John Oliver tears apart the Miss America Pageant oh-so-brilliantly

As with just about any of John Oliver’s pieces on Last Week Tonight, this one’s fifteen minutes well spent.

The Miss America Pageant, in a fit of defensiveness, loves to remind you that they’re the largest provider of scholarships exclusively for women. The sad thing is, even once you factor away their fudged numbers, they’re right. That means the biggest source of women-specific scholarship money in America requires you to look good in a swimsuit and evening gown.

Want to change that? Donate to the following real scholarships:

• The Society of Women Engineers
• The Patsy Takemono Mink Education Foundation for Low-Income Women and Children
• The Jeanette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund