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Admittedly, we know next to nothing about beauty pageants and a lot of what we do know is dark and salacious! Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the history of beauty pageants. We'll also examine why some folks consider them to be an antiquated patriarchal exercise in amplifying external beauty. But, are they more than just racist, sexist contests that have no place in modern times? You be the judge! 

Beauty Pageant Origins and Culture | American Experience | Official Site | PBS.
A Look Back at the Sexist, Racist History of Beauty Pageants - Racked
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/22/beauty-pageants-embarrassing-even-if-name-right-winner-miss-universe
Feminism can't kill the beauty pageant - UnHerd
The Miss Universe Pageant: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Brown Political Review.
No Matter How Diverse Beauty Pageants Become, They Are Still Sexist
End Child Pageantry | A Psychological Nightmare
Beauty Pageants: Degrading or Empowering?
Beauty Pageants: An Extension of the Patriarchy or the Feminist Movement
Child Beauty Pageants: What are we teaching our girls?
Protecting Pageant Princesses: A Call for Statutory Regulations of Beauty Pageants