, recruiter and founder of CareerCloud, recommends searching Facebook by using your city and the word "jobs" to find groups that share job leads.
5. Fill out your profile.
If you are going to become more active on Facebook for your job search, one way to enhance your profile is to add past work history and professionals skills to the "About" sections of your profile.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images6. Network.
Have you stayed connected with your college classmates? What about other alumni? Be sure you've added your college and even high school information if you want others to know what schools you attended. Consider joining Facebook groups for alumni as well.
Participate in discussions in groups or communities by your occupation, and "like" a company's page or join its career group to interact with employees managing those accounts. You can also search Facebook for people who work at your dream company. In the Facebook search bar, start typing "people who work at {insert name of company}." You can see who works there and who your mutual friends are.
7. Leverage social media.
"By failing to have an active digital presence, job seekers miss opportunities to build up their professional profiles and find job opportunities their competition is likely taking advantage of," Morton says. Socially savvy job seekers will have an advantage over those who are not active.
Every day people are using social networking platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. Your connections with people on these networks could potentially turn into a new job if you use them appropriately. Remember: Companies prefer to hire referrals and people they know.
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The decision marks a surprising turnaround in Germany’s dealing with the current refugee crisis. The government of Chancellor Angela Merkel had recently followed a policy of open borders and taken a moral leadership role in the refugee crisis. For example, she had announced Germany’s intention to take up considerably more refugees and provided for six billion euros in emergency aid.
However, now Germany clearly wants to show that it’s not willing nor able to solve the refugee crisis alone. By closing the borders, the country increases the pressure on its EU partners tremendously to take their share of the burden.
But the more important signal of the decision goes to the European Union: Up to this point and no further.
Some EU countries, such as Germany or Sweden, are currently taking on a lot of refugees. Other EU member states such as Britain, Poland or Slovakia, refuse to take in significantly higher numbers of refugees.
This is something Germany apparently no longer wants to accept.
© REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler A migrant woman and a child rest at an improvised shelter in the underground parking of a train station in Salzburg, Austria September 13, 2015. As Germany announced it… On Monday, all 28 EU interior ministers will meet for an emergency summit to discuss the refugee crisis. Therefore, the timing of Germany´s decision is well considered to increase the pressure on less committed EU member states and urge them to make some concessions.
The interior minister made clear that the burden of incoming refugees from civil war countries like Syria would force action from every single EU member state. "I demand that all European member states stick to that in the future," he went on.
The turnaround in asylum policy has domestic political reasons, too. While Merkel had received international praise for her open border strategy, the resistance from parts of her conservative party have grown immensely. For example, the chairman of the conservative sister party and coalition partner CSU, Horst Seehofer, accused Merkel of a "gross misjudgment" in the migrant crisis.
On a broader EU level, Germany’s radical measure is also remarkable. With closing parts of its borders, Germany temporarily revokes the so-called Schengen agreement, which provides free travels within the EU borders.
Most EU member states have committed themselves to the Schengen agreement. So this development is not a good sign for the state of the European Union, which defines itself as a group of cooperating and deeply tied partner countries.
It isn't just the volume of users that makes Facebook an attractive source of hiring and research – it's also the fact that 70 percent of Facebook users engage daily, versus only 13 percent of LinkedIn users, according to a 2015 Pew Research study. While many job seekers consider LinkedIn to be the professional network and place to be, it isn't the only social network recruiters will look at. According to Jobvite's 2014 Social Recruiting Survey, 66 percent of recruiters reported using Facebook to recruit.
If you are actively job seeking or plan to, you should know how to put your best foot forward and use Facebook to network and uncover job opportunities.
Head over to Google or your favorite search engine and search for your name. Take note of what appears on the first page of search results. Chances are, you will see a listing that says "[Your name] Profiles | Facebook." Click on this link, and you will see the Facebook profiles of people with your name.
