{"product_id":"the-most-beautiful-girl-in-the-world-9780520217911","title":"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a look at American ritual. This title focuses on the Miss America pageant in particular, considering its claim to be an accurate representation of the diversity of contemporary American women. It explores the cultural constructions and legitimations that go on during the long process of the pageant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. \"A Certain Class of Girl\": Respectability and the Structure of the Miss America Pageant \u003cbr\u003e 2. Anatomy of a Beauty Pageant: The Swimsuit Competition \u003cbr\u003e 3· \"If You Were a Color, What Color Would You Be?\": The Interview and Talent Competitions in the Miss America Pageant \u003cbr\u003e 4· Bodies of Difference: Race, Nation, and the Troubled Reign of Vanessa Williams \u003cbr\u003e 5· The Representational Politics of Whiteness and the National Body: Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945, and Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995 \u003cbr\u003e 6. International Spectacles, National Borders: Miss Universe and the \"Family of Nations\" \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402809221463,"sku":"9780520217911","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520217911.jpg?v=1730481568","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-most-beautiful-girl-in-the-world-9780520217911","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}