This volume celebrates the culture of the beauty contest, from the well-known spectacles of Miss World & Mr. & Miss Universe to the flamboyance of Alternative Miss World; from sub-culture contests, such as Miss Nude UK, to the bizarre -- for example, the crowning of the frankfurter-clad Sausage Queen to promote National Hot Dog Week in the U.S. In America alone, 35,000 beauty pageants are held throughout the year, but the beauty contest is a truly international phenomenon. This book features contests from around the world, ranging from Miss Tiffany's Universe competition in Thailand, for transvestites & transsexuals, to the Santa Monica Prison in-house pageant in Peru; from Miss Arizona Teen USA to Mr. Gay UK. Color photos.
Pageant: The Beauty Contest
$19.60 - $24.50
- UPC:
- 9780756792619
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2002-01-01
- Author:
- Keith Lovegrove
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 0
