UID:
almahu_9949596582602882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 182 p., [8] p. of plates) :
,
ill.
ISBN:
9781604733488 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Caribbean studies series
Content:
Beauty pageants are wildly popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands, outnumbering any other single performance events. Local beauty contests provide women with opportunities to demonstrate talent, style, the values of black womanhood, and the territory's social mores. This book is a comprehensive look at the centuries-old tradition of these expressions in the Virgin Islands. It maps the trajectory of pageantry from its colonial precursors at tea meetings, dance dramas, and street festival parades to its current incarnation as the beauty pageant or 'queen show'.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9781604732429
Language:
English
URL:
Mississippi scholarship online
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