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There She Goes… A Trailblazing Beauty Queen
Please note: This appeared on The Huffington Post on March 15, 2011 as “There She Goes: A Trailblazing, Feminist Beauty Queen.” This week women around the world observed the 100th celebration of...
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Resignations and Circumnavigations: Miss Maine USA and Abby Sunderland
As I read The Boston Globe this morning I came across this story at the back of the Metro Section: “Missing Out, Happily.” The story is about Emily Johnson, Miss Maine USA 2011 (not to be confused with...
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From Eden vs. MaKenzie to Miss USA
It’s been a big week in beauty pageants, especially with the Miss USA Pageant and the return of Toddlers & Tiaras. Last week’s TLC hit featured a “showdown” between two of the most well-known...
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Miss Universe 2012: Pageant or Informerical? (from orgtheory.net)
Last night Miss Angola, 25-year-old Leila Lopes, was crowned the 60th Miss Universe—the first ever winner from Angola. She beat out 89 other hopefuls in Sao Paulo, Brazil to take the crown. The hosts...
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Before Painted Babies, JonBenet, and Swan Brooner there was… Blaire Pancake
To outsiders it might seem like there are lots of links between the world of child beauty pageants and the world of adult beauty pageants (which do not exclusively include the Miss America, Miss...
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“Princess means that you’ re a loser!”: Recent beauty pageant portrayals on...
Princess means that you’re a loser! A lot of feminists might agree with this sentiment– especially with the recent release of Disney’s newest princess targeted at the preschool set, Sofia the First....
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A New England Beauty Queen: Miss Rhode Island wins Miss USA at Last
The drought is over. It’s been 61 years and Rhode Island finally got a Miss USA (note they haven’t yet had a Miss America). Last night Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss USA. I had a lot of fun watching the...
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The “Cool” Power of Pageantry
This morning I was on NECN’s Morning Show talking about the controversy surrounding the Indian Land Elementary Warrior School Pageant– a child beauty pageant meant to be a fundraiser in South Carolina...
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Bikini Babes: Olympic Gold and Pageant Bling
Last week some pageant bling helped me get into the holiday spirit. Take a look at these amazing/atrocious gowns from the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant and tell me they don’t make you think of a) A...
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Pageants, Pageants, Pageants! From Miss America to Miss USA to Mini Miss
A lot has been going on in the pageantry world recently and I’ve been writing and talking away! All the biggies have gotten some press coverage. 1) Child pageants- Toddlers & Tiaras returned...
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Why do people watch Miss USA?
Another year, another Miss USA crowned. You likely won’t remember, or ever know, but Miss USA 2014′s name is Nia Sanchez and she represented Nevada. Her crowning has made a few headlines, like this...
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The Fix Is In: Miss Universe 2016
To me there are three High Holy Days of Pageantry each year: Miss America is the apex (with a Holy Week to go along with it), then Miss Universe, and Miss USA. It’s no secret that my favorite part of...
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The Pageantry of Politics
This is adapted from a Facebook post I wrote last week. Monday night Emma Gray sent me a link to her great Huffington Post article about how Clinton’s loss has motivated a new generation of women to...
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Miss Universe vs. Sports Illustrated: The Ultimate Goal of Swimsuits?
In honor of tonight’s Miss Universe pageant I wanted to share a clip from earlier this month about Sports Illustrated’s 2018 Swimsuit Edition open casting call. This five minute Good Morning America...
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