Next, look at your status updates. Do your posts have a globe next to the date? If so, your update is public, which means anyone and everyone can see your update and comments others have added. If you do not want certain status updates to be public, you can change your settings by clicking on the inverted triangle and changing the post to "Friends."
2. Know your privacy settings.
Facebook has a reputation for changing privacy setting criteria. If you haven't looked at yours in awhile, it would be wise to do so. You can change privacy settings for "Who can see my stuff," "Who can contact me" and "Who can look me up." If you do not want people to be able to search for you by email or phone number, adjust those settings. You can also prevent your profile from showing up in search engine results by removing that criteria.
"Job seekers think that their profiles on platforms like Facebook are private and that hiring managers can't find them. This is not always the case," says Lisa Brown Morton, President and CEO of Nonprofit HR. Know your settings, but a better strategy is to be careful about what you post.
"Oversharing and acting unprofessional is also a common mistake many job seekers make," Morton says. "As a rule of thumb, if you wouldn’t show it [to] your grandmother or put it on your résumé, you shouldn’t put it on social media." Avoid using profanity, sharing provocative or inappropriate photos or speaking negatively about your current or past employer.
4. Find job leads.
Facebook isn't a job board, but you can use its Groups feature to find people posting jobs in your field and geographic area. Chris Russell, recruiter and founder of CareerCloud, recommends searching Facebook by using your city and the word "jobs" to find groups that share job leads.
5. Fill out your profile.
If you are going to become more active on Facebook for your job search, one way to enhance your profile is to add past work history and professionals skills to the "About" sections of your profile.
Have you stayed connected with your college classmates? What about other alumni? Be sure you've added your college and even high school information if you want others to know what schools you attended. Consider joining Facebook groups for alumni as well.
Participate in discussions in groups or communities by your occupation, and "like" a company's page or join its career group to interact with employees managing those accounts. You can also search Facebook for people who work at your dream company. In the Facebook search bar, start typing "people who work at {insert name of company}." You can see who works there and who your mutual friends are.
7. Leverage social media.
"By failing to have an active digital presence, job seekers miss opportunities to build up their professional profiles and find job opportunities their competition is likely taking advantage of," Morton says. Socially savvy job seekers will have an advantage over those who are not active.
Every day people are using social networking platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. Your connections with people on these networks could potentially turn into a new job if you use them appropriately. Remember: Companies prefer to hire referrals and people they know.
Why Germany just closed its borders to refugees
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© Provided by Vox.com- In a shocking development in the European migrant crisis, Germany is immediately introducing border controls in the south of the country, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière announced on Sunday. The government of Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed "urgent security reasons."
- The border controls are supposed to curb the influx of migrants. Currently, tens of thousands of refugees per day find their way to Germany, many of them from civil-war-torn Syria.
- The announcement is in stark contradiction to the principle of open borders, to which most EU member states, including Germany, have committed. Apparently Germany wants to increase the pressure on the European Union to finally find an EU-wide solution to the refugee crisis.
The decision marks a surprising turnaround in Germany’s attitude toward the European refugee crisis
Germany is introducing temporary controls on its southern border with neighbor country Austria to cope with the influx of migrants, German interior minister Thomas de Maizière announced on Sunday. "The aim of this measure is to limit the current flow to Germany and to come back to an orderly process at entry," de Maizière said at a hastily called news conference. He also claimed "urgent security reasons".The decision marks a surprising turnaround in Germany’s dealing with the current refugee crisis. The government of Chancellor Angela Merkel had recently followed a policy of open borders and taken a moral leadership role in the refugee crisis. For example, she had announced Germany’s intention to take up considerably more refugees and provided for six billion euros in emergency aid.
However, now Germany clearly wants to show that it’s not willing nor able to solve the refugee crisis alone. By closing the borders, the country increases the pressure on its EU partners tremendously to take their share of the burden.
