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more about #beautypageant more comments → morninggloria: In a cheeky tip of the hat to the Indian caste system, the theme song for the pageant will be MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This." more » JerseyGrrrl: YES! Nothing says "acceptance" and "respect" to a marginalized group like offering it its very own beauty contest! Judgment for all! I am not trans a... more » LaComtesse: I've always felt its important to make EVERY woman feel that her most important and womanly aspects revolve around how others rate her physical beauty. more » hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: while i think this is great... what about a MR. section too? transgender goes both ways, and i think it would be awesome to see how GQ some of these... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: Dude, I would sell a kidney to get to be a judge there. more » winchesterwolcott: Oh, and not everything is us vs. them. Some people are just shitty people. They say shitty things. Just because someone says something stupid about bi... more » clevernamehere: There are a lot of Jezzies posting how they or their best friend/sister/whoever is naturally super thin and I have a serious question. Does anyone kno... more » NeomaOrestes: i was 80-85 pounds all through high school, and i ALWAYS got comments from people all through my adolescence. i HATED that people felt comfortable com... more » cosmicdenmother: I have to say, she really does not look emaciated or too thin. I think she just has a really high metabolism and a slight frame. I confess, i used to ... more » PilgrimSoul: Mary, Jesus and Joseph, what a fucking trainwreck. more » MarsyMars: Diane Sawyer putting her on the spot. -- It's kind of like a wire calling the pipe cleaner skinny. Diane, you are no fatty yourself. more » norizzle: so, I'm going to go ahead and believe that she eats 6-8 of those small meals a day. But what I don't understand, is if she's really naturally skinny w... more » pandorasmittens: Why don't these shows just come out and say what they really mean to say with these asinine segments: "You. Yeah, you. Look in the mirror much? Well y... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: This is just like the year Australia chose a Miss Universe contestant that was 40 lbs overweight but super smart and nice. Oh wait, that never happened? more » maggiethecat: She says that there's no way she would have the energy to model or do pageants if she was malnourished, ana... etc. That her hair and skin wouldn't be... more » -
#transcendent
Indian City To Host Transgender Beauty Pageant
Chennai, India will host the first Miss India pageant for transgender people. The pageant will award prizes for Miss Beautiful Hair, Miss Beautiful Eyes and Miss Beautiful Skin, and "people from different walks of life" will judge. [Times of India] -
#clips
GMA Lets Viewers Judge Whether Aussie Beauty Queen Is "Too" Thin
On this morning's GMA, eliminated Australian Miss Universe contestant Stephanie Naumoska denied accusations that she is too thin. Then Diane Sawyer held up a plate in order to judge Naumoska's idea of a moderate portion. More » -
#annalsofanorexia
Outraged Aussies Say Miss Universe Contestant Is "Skin And Bones"
As Americans freak about the Miss California/gay marriage debacle, Australians are having their own beauty pageant controversy: many are complaining that a finalist in the Miss Universe contest is too thin and possibly malnourished. More »
