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Parent's Name: Kris Olive Child's Name: Amber Olive, 11
I had started doing pageants in 1995 with my oldest daughter Cassidy and later with my middle daughter Ashley. We loved pageants so much that I entered Amber in one at 6 months old. She was 1st runner-up. For about four years she was winning 1st runner-up at local pageants and sometimes winning the queen title. Then we took a pageant break because of nasty comments from pageant moms when my girls hit a winning streak.
I put my girls in pageants because they love attention and love performing. Everyone always told me how beautiful they were. It was our mother-daughter fun. We did about two pageants a month for years. Two pageants times three daughters equals a lot of money spent, but a lot of fun traveling and staying in hotels in four different states. At that time, Ashley won every pageant and was an overall winner at that. She was considered our family's big winner until age 7 when we all took a break. Amber and Cassidy won here and there--just not as much.
When Amber was picked for the show. I was excited for us all, but mainly for Amber. Amber is so witty and funny, and a real doll. She has always been an "A" student and a wonderful daughter. She's the star of her cheerleading team and a precious child.
Amber's sisters had always won a lot of pageants, and she never really considered herself as successful as them. Don't get me wrong, she won a lot of local pageants, but she only had one big win--the 2007 North Carolina State Little Miss Sunburst Queen. This was huge for Amber. She had what they were looking for that weekend, natural beauty and tons of personality. It was her second state pageant and there she won big. She proudly toted off a 6-foot tall trophy, a big check, a huge crown, gifts and a monogrammed satin sash. To win against her pageant friends who are all gorgeous, in her eyes she had made it. Her sister Ashley won the 5-27 State overall just the year before and now Amber was in a circle of winners in the largest pageant in the business in the South. That same year, she did five other pageants and was 1st runner-up.
Doing the show was a lot harder then we expected. Every day was filled with nail and facial appointments at the best spa in town. Haircuts, special private dance sessions with 25 competitive dancers and two dance teachers and practices. Amber was the star of Little Miss Perfect for one week of filming. America would know who she was and how cute and smart she was. Now it was Amber's time as the youngest in the family to shine.
Despite the busy schedule and people filming everything going on in our lives Amber loved it but was really off her schedule. The show wanted her to look for things she didn't usually wear, like fake hair and teeth. She was late for cheerleading and she missed playing outside with her friends after school. The best thing was the recognition and being made to feel so special. For me, it was a time to say, "Hey pageant moms! Look at my sweet Amber!"
A friend of mine told me once years ago, "Remember a win is a win. You earned the crown, worked hard for it and every win counts--big and small."
I do not regret doing the show, because the WE tv staff was awesome and fun like us. I felt the best part was working with people who were trying to bring out the real Olive family. Every day I heard, "You are awesome mom." My friends and family were so excited for Amber and all of us. It was fun to see how people in our community reacted to all of this. We really have become local celebrities through the show. It was great for our tiny Mint Hill city to be shown. We have a beautiful town full of great people. My husband was the only one who didn't like the adjustments that had to be made to our every day life. He hated seeing Amber tired from filming and stressed out. During the taping, she became very tired, and it showed at the pageant. Her eyes looked tired and she wasn't her old self. She loved the TV show filming, and is excited about being able to tell her kids one day that she was picked out of tons of pretty girls to be on a TV show.
No one can take away Amber's smile and memories. No pageant moms really know the real kids we love. It's hard to take mean comments, but it is something we have lived with over the years. People will always find fault with you or your child in sports, dance and school. It's something we moms of beautiful, talented and smart kids have to live with, I guess.
Amber's confidence when speaking and being in control in front of people is why we started pageants. My daughters have all gained friends and learned patience, as well as how to prepare in order to reach a goal and how to deal with winning or losing.
We are now preparing for Little Miss Mecklenburg pageant held in 2009. We had wanted to go do a Christmas pageant, but still haven't gotten over the last one. 2009 will be a good year for us pageant-wise. We will keep doing mainly scholarship and natural pageants, but watch out! Two of my girls are working to be at the biggest and best pageant of the year 2009--TDS (Tropical Dream Stars).
So, pageant hugs and kisses to all our friends and family out there. Thank you, too, Fancy Feet Dance Studio in Matthews NC, Spa 51(Ben aka-Duke bootie), Teresa Mallouky for Amber's fabulous dress design, hair and makeup and wonderful advice. Thanks also to our favorite clothing store, Linda's Clothing Shoppe in Matthew NC. Thank you Miss Amber Kiser--we love you and your modeling instruction is the best. Remember we all love our girls and will always think of them as the most beautiful, smartest and most talented!!
