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The standard feminist take on beauty pageants in this intriguing look at a hotly contested but enduringly popular American ritual. She focuses on its claim to be an accurate representation of the diversity of contemporary American women. Exploring the cultural constructions and legitimations that go on during the long process of the pageant, Banet-Weiser depicts the beauty pageant stage as a place where concerns about national identity, cultural hopes and desires, and anxieties about race and gender are crystallized and condensed. The beauty pageant, she convincingly demonstrates.

Lea Michele out to see "Hair" with Chris Colfer

They usually have them do it, but last night (January 9), Lea Michele and Chris Colfer was more than happy to be spectators. The "Glee" CoStar headed over to the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood to see a production of musical "Hair.” In related news, Gwyneth Paltrow returns to the hit FOX show two additional episodes, "says creator Ryan Murphy. He explained," Gwyneth is back for two episodes. She comes back specifically to date Will. These two were very good friends in real life, and had very good chemistry. She comes back as a sex education teacher. "