<p>Speaking of brains and beauty, not only is Brandeis alum, and now the reigning Miss Massachusetts, Amanda Kelly on her way to the Miss America pagent, but the first runner up in the Miss Massachusetts pagent is a Harvard Grad student and another contestant is a Harvard Senior. Stereotypes be damned. In truth, with Brandeis graduates like Debra Messing (Grace of “Will and Grace”), Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher of “Star Trek TNG”) etc., that sterotype was belied years ago.</p>