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87 Tul. L. Rev. 427 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/tulr87 and id is 453 raw text is: COMMENT Darling Divas or Damaged Daughters? The Dark Side of Child Beauty Pageants and an Administrative Law Solution Lucy Wolfe* Ever since TLC fist aired the popular television show Toddler and Tiaras in 2009, the network has brought international scrutiy to this countrys child pageant industry Viewers of all ages have been captivated to watch as a vanety ofcolorfulpageantparents (mostly moms) try to transform their young childen (mostly girls) into pageant prncesses, teaching them to dance on stage in tiny sequined outfits, pumping them full of sugar and energy d&inks, and adorning them with spray tais, fake haipieces, and plenty ofmakeup. Scathing media reports suggest that pageant parnts have already been tried and convicted of bad parenting in the court of popular opinion. This Comment addresses the question of whether they can and should be tried in a court of law as well. It investigates the physical and emotional harm that overzealous pageant parenting can inflict on young children, as well as the long-term effect that these practices can have on greater societal ills such as gender stereotyping and domestic violence This Comment ultimately argues that existing legal Inumeworks provide an inadequate remedy for this hann and proposes an admnistrative law solution that can be implemented at federal, state, and local levels. I. Go GET IT, MIA!: THE CONE BRA INCIDENT ........ .......428 II. WHAT IS THE HARM? .......431 A. ItHurts To Be Beautiful Physical Hanm.... ..... 431 B. TheyHate Her! They Hate Her! Emotional Harm ..................... ...... ....... 434 C. 'WIt Just Like Having a Life-Sized Doll Societal Ham .................. ......... ....... 437 III. BRING MOMMY SOME MONEY HoME: THE SEARCH FOR A WINNING SOLUTION ..................................441 IV HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SOLUTION ................................ .....446 V AND THE WINNER IS.. .: CONCLUSION ........................454 * C 2012 Lucy Wolfe. J.D. candidate 2013, Tulane University Law School; B.A. 2005, Literary and Cultural Studies, cum laude, College of William and Mary. I am grateful to the many professors at Tulane who assisted with this project, including Professors Tania Tetlow, Keith Werhan, Amy Gajda, Saru Matambanadzo, and Dean David Meyer. Many thanks to the outstanding staff of the Tulane Law Review for their hard work and helpful edits. Finally, thank you to Mom, Curtis, and Brian, always my #1 cheerleaders. 427

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