She let me be in pageants even though she realized I had no talent.
Do we honestly believe that kiddie beauty pageants are good for young girls?
Transwomen have openly competed in mainstream beauty pageants and have been featured in magazines such as Vogue.
Talackova said earlier her entry in the competition is about equality, even if some believe pageants are demeaning.
If we defend these pageants, what kind of message are we sending to young girls about their self image?
Beauty pageants seem an odd fit for a recovering anorexic, but they offered Haglund an avenue for moving forward.
As Britain began to industrialize, the number of royal pageants began to dwindle.
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It has all the expected parades, music competitions, pageants -- but because of the island's small size, the festivities seem all-pervasive.
She took part in talent pageants there and joined an entertainment troupe.
But like other pageants, the show has struggled to stay relevant as national attitudes regarding women's rights and civil rights have changed.
The charity has been associated with a number of beauty pageants such as Miss Wales and Miss Universe and now runs Miss GB International.
Not one -- no plays, no pageants, no nothing. (Laughter.) Before he was cast for this movie, do you know what Dwight did?
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But it is now well represented in primetime as well, having produced more than 50 made-for-television movies and mini-series, as well as beauty pageants and variety shows.
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In perfect English, she told me that although she's a feminist and doesn't believe in beauty pageants, she'll use it as a platform to talk about hijras' rights.
"I am not getting paranoid about an international conspiracy, but it obviously helps the cosmetic giants to have India associated with beauty, " says novelist Shobha DE, who often judges pageants.
Those who don't make the national pageants like the Miss India gala have to settle for other, less glamorous affairs, including scores of neighborhood beauty shows, intercollegiate contests and parade queen competitions.
In addition to promoting his golf courses through the Golf Channel and producing pageants and series for the small screen, The Apprentice once again helped keep The Donald relevant while raking in extra cash for the billionaire.
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The party was met first on Castle Hill by 50 young men dressed up like fantastic blackamoors, a fairly common feature of Renaissance pageants symbolising exotic forces of disorder, which had to be tamed by the authority of a Christian ruler.
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