Final words from this 4-foot, 11-inch pageant loving mama: I have always loved the excitement of pageants. I love the prettiness of it all and I love the gamble. I am addicted to pageants of all types. If they have a pretty crown we are going! We will always consider ourselves big winners, too! Thank you, Lord for giving me beautiful, smart daughters. I hope their kids will compete in pageants when they grow up. Thank you Blaine and Charlie for seeing a cute family and choosing us. Love to you!
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I know the feeling of people's jealousy when you have a winner. My oldest daughter participated in pageants her whole life. Of course this was many years ago and things were way different but still we got the funny looks and the talking because she won just about everywhere she went. I think that pageants are a very positive thing. I do not agree to much to the fake tanning, hair, and teeth. My younger daughter(age 9)also competes and I have not fallen to the fake part of it but she is still winning with her natural beauty and some make-up. I think that for them to be able to get in front of people and do what they do is awesome, it was something that I myself never could do. You have to start at a young age as with anything and let them know that sometimes you win and sometimes you don't. Have fun and always hold your head high is what I taught my girls. Each time is a new adventure.
Kris, Thank you so much for your beautiful comments about Jordan. Amber seems to be a special little girl as well and we are excited to see your episode next week. I saw David Mann at a dance competiton about two weeks ago and I was able to talk to him about the show. It has definitely been a wonderful, live changing event for my whole family. Maybe we will see you at a pageant soon.
I can't wait to see your show. I am sooo hoping you win because I think your gesture to that little Shelby was a wonderful one! Plus of course I cannot wait to see Amber's over the top wow wear segment. You guys are great.
Thanks you for reading my long show blog. If you know me, I always have alot to say.
To Gibsmom: I hope you like our show.I have become email friends with Tracy(Shelby's mom).Little Jungle girl is coming to NC to meet us and get all the pretty pageant wardrobe we have for her.Shelby and Tracy are doing a pageant here in March NC that weekend with us. My daughter Ashley is gonna work with teaching Shelby some Jungle girl moves.They are really down to earth people, and we are so happy to have them as new friends.
I am taking Amber to a pageant in Fla also in April on their turf.I think you will be suprised at the outcome of the Chlt pageant Amber and Sabrina did.Usually Amber and Sabrina compete at holiday pageants together,small fun type pageants. Sabrina is very beautiful and great on stage.The LMP pageant isnt like most pageants.Girls compete with girls in a two year age range, not with kids 7 years younger.It is hard competing with the cuteness of 4 year olds.They are so cute! Anyways, enjoy the show, and please write us back on our blog.
Kris:
Shelby is very excited about comming to NC next week. She can't wait to see how pageants in NC are compard to ones in FL. And she is just dying to meet amber
Little Jungle girl. That's cute.
Can't wait to see your show I already told my mom she better record it for me.
Hey Kris,
This is Jeanie Jordan's mom. We only live about an hour or so from you. We would love to meet Shelby and Tracy when they come to NC. If you can let me know that will be great. We are anticipating your episode this week as I know you are as well.
Hi Jeanie and Jordan! They are coming to NC for the pageant Debra H. and Wendy E. are doing this Saturday.UB's Natural pageant.Amber is competing .She is giving her outgrown pageant wardrobe to Shelby there too! We would love to have you come compete, or go to lunch with us all.We are all going out for a LMP lunch for P-i-z-z-a afterwards.Do you know where this pageant is? It is 65.oo only, Springtime fun pageant! write back if you cant get the location info.
If you can just send me the information. I know Jordan would love to see Amber and Shelby. We are not going to compete as this is Jordan's only weekend off since we are in the middle of competitive dance season but she loves to go and watch and just have fun. She will be ready for the stage again by the end of May.
Hi! I emailed for them to send you info where the pageant is located. After seeing her dance on the show AND knowing how many pageants you two do...all i can say is how do you survive? My girls loved dance.They wanted all of them to go into comp, but I had to chose between pageants and dance.Pageants won! We love dance though.
Jordan is amazing.My girls have taken 5 yrs.Glad you are coming Saturday.Let me know if you dont recieve location. Shelby and Tracy are bringing leo, and are happy you two are coming down from the hills!
Jordan is ecstatic about seeing Amber and Shelby. Maybe not as happy about seeing Leo but she will definitely deal with it. I haven't received the information yet on the pageant but I will let you know closer to the weekend if I haven't received it. I can't wait to get pictures of all the girls together. See ya on Saturday and tell Shelby and Tracy that we are excited about meeting them too.
