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Date Posted: 18:05:09 08/04/02 Sun
Author: Anonymous
Subject: Yall won't believe this board - http://www.epinions.com/kifm-review-7E8-B77305C-387E7AB3-bd1/show_~allcom/unfiltered_~1

"ONLINE PAGEANT MESSAGE BOARDS AND ANONYMITY (Reply to this comment)
by freelancer3
I have been researching Childrenˇ¦s Beauty Pageants, particularly in the South, over the past few months. During the course of my research I interviewed Pageant Momˇ¦s to gain insight into the Pageant systems. My research took me to the Main Source for information -MESSAGE BOARDS- on the internet. This has proven to be an invaluable source of inside information pertaining to Texas pageantry. Likewise, it has exposed the ˇ§dark sideˇ¨ of Pageantry; hatred, jealousy, racial prejudice, and terror."



"During my interviews I learned that the coach of the GGs forces the Momˇ¦s to purchase her own brand of Pageant dresses at prices upwards of $1200! She further demands that her GGs NOT compete in certain pageants. Directors have stated that this woman uses extortion to dictate that her group WIN at pageants, even going as far as PAYING some directors for the win and entering a large number of contestants. Directors of long standing Pageant systems have been ruined by this one group. Some have discontinued their Pageants, others are pulling out slowly. She is also paid for doing their HAIR AND MAKE-UP (albeit she is not a licensed cosmetologist!) In addition, the shoes, etc. that the GG child MUST wear are purchased directly from the coach. She charges them for ProAm lessons, even travels different states and accepts fees for training. The fact that she has NO EXPERIENCE or CREDENTIALS is not a concern! This GG coach has her students compete in the Glitz pageants; full regalia of Hair, Make-up, and Dresses. The message board is an excellent source for the GGs to discourage competition and guarantee another win for their group. This one woman has dramatically changed Pageantry in just the past couple of years she has brought it to the lowest level."

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