Inexperienced mothers are content with any award, yet experienced mothers do not accept anything short of the esteemed crown (Nussbaum). ... It is a surreal new world where nine-year-olds get fake tans and seven-year-olds wear colored contact lenses ("Low Self Esteem and Beauty Pageants"). ... The pageant world is an out-of-control fantasy for children and mothers alike ("Low Self Esteem and Beauty Pageants"). ... She confessed that when she would lose in a pageant, she compared herself negatively to the winning girl ("Low Self Esteem and Beauty Pageants"). ...

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