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January 12, 2009

Miss America gets her Green on [via Eco Chick].

Great article via Stephanie, covers all the bases—how Miss America, while pretending and to some small extent actually being about the empowerment of women, is really a glorified, sterilized patriarchal auction…how MIss Vermont (of course, Miss Vermont) is turning Miss America a little greener this year…excerpt:

 

There’s a lot I don’t like about Miss America. Sure, they give many scholarships to women, but let’s be real: Miss America isn’t about advancing women’s rights and causes, it’s about rewarding beautiful women for being beautiful. In my opinion, the pageant misrepresents itself as something greater than what it really is: a competition in which women are largely judged for their looks.

The very existence of the swimsuit contest portion of the competition and the fact that most of these women look like overly made up, perfectly proportioned Barbies come to life contriving to care about world peace makes me less than a fan.

However, I did think it was cool when I recently found out that Miss Vermont, Ashley Wheeler – a contestant in this year’s Miss America competition – is going to be wearing an eco-friendly gown. Ashley’s dress is constructed of hemp and silk, lined with hemp and organic cotton and decorated with repurposed gold lace, beads and sequins.

The gown is made by designer Tara Lynn

…read the rest at Eco Chick, here.

 

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