The Miss Teen USA South Carolina meme originated from the 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant, where contestant Caitlin Upton gave a famously incoherent response to a question about why one-fifth of Americans cannot locate the U.S. on a map. Her answer, which included the phrase 'such as South Africa and the Iraq,' became an instant viral sensation in the early days of YouTube. The meme is used to represent moments of extreme verbal blunders, public speaking anxiety, or being 'confidently incorrect.' It serves as a classic internet artifact that highlights how a single awkward moment can become immortalized through digital remix culture and social media commentary.