When Susan Anderson visited her first “high glitz” pageant in 2005, she found the contestant—with their sculted hair, lavish costumes, false eyelashes, and shiny lips—transfixing. “Everyone in L.A.

Interest and criticism surrounding child beauty pageants has increased due to the popularity of Toddler’s & Tiaras, a show that both fascinates and disturbs many. As a clinician familiar with the ...

LOS ANGELES — The hotel ballroom was filled with nearly 100 distracted parents, many of them juggling toddlers on their laps. They had just spent a half-hour watching a parade of identically dressed ...

Lipstick, butt glue, and evening gown: ah, those were the days of the glitz and glam in the world of beauty pageants. Many former Misses, myself included, attribute their professional and personal ...