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Miss Juneteenth [videorecording] / by Beharie, Nicole,actor.; Chikaeze, Alexis,actor.; Godfrey Peoples, Channing,film director,screenwriter.; Sampson, Kendrick,actor.; Vertical Entertainment,publisher.;
Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Liz Mikel, Marcus Mauldin.A former beauty queen prepares her rebellious daughter for the Miss Juneteenth pageant.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Beauty contestants; Beauty contests; Juneteenth; Mothers and daughters;
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Looking for Miss America : a pageant's 100-year quest to define womanhood / by Mifflin, Margot,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Looking for Miss America is a fast-paced narrative history of the Miss America pageant from its start as a shocking east coast bathing-beauty revue in 1921 to its recent rebirth as a swimsuit-free "scholarship competition." It introduces the dreamers and dissidents, hustlers and heroines who won; the celebrities, including Norman Rockwell, Joan Crawford, and Rod McKuen, who judged; and the masterminds behind it, like director Lenora Slaughter, who "picked the pageant up by its bathing suit straps and put it down in an evening gown" in the 1930s, transforming it from a seaside skin show into a national institution. Approaching its 100th anniversary, the pageant has survived scandal, protests, mockery, and the mutiny of a queen who got cold feet and skipped town the night she won. One winner called Miss America "the kind of girl who would go into a bar and order orange juice in a loud voice"; another claimed "she's not a real person. She's something that happens every year." Looking for Miss America breaks down the blend of capitalism, patriotism, class anxiety and cultural mythology that has fueled the pageant, the racial biases it has perpetuated, and the social mobility it has enabled"--
Subjects: Miss America Pageant; Beauty contests;
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Dumplin' / by Murphy, Julie,1965-;
Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.LSC
Subjects: Overweight persons; Beauty contests; Dating (Social customs); Friendship; Self-esteem;
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Beauty queens / by Bray, Libba.;
When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Teenage girls; Beauty contestants; Airplane crash survival; Castaways; Beauty contests; Pirates;
© [2012], c2011., Scholastic,
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Coyote queen / by Vitalis, Jessica.;
Desperate for the prize money to escape her mother's abusive boyfriend, twelve-year-old Fud enters a beauty pageant, but her eerie connection to nearby coyotes helps her see who she is meant to be, and who she can truly save.
Subjects: Family violence; Human-animal communication; Coyote; Mobile home living; Beauty contests;
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Miss World 1970 : how I entered a pageant and wound up making history / by Hosten-Craig, Jennifer,author.; Mbatha-Raw, Gugu,1983-writer of foreword.;
"1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to find herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal Albert Hall determined to make her mark. So, too, did members of the fledgling Women's Liberation movement who chose that globally-televised moment to protest the sexual exploitation of women. They planted bombs, stormed the hall, and chased comedian Bob Hope from the stage. By the end of the night, the world had been introduced to both radical feminism and a new ideal of feminine beauty. Ms. Hosten was the first woman of color crowned Miss World. Miss World 1970 is the story of the craziest and most meaningful pageant ever, an inspiring account of Ms. Hosten's barrier-breaking win and her subsequent globe-trotting career as a development worker and diplomat. With historic photographs, movie stills, and a foreword by acclaimed actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Hosten-Craig, Jennifer.; Miss World Pageant.; Beauty contestants; Beauty contests; Diplomats;
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Time to roll / by Sumner, Jamie.;
When thirteen-year-old Ellie reluctantly agrees to enter a beauty pageant with her best friend Coralee, the director seems determined to feature Ellie and her wheelchair, so she must find a way to participate on her own terms, all while saving her friendship and forming a better relationship with her divorced dad.
Subjects: People with disabilities; Cerebral palsy; Best friends; Friendship; Beauty contests; Families; Fathers and daughters;
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The world before her [videorecording] / by Chopra, Pooja.; Pahuja, Nisha.; Robinson, Marc.; Shorey, Ankita.; Singh, Ruhi.; Trivedi, Prachi.; Cinedigm Entertainment (Firm); Kinosmith Inc.; Rogers Group of Funds.; Telefilm Canada.;
Edited by David Kazala ; music by Ken Myhr ; directors of photography, Mrinal Desai and Derek Rogers.Featuring, Pooja Chopra, Marc Robinson, Ankita Shorey, Ruhi Singh, Prachi Trivedi.Interweaves the stories of 20 young women trying to win the Miss India crown along with an examination of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.E.DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Beauty contestants; Documentary films.; Religious fundamentalism; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women;
© c2013., Distributed by Cinedigm Entertainment,
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Peanuts by Schulz. [videorecording] / by Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Grab your books and join study buddies Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire Peanuts gang for School Days! Bringing Charles Schulz's classic strips to life, this all-new animated collection features over three hours of laughs and lessons. Whether it's being the class clown or a teacher's pet, these adventurers will make the grade. So, catch the bus and have that homework ready because class is in session with Peanuts".Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Feature films.; Short films.; Snoopy (Fictitious character); Brown, Charlie (Fictitious character); Beagle (Dog breed); Woodstock (Fictitious character);
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Bad Grandpa [videorecording]. by Knoxville, Johnny; Jonze, Spike; Nicoll, Jackson;
Director, Jeff Tremaine.Spike Jonze, Jackson Nicoll, Johnny Knoxville.Eighty-six-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.OFRB rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Comedy.; Comedy.;
© 2014., Paramount,
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