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Child Beauty Pageants

Unleashing Momsters: It's a Small World of Pageant Reality

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 05.21.2013 | Celebrity
Read More: Eden Wood, Eden's World, Showbiz Moms & Dads, Party/Party, Heather Ryan, Toddlers & Tiaras, Child Beauty Pageants, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Maddy Verst, Coogan Account, Isabella Barrett, Alana Thompson, Heather Ryan Tell All, Paisley Dickey, Mickie Wood, Eden Wood Beauty Queen, Susanna Barrett, Celebrity News
Hilary Levey Friedman

Heather Ryan, former manager of 34 beauty pageant clients (some of Toddlers & Tiaras fame) came out with a tell-all book, Unleashing a Momster: A Peek Behind the Curtain at the Tragic Life of America's Most Successful Child Pageant Star. She accurately describes it as a "Labor of Loath."

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What I Learned From Some Beauty Pageant Queens

Dena Takruri | Posted 01.20.2013 | Women
Read More: Video, Crystal Brown-Tatum, Nancy Redd, Child Beauty Pageants, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Ida White, Honey Boo Boo, Beauty Pageants, Beauty Queens, Women News
Dena Takruri

As a little girl, I aspired to be many things when I grew up, but a pageant queen was not on that list. That didn't stop me from being curious about those glamorous, world peace-loving, dazzling beauties. I talked to some current and former beauty pageant queens to learn more.

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Can You Speak Honey Boo Boo?

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 10.24.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Video, Alana Thompson, Honey Boo Boo Child, Tlc, Toddlers in Tiaras, Funny Videos, Quizzes, Can You Speak Honey Boo Boo, Child Beauty Pageants, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Comedy Original Video, Comedy News

Can you speak "Honey Boo Boo?" TLC -- the network that wrote and aired the show -- thinks you can't. That's why they put subtitles under nearly ev...

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'Toddlers & Tiaras' Sneak Peek: 22-Month-Old Ava Slaps Mom

Posted 10.28.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Video, Toddlers and Tiaras Tlc, Tlc, Toddlers and Tiaras, Ava Toddlers and Tiaras, Toddlers and Tiaras Ava, Child Beauty Pageants, Beauty Pageants, TV News

On an all-new episodes of "Toddlers & Tiaras" (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on TLC), viewers will meet 22-month-old Ava. She is a natural at beauty pageant...

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Inside Child Pageants On 'Our America With Lisa Ling'

Posted 08.10.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Video, Toddlers and Tiaras, Our America With Lisa Ling, Child Pageants, Child Beauty Pageants, Tv Replay, Own, Reality-Free, TV News

Viewers are already fascinated by child beauty pageants, as evidenced by the success of "Toddlers & Tiaras," but Lisa Ling wanted to take a deeper loo...

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JonBenet Ramsey's Father Regrets Beauty Pageants

Posted 03.13.2012 | Denver
Read More: John Ramsey, The Other Side of Suffering, Video, Toddlers and Tiaras, Patsy-Ramsey-Cleared, Child Beauty Pageants, Boulder Ramsey Murder, Child Beauty Pageant Murder, JonBenet Ramsey, Boulder-Colorado, Patsy Ramsey, John Ramsey Cleared, Denver News

In an interview that aired this morning on ABC News, JonBenet Ramsey's father, John Ramsey, said he regrets putting his daughter in child beauty pagea...

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What "Toddlers & Tiaras" Got Wrong

Rehema Trimiew | Posted 12.29.2011 | TV
Read More: Canada Tv, Shian Ingram, Video, Toddlers and Tiaras, Toddlers & Tiaras, Child Beauty Pageants, You've Got, Beauty Pageants, TV News

While many youngsters are getting into sports like soccer or gymnastics, Shian Ingram is participating in another type of extracurricular activity. ...

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The "Grand" Finale: Ending Season 4 of Toddlers & Tiaras

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 11.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Reality TV, Child Beauty Pageants, Children's Rights, Toddlers & Tiaras, Home News
Hilary Levey Friedman

I've been studying child beauty pageants for over a decade and I do believe that shows like Toddlers & Tiaras have gone too far. Such young pageant contestants should not be featured on television.

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Glitz and Drama Down Under

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 10.03.2011 | Style
Read More: Australian Beauty Pageants, Universal Royalty, Child Beauty Pageants, Eden Wood, Mickie Wood, Toddlers & Tiaras, Beauty Pageants, Style News
Hilary Levey Friedman

Despite all the brouhaha, an "American-style" child beauty pageant took place over the weekend in Melbourne, Australia. The pageant was not drama-free, but it wasn't the protesters who caused a fuss.

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Seven Critical Life Lessons From Toddlers & Tiaras

Tamar Abrams | Posted 09.05.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Toddlers & Tiaras, Beauty Pageants, Child-Beauty-Pageants, Toddlers and Tiaras, Tlc, Tlc Toddlers, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

Some see the show as exploitation of little girls, while others see it as an exposé of moms seeking validation through the beauty of their children.

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The Evolution of American-Style Child Beauty Pageants

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 07.10.2011 | Style
Read More: Child Beauty Pageants, May Day Festivals, Miss America, Parenting, Babies, Australia, Beauty Pageants, Style News
Hilary Levey Friedman

What are the historical roots of "American-style" child beauty pageants? Somewhat ironically, the first event that would evolve into an "American style" child beauty pageant actually started in a Commonwealth country.

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