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    Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
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    Image of Mrs. Stephen Fry Mrs. Stephen Fry
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    I feel sorry for Asia. I think she feels abandoned and alone. She's a good kid, and she means well.
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    Image of Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Say what you will, but Brooke had a hilarious 'tude!
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Most ingenious and hilarious child pageantry bit ever ever ever (starts at 0:35)
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    11/03/08

    @lobstr: It made me cringe how close to the real thing that satire was. The fetus pageant was the best thing!
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Wow, little Brook does not seem happy there.
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    Image of AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    is anyone else creeped out by the adorable baby angel voice coming out of that painted monstrosity? that spooky alien ate a poor adorable bebeah!!!
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    AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) was starred AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) was unstarred
    Image of farmersdaughter farmersdaughter
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Ok so shoot me, while I will say I'm glad that isn't something I got involved in, I don't hate Asia at all. Brooke seemed awesome, but Asia didn't seem as dumb as people want to think. Does she care that Julie Brown's song is satirical? I doubt it. I imagine she knows it, but doesn't care.

    It seems to me that she is less a cash cow for grandma than a girl trying to hold on to something she is good at and she enjoyed with her family after her family has ripped apart. I don't agree with what she does but I don't think her reasons are bad.
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    Image of aubonpam aubonpam
    11/03/08

    @farmersdaughter: Well said!
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    Image of Rosweeta Rosweeta
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    "Painted Babies-released in 1995, not too long before the death of Jon Benét Ramsey - was an eye-opening documentary that peaked my interest in the surreal subculture of child beauty pageants."


    Sorry, Tracie, I can't help myself...it's piqued, not peaked. Now I feel like a bad person.

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    Image of labeled labeled
    11/03/08

    @Rosweeta: You and me both. I hate correcting people, but also believe they'd want to know, particularly with this word because it's just cool.
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    Image of labeled labeled
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    OK, I'm an asshole, I admit it.


    Piqued.

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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Can anyone explain to me why that girl's parents named her "Asia"? I mean...???
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    Image of LaFemme LaFemme
    11/03/08

    @MizJenkins: Even better... I believe her younger sister is named "Treasure."
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    Image of Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit) Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit)
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    If Julie Brown were dead, she'd be spinning in her damn grave. Boo, Asia.
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    Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit) was starred Lisabel (ne: Dagnabbit) was unstarred
    Image of Penny Penny
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    I can't watch this. But that screen grab is freaking me out. It's like a mini Britney/Rachel Zoe hybrid.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    I wonder if there's a way to harness the power of all of the idiots in America as a way to become more energy self-reliant?
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    Image of Mafalda para Presidente Mafalda para Presidente
    11/03/08

    @morninggloria: I love you.
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    Image of Caroll Caramel Caroll Caramel
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    At 5, Brooke totally mastered the bish plz look. My blood ran cold just looking at the screencap.
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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    11/03/08

    Brooke@Caroll Caramel: I know, l'il Southern Belle for the ages that one. LOVED.
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    Image of wednesdayam wednesdayam
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    I'm glad you guys posted about this. Because it came on a couple weeks back and I had it on our DVR, and the boyfriends ran across it and said "Painted Babies at 17" in that way that totally comes off as "Really? You watch this crap?"... Now I'm happy I'm not so odd after all. ;)


    And yeah... Asia cannot sing for crap. Couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. I also LOVE how they had the footage of her in her grandma's kitchen, then cut to the modern-day film, and the kitchen and grandma were EXACTLY THE SAME! Love it.

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    Image of Lazy Line Painter Jane Lazy Line Painter Jane
    11/03/08

    @wednesdayam: I saw this on last night and my boyfriend flat out refused to watch it and made me feel like a creep, too! I'm glad I'm not the only one.
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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    11/03/08

    @wednesdayam: Heh, Boyfriend has that reaction with a LOT of stuff I DVR. Although he has learned that when I'm watching "The Girls Next Door," he has a free pass to watch Playmates on TV, so he's alright with it now *laugh*
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    Image of Dictator for Life Dictator for Life
    11/03/08

    @Lazy Line Painter Jane: I really need to learn how to work the remote. I just moved in with my bf, and he was watching football, but believe me, if I had known how to use that damn remote, we would have been watching this.
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    Image of KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins
    11/03/08

    In reply to Film Features Child Beauty Pageant Contestants 12 Years Later
    Wow.
    Asia cannot carry a tune in a bucket. Damn. I thought she was screwing around and then realized she was actually practicing.
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    KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins was starred KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins was unstarred
    Image of AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
    11/03/08

    @KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: makes me feel WAY better about my singing voice!
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    AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) was starred AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies) was unstarred
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