Germany's controls at the borders apply until further notice
Questions from journalists were not admitted at the press conference with the interior minister on Sunday. He explained the details for the radical measure in under three minutes:- De Maizière pointed out the high number of refugees, who frequently first travel after escaping from their home countries to Austria and then start their way to Germany. On Saturday alone, 12,000 new refugees arrived in the Bavarian capital Munich. Germany expects a total of up to 800,000 refugees this year.
- Until recently, Germany had these refugees granted free travel. Now, this no longer applies, and entering Germany is supposed to be possible with valid travel documents only.
- The Federal Police is now sending all available police officers to Bavaria to close the borders. There are even considerations to use German soldiers to secure the borders. You can see consequences of the decision already: The Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s railway company, closed service between Austria and Germany for 12 hours Sunday at the government's request.
Germany is intensifying the pressure on less committed EU member states
As the interior minister pointed out, Germany's actions buy it some time to cope with the large crowds of people who have already entered Germany.But the more important signal of the decision goes to the European Union: Up to this point and no further.
Some EU countries, such as Germany or Sweden, are currently taking on a lot of refugees. Other EU member states such as Britain, Poland or Slovakia, refuse to take in significantly higher numbers of refugees.
This is something Germany apparently no longer wants to accept.
© REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler A migrant woman and a child rest at an improvised shelter in the underground parking of a train station in Salzburg, Austria September 13, 2015. As Germany announced it… On Monday, all 28 EU interior ministers will meet for an emergency summit to discuss the refugee crisis. Therefore, the timing of Germany´s decision is well considered to increase the pressure on less committed EU member states and urge them to make some concessions.
The interior minister made clear that the burden of incoming refugees from civil war countries like Syria would force action from every single EU member state. "I demand that all European member states stick to that in the future," he went on.
Angela Merkel is under pressure herself
Germany’s decision also is supposed to discourage refugees from rushing towards Germany. Most asylum seekers wish to stay in Germany when they arrive at EU borders. However, they must apply for asylum in the EU country in which they first arrive. Refugees could "not simply wish for her host country" emphasized Merkel’s interior minister.The turnaround in asylum policy has domestic political reasons, too. While Merkel had received international praise for her open border strategy, the resistance from parts of her conservative party have grown immensely. For example, the chairman of the conservative sister party and coalition partner CSU, Horst Seehofer, accused Merkel of a "gross misjudgment" in the migrant crisis.
On a broader EU level, Germany’s radical measure is also remarkable. With closing parts of its borders, Germany temporarily revokes the so-called Schengen agreement, which provides free travels within the EU borders.
Most EU member states have committed themselves to the Schengen agreement. So this development is not a good sign for the state of the European Union, which defines itself as a group of cooperating and deeply tied partner countries.
Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa
Unbeaten
Leicester City produce a second-half comeback to recover from 2-0 down
to beat Aston Villa.
Unbeaten Leicester City produced a thrilling second-half comeback to
recover from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa and move second in the table.
Jack Grealish curled in a deserved opener from 20
yards, his first goal, for a dominant Villa early on and Carles Gil
swept in a second.
Ritchie de Laet volleyed the hosts a lifeline and Jamie Vardy prodded Leicester level.
Nathan Dyer scored the winner with a brave late header on his debut.
The winger had only signed from Swansea on loan on deadline day but made himself an instant hero and left Villa with just one win from five matches.
He just beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan to a chipped pass from the impressive Riyad Mahrez before taking a blow to the head and staying down injured as the ball rolled into the net.
Can Mahrez keep firing the Foxes?
Algerian winger Mahrez proved the inspiration behind Leicester's second-half recovery as he continued his impressive start to the season.He had scored four goals already this season to help the Foxes to an unbeaten start, but a poor first half was mirrored by his side as they were dominated by Villa.
He came to life after the break with a stunning display of pace and skill, having a hand in all three of rejuvenated Leicester's second-half goals.
His improvement, and his side's, came when they switched to a 4-2-3-1 from a 4-4-2, as the Foxes took the game to Villa.