I dont want to put the location on here.I will have it forwarded to you. The time has changed .It starts at 5pm.Reg.3:30.We will be able to have a relaxing lunch, but it's gonna make for a long day for you two. Amber cant wait to meet Jordan! Shelby is so excited too! her mom didnt want me to give out location for safety reasons.
Look our forward an email with the details from Teresa M.
To Ambers friends:
Amberofanclub@aol.com
is email created for her pageant friends and pageant moms wishing to make Nice comments. It will be monitored by her mother.
Hello Amber, this is ur bff Aiyana. I can't wait 2 see ur TV show 2night, it's probably gonna be a good competition. Ok well ttyl
♥ Aiyana
Hey this is Christie,
Im also Amber's B.F.F.L! I agree with Aiyana I do think that Amber did a great job girl ....Anyways g2g now BYE and GOOD LUCK!!!!!
♥ CHRISTIE
just wanted to say i love the show, my grandaghter started doing pageants when she was 5 and and won several titles and we got hooked. she is 6 and won little miss arkansas princess, we got to go to cailforina at thanksgiving and had a blast... you meet so many nice people and make so many friends.. we have not done glitz , we only do natural. i thought shelby did very good . tell her here in arkansas we are very proud of her. they all do good.. love the show
First of all, i want to congratulate you for the beautiful girl you have. I just watched the show and i was quite desapointed because she didnt win, i loved her performance, so did my family. Now i have to tell you, there was something i didnt like, please, dont take it wrong, is just the way i saw it: I am quite worried about Amber's Attitude towards you, i do not think it is apropiate the way she talked to you, i found it rude. I do understand there is a lot of pressure, but unfortunately it wasnt only during the competition, but in your house. I think you should let her know she needs to respect you and make sure she does it. Again, please, dont take it wrong. :)
Congrats to all the young girls in the pageant. With regards to this blog, I have to add to pageantgranny. Yes, I do agree with Amber's attitude, or the way the show portrayed it, but honestly, her mom's attitude wasn't any better. If the show portrayed you the wrong way, I apologize if this is stated incorrectly, but I believe that you need to encourage your children more than put them down and compare them to their older siblings and other pageant contestants. Ever wonder why her self-esteem is low, which is what was said on the show by mom? I mean, there were so many times I heard mom say critical things such as: we have so many pets, you couldn't think of the turtle's name or another cat's name? Or how about having her look at Ashley on stage to practice when she's not even the one competing? Amber was right to say, hey, I have to practice?! I don't profess to be the best mom or role model, but it makes me very sad to see when a young child isn't told to simply do her best and be loved for the good things she does. I believe she should not be criticized for what she does wrong. I think Mrs. Pendergrass is a nice breath of fresh air in a very competitive field. Beauty isn't everything. At the end of your life, it really is what's inside that counts. Call me cheezy, but God doesn't look at what you do on the outside, it's your intention and heart that he sees. If people in general were to spend the same amount of time on loving their children as they do on other things, maybe the only criticism they would have would be that their children are smiling and shining just too brightly. In closing, respect given respect received. I apologize again, as I know TV does not give the "whole truth" about things, and I do wish everyone luck. Just please, spread LOVE.
I have to say in the beginning of the episode I was ready to lump you in with the same class of mother that Traci P. is in, then I remembered your generous offer to Shelby and I knew you were not the same. You also had nice things to say to your daughter and about others.
You should not let your 13 year old say such nasty things about others though. Even if it is only a blog. So disrespectful.
That board should be shut down period!!!
I want to apologize to your daughter for the loud, negative comments she was forced to listen to while she was being judged. The judges should have known better. Good for her to hold her head up and keep going.
Simon Cowell of the pagent world indeed!!! And that is no compliment.
This IS all for real right?? First time I've seen the show and I honestly thought it was a joke. Now I come to this site and see ya'll are very serious. Lord Forbid.
I write here becauseI was absolutely sickend by this mother
Please take a serious look at yourself mom. If not for youself for your incredibly special daughter. The pain and sorrow is so evident in her eyes and she really needs more than this from you.
I could not agree more with the last comment, are you people for real?? This mom Kris is a first class beotch and is teaching her girls very bad values. Last night she said "attractive people are successful, ugly people are not" Is this what she teaches her children? If you have a fake tan and tacky clothing and stupid hair you will be siccessful? really? She doesn't look too successful. You and your kids have no character.
