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“Princess means that you’ re a loser!”: Recent beauty pageant portrayals on TV (UPDATED to include dance competitions)

December 19, 2011 By Hilary 2 Comments
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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. But it was a child beauty pageant mom who uttered this line during the continuing fourth season of TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras, which [...]

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Filed Under: Beauty pageants, Child beauty pageants, Playing to Win Blog Tagged With: Competitive dance, Dance Moms, Irish Travellers, Michelle Leonardo, Miss America, Miss USA, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Toddlers & Tiaras

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