Ah hem....Okay...2 out of 3 of my daughters did the child "pageant" circle, back home in California. (The baby only lasted 3 years...her older sister went on throughout her teen years, and is finishing up college with a complete "dance" scholarship.) You want to talk kiddie porn....hah...The lil mis teeny contestants are all decked out in glitter and makeup, with helmet sprayed hairdoes. And, I have seen so many of them get smacked by their parents, for not winning that contest's trophy. And, we aren't talking an occasional pageant, here. There were pageants just about every weekend. Oh, and to make your lil girl look like a lil hoochie...shoot...I was paying about $100 per costume...AND, THEN...there was the "formal" wear to purchase. Sex sells. And, sex sells some kids on being "sexy". The only reason that I went along with that whole pageant circuit thing was: MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER LOVED IT. It was her "life". Being Teen Miss Santa Clara was such a high point for her. Her little sister, I might add...dropped out and went into sports. That was cool. I got my ex to take the middle one to the pageants, since he had no money, and didn't buy all the crap...and, I went to Little League and Soccer with the baby. The pageants depressed me terribly. Have any of you ever attended one?