Amber has won many character awards, as i have and we were all nominated a feww years ago for neighbor of the year.Now my daughter is crying reading your crappy post about her and me! Get a life.We are a great family! Thats why they picked us for our character!
minthill mom,
You should have read these comments first and printed out only the good ones for her.
Tell her not to be upset by other peoples negativity. It is what she thinks about herself and not what others think that is important.
re-do
MH Mom,
Next time maybe you could read these first and print out the good ones for her.
The other way I said it sounded nasty. Sorry
kris i am quite impressed with your hard work and motivation.You and your family are stunning beautiful people with a good heart.These people talkin dat trash need jesus and i think amber did amazing! Dont let dem haterz bring down those happy personalities and that gorg. smile:D
KEEP IT UP AMBER!
woah could amber had looked any better.she had my jaws droppin do dat floor.she put me on dat hush mouth.
nice wow wear.you knocked the pants off of them.
you know wat i liked about your child..she had natural beauty.from dat inside and dat outside. her hair is so nice and shiny too.and tell her to stop crying because she is to good for that.the people that wrote that mean stuff are just trying to make up for there own low self esteems( HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER NOW THAT YOU MADE A LITTLE CHILD CRY) yeah nothing makes me happier then to see a young child cry.well thats the attitude i get from some of these people.focus on your own child and get da steppin.and to all the encouragers keep talking cuz dats wat we be needin most.ENCOURAGEMENT!!
MUCH LOVE AND SUCCESS
ahhh i should give you guys a break i mean you guys no ALOT about the olive family..i mean golly miss molly you watched a whole 30 min of there life!!!!!!! and it was edited OMG!! yeah forget everything i said you guys no much more then someone who has known them 4ever and a day.
wats does 30min including commercials have on 20years..yur right nothing.
you guys know alottt keep talkin cuz yur makin us famous:)
hahaha
Amber has been crying for days, and I know this show has ruined her for LIFE!!! She realizes now as do I ...that in the pageant world nothing will gain the approval of some pageant folks,MORE MORE MORE MORE thats what they are looking for. They want more to cut others down ruin their reps anything to be done or said to one up another parent or child.We are the ugly side of pageants.This end result.Amber said she wants to chnage her name to HELGA from Russia.She was scared to go shopping yesterday ,feared that people would see her as a brat.She was tired from the filming.She was mean to me, but Im sure I was short too. We are getting some rest now, and hope this stress will soon pass. Christians out there, please pray for the Olive family now.
Kris, why on earth do you allow a NINE year old to read these comments, and the comments on BASH boards to begin with??? I mean seriously are you trying to give her a complex? My daughter is 14 and I do not allow her to look at the voy boards because I don't want her exposed to that kind of viciousness yet you seem to not only think it appropriate to allow your 9 year old to read the hateful things people say about her, but allow your 13 year old to write mean, vicious stuff on them as well. Your family may be one of the nicest, kindest in the world but what was caught on tape doesn't show that. You can blame editing, say you were baited whatever the fact remains YOU continually compared Amber to her sisters and made it clear she was not as good as they are in your eyes, YOU allowed your 13 year old to write hateful messages, YOU allow your teenage daughters and "tween" daughter to talk to you and one another with hateful attitudes and act like spoiled brats. I feel bad that Amber gets upset over the things people say about her or her performance but YOU are the reason she knows about them. Most people look at things like this and learn from them, hopefully you will see that you are raising "mean girls" who have zero respect for one another or their elders, and I truly hope Amber can overcome the mental crap that you put her through with the constant comparisons, badgering, and stupidity of allowing her to read bash boards!
Hello there Kris , My Daugher Adrianne competed in pageant in California in the late 80's and early 90's . She is an only child and is 20 now, she stopped pageants when she turned 7 because she didn't want to do them anymore so we quit. We happened to come across this show one night and we love to watch it, brings back some very good memories, and it's fun seeing the styles change (I wish they let us use hair extensions back then as my daughters hair was so straight and thin we could have won best hair finally lol) I love the whole glitz and We thought Amber was beautiful and loved her wow wear what a doll she is. The only thing i think needs to be addressed about this show is the judges, i do not care if i child is shy , her dress color not to the judges liking that is their opinion which should be on the score sheets not on their faces, they show the women judges up close and they are rolling their eyes at a 4 year old, COME ON NOW!! even back in the day it has always been about the total package and some kids come in walmart dresses which is fine but NEVER EVER has one judge Ever rolled their eyes at a an innocent child, that is uncalled for. Good Luck to You and Your beautiful Daughters... Take care and God Bless.
