Fourth in a series of eight documentaries looking at unfamiliar aspects of cultures from countries around the world.
Junior beauty pageants - open to children aged between six months and 17 years - offer big prizes to families across the southern states of America.
This behind-the-scenes look at the phenomenon examines the themes of lost childhood and naked ambition.
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Producer Jane Treays ; Series editor Alan Bookbinder
* Made up, dressed up, fed up: pg 22