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ifeminists November 17, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
In Defense of Beauty Pageants It is not clear why a celebration of female physical beauty is sexist -- that is, anti-woman -- especially when all the women involved are eager to participate. It is time to lighten up and applaud beauty, not pathologize it. |
Smithsonian January 2006 Owen Edwards |
The Object at Hand - American Idol Once upon a time, Miss America reigned supreme: Before "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "Fear Factor," only two elimination contests mattered to America. One gave us a president, and the other gave us Miss America. |
Lucire December 8, 2003 Jack Yan |
Civic virtue The author interviews and exclusively photographs Amber Peebles, Miss World New Zealand 2003-2004, and finds out about her spirituality, make-up training and the controversy surrounding her title. |
AskMen.com August 18, 2015 Michael De Medeiros |
Fitness Competitions What is a fitness competition? Is it a bodybuilding contest, a beauty pageant or a fitness-themed carnival? The truth is, a fitness competition is all of those things and none of those things all at once. |
Salon.com October 28, 2002 Lara Riscol |
Miss America's stealth virginity campaign With the coveted tiara firmly in her grasp, beauty queen Erika Harold quickly unveiled plans to promote her pet cause: Abstinence-only sex education. |