It's time to take control of your own life and stop living through your daughters. The average viewer of the show saw a child walking around in a sexy costume, strutting in a sexual. manner and wearing makeup that belongs on a hooker. You see obese moms instilling values in their children that have no place in the real world. The disappointment on the mom's faces was so evident. Come on ladies, find something more important to do with your life. Take control of your health issues, weight problems and instilling good values in yours children. All of the girls were perfect-it is the moms that need a lot of work. It's time to pull out of these pageants and encourage others to do so. Get with it and set an example for your children.
1) You shouldn't be letting your 9 year old read these messages. Be a parent.
2) If she's upset and crying over what people said about her then your entire family needs to remember that you went online and posted horrible things about others on the 'green board'. What comes around goes around. It's called karma.
3) If your child wants to change her name to Helga and move to Russia then I'm sure it's not just to escape a few comments on a message board. Look in the mirror. You were ATROCIOUS to your child.
4) This show did not ruin her life. Her parenting, which was showcased beautifully on Little Miss Perfect, is ruining her life. Let her be a little girl. Stop sniping at her. And for the love of God treat her with the respect she deserves. Looks aren't everything and considering how you look ... you should know that and instill those values in your daughters.
I"m disappointed at Kris and I'm angry at how you
treated your daughter Amber. I must first say that I
am not jealous of an eleven year old child! I am
writing because maybe the mom will read this and
change her ways. We all saw the show. That is
what you gave us the audience so I'm speaking
from what I've seen on the show "Little Miss
Perfect".
I thought you talked down to Amber always telling
her that her other sister moved better, walked
better, posed better, were prettier, etc... You
should've seen her face when you were saying
these things! She is probably so desensitized to
your comments but the pain is clearly there in her
eyes for all to see. You are also pushing your
daughters apart and treating the older girls like the
best thing since "White Bread" is giving them a
false since of self. That pushes Amber further into
the corner. I am African-American, female, thirty-
nine years old, and I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and
I'm in a wheelchair. So let me tell you Kris I've had
years to work on myself inside and out. I'm finally
okay with who I am. Kris do Amber a favor and give
her a head start! Thank God I had parents that told
me that "God gave me my mind and that is what is
going to get me through in this life". I was told that
physically I was limited but that mentally "the sky
was the limit". Beauty is only skin deep. Tell
Amber her that she is beautiful inside and out,
because beauty from within is everlasting...
Guys seriously leave this little girl alone... Sure I will not pave this mom out to be some angel but I just think she just had an off day. I think she started realized the money that went into these pageants and these pageants... This was this little girls first time competing at this magnitude and I think she realized that no offense this little girl was out of her league. So she just wanted to get up to these little girls level... I think it was obvious that she was stressed... Keep your opinions to yourself... Just remember how would you feel if someone sat here insulting your mother.... By the sounds of her I think she sounds like a very nice people... Not much people would be willing to donate thousand dollar dresses to a little girl shes never met.
I'm thinking this quote says it all:
"I have always loved the excitement of pageants. I love the prettiness of it all and I love the gamble. I am addicted to pageants of all types."
Why do you need to visit your addiction on your daughters?
Also, I think christians need to reserve their praying power for world peace and stability rather than your pageant nonsense.
Do not let your nine year old daughter read message boards. You are her mother, not her friend.
As I said in another post, I'm a "non-pageant person" who absolutely without question gets why this whole pageant thing is nothing more than a money making scheme thought up by pageant companies hoping to cash in on the lost dreams of insecure moms with pretty daughters.
Most importantly, I get that all the little girls who lose are essentially being told they are "Little Miss Not Perfects."
With creepy Mr. Michael shuttling the little girls off the stage with songs of citrus rainbows and the chance that maybe one day, they too, can be "perfect," to the random weird judges cutting down a 4-year-old on her dress choice or hair color, it's all wrong.
"Thank you for participating...now go home and get prettier, sparklier and darn it...MORE Perfect. Especially those 3-year-olds! What do you think this is? The playground? Get home and work on being perfect." says Mr Michael while distracted by all the money he's making off of moms and their lost dreams of being "the pretty one."
The pageants remind me of a slot machine in Vegas: Just keep putting more and more money into the game and maybe you, er, I mean your daughter will win "big" and be told that finally she is "Little Miss Perfect" which by virtue would make you "Big Miss Perfect."