They were well on top when Gil doubled Villa's lead but, with Mahrez's corner flicked home by De Laet, Leicester continued to push and got the goals their second-half display deserved.
Riyad Mahrez had the third
most amount of touches of any player but it was after the break (right),
when he played more centrally, that he was more of a threat on Villa's
goal as shown by his touch graphic for each half
Fantastic Foxes
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Leicester City have now gone nine Premier League games
unbeaten, winning six, and are joint level with Manchester City as the
Premier League's form team since 4 April.
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Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa: Ranieri only thinking about survival
Leicester have picked up 33 points from 14 matches and, with the exception of top scorers Manchester City, have scored at least 11 more goals than any other team in this period.
There were fears for their top-flight safety after the sacking of manager Nigel Pearson in the summer but, under former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri, they have continued where they left off.
Who will Grealish choose?
Villa had to cope with the summer losses of Fabian Delph , Ron Vlaar and Christian Benteke down the spine of their team, making their slow start to the season no surprise.But 20-year-old Villa academy product Grealish helped his side control the first half, in just his second league appearance this season, and thoroughly deserved his first goal.
He struggled to repeat his influence after the break though as Villa were undone by a vibrant Leicester.
With the Republic of Ireland and England wanting him to commit his international future to them, repeats of Sunday's first-half performance will increase the interest in the talented midfielder.
Man of the match: Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Mahrez had a hand in all three of Leicester's goals as he sparked a second-half comeback
'I've never felt this bad'
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri told BBC Sport: "It was a fantastic second half. We know they played better early on but after 2-0 we started to play with our spirit and it was a very fantastic match."We scored a good first goal that gave confidence to everybody and maybe Villa players were wondering what could happen now."
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Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood told BBC Sport:
"I've never felt this bad. Ever. There was a lot of bad play there
in the last half hour. The only way you can stop the momentum is to stop
the opposition. We turned it over stupidly.
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Leicester 3-2 Aston Villa: Tim Sherwood says he has 'never felt this bad'
"What can I say? I'm gutted for everyone who's associated with the football club. We have to stop letting in soft goals. Who cares if we played well? We lost. Totally lost."
The stats you need to know
- Jack Grealish is the youngest player to score for Aston Villa in the Premier League since Nathan Delfouneso in November 2010
- Leicester have lost only one of 10 Premier League home games against Aston Villa
- Carles Gil has scored his first ever Premier League goal for Aston Villa
- Mahrez has had a hand in nine Leicester goals in his last eight Premier League games (Six goals, one assist)
- Villa have conceded a total of 14 goals in their last five away league games
- Jamie Vardy has been directly involved in a goal in five of his last six Premier League appearances for the Foxes
Who's up next?
Leicester travel to second bottom side Stoke on Saturday in the Premier League, while Villa entertain West Brom on the same day.Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)
Leicester City
- 01 Schmeichel
- 02 de Laet
- 06 Huth
- 05 Morgan
- 15 Schlupp
- 26 Mahrez
- 33 Inler (Kanté - 64' )
- 04 Drinkwater
- 11 Albrighton Booked (Ulloa - 64' )
- 20 Okazaki (Dyer - 45' Booked )
- 09 Vardy
Substitutes
- 10 King
- 14 Kanté
- 17 Simpson
- 19 Kramaric
- 23 Ulloa
- 24 Dyer
- 32 Schwarzer
Aston Villa
- 01 Guzan
- 07 Bacuna (Hutton - 86' )
- 04 Richards
- 16 Lescott
- 23 Amavi Booked
- 24 Sánchez
- 15 Westwood
- 25 Gil (J Ayew - 66' )
- 40 Grealish
- 09 Sinclair
- 11 Agbonlahor (Gestede - 75' )
Substitutes
- 06 Clark
- 17 Veretout
- 18 Richardson
- 19 J Ayew
- 21 Hutton
- 31 Bunn
- 39 Gestede
Ref: Mike Dean
Att: 31,733
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