As a mom, there is nothing any "pagent mom" can tell me that would exuse that message to all those young girls.
The message that says "You're not pretty enough or perfect enough." Or, more ironically, the fact that with all the fake spray tan, $700 bedazzled dress, excessive make up, false eyelashes and fake hair that is disproportionately 3 time the size of the head you STILL weren't good enough!
You're not good enough on your own and not good enough all dressed up.
What's a little "miss not perfect" girl to do?
"Natural beauty?" Did this mother actually say that her daughter is "naturally beautiful"? If she believed that, there wouldn't be a boatload of irony here.
Maybe it would be accurate to label these contestants synthetically beautiful (and even that is highly debatable), but make no mistake, NONE of this is about natural beauty. What is natural about the use of caricature-like wigs reminiscent of Dolly Parton's 1970's stage shows (or some awful platinum updo your great aunt sported at a formal event in 1967), or false eyelashes that need to be cut to fit the eyes of elementary school children, or plastic teeth made to disguise natural dental development, or full body (and uneven) spray tans being applied to prepubescent bodies in a hotel bathtub (bet the hotel cleaning staff loves it when you gals come to town!)? The word "natural" could never be used to described the headshots of the contestants. Actually, these portraits look more like pages from Marie Osmond's porcelain doll catalog than any child I've seen featured on this alarming show. And speaking of those ridiculous pictures, why must such an abundance of "natural beauty" (Mom's words) be enhanced in the first place? Perhaps it is to neutralize nature's cruel inequities....really, why should a child with naturally wavy, thick hair be given an unfair advantage over the child born with stick straight, thin, flyaway hair? Who cares if this is supposed to be a "beauty" pageant for the naturally beautiful? Maybe MOM can't accept the fact that a mixture of baby teeth, permanent teeth, and missing teeth is a natural stage of child development (really, some of you women have problems with your daughter's gum lines????). My favorite has to be the photo enhanced, eye color alterations (What? None of your daughters have mastered the use of colored contact lenses???). Suddenly, average brown eyes become golden, mocha swirls, and dishwatery hazel eyes become wedgewood blue orbs! Why? Oh, that's right.....because the picture needs to "pop"!
These photographs are computerized creations of what many pageant moms wished their daughters looked like. WHY???? Can't they just be thankful that they are healthy, normal children? Even the judges are bizarre (who are those oddballs anyway? Miss South Africa America -- what could the contestants have looked like in the pageant SHE won??? Mrs. Old, Sun Damaged Lady with a dog in tow??? And Mr. Michael????). I can't help but think that the creators and judges of this show just sit back and laugh at the antics of these stage mothers as they recount the day's events over drinks in the hotel bar. It might sound something like this: "Hey, Mr. Michael, GREAT interview questions! Probing and unique inquiries designed to elicit a non-rehearsed response from children whose eyes never leave their moms who are clearly seen mouthing the answers they think WE want to hear! What power!" or, "Did you see the 300 pound mom flailing around in a man's T-shirt while mirroring dance steps and hand gestures during her daughter's rendition of 'On the Good Ship, Lollipop' during the Wow Wear competition? And how about the sleeping, drooling 6 month old we crowned "Little Miss Clueless"? Oh, and by the way, how much money did we rake in today?" Hey, Mr. Michael....why not make your pageant international? Take it to a few third world countries (like India or some of the starving African nations) and see how many how many stage moms line up to join the cult.
Wake up!!! There has been only one child -- just one -- featured on this show who was born with the genetic muster to compete in the very real commercial industry. She might even be able to MAKE money (instead of spending it), and all of you pageant moms know who I'm talking about. Shelby, and only Shelby, has several extraordinary features. However, it is obvious that her family will not be able to compete in this arena for long. That's a blessing in disguise, and I believe the mother may realize that.
I am sorry, but I can't approve of you mothers and fathers allowing your little girls have hair, dress and sooooooooo much make up that they look like they are 25 years old just to win a Little Girl Beauty Padgent. The key words here are LITTLE GIRLS. And I really hate it when you moms and dads say on TV that you are doing this because your daughters really want it. I have seen the little girls crying, pitching fits not wanting to do this and I have seen one who didn't make it in the top 5 and she saw her mom run into a room crying because of it and this little girl told the camera she was alright with not winning, but her mom was not. Who is it here that wants to win? My main reason for being against these padgents and the moms and dads is: We have enough problems with sexual offenders in this world and you parents and padgent promotors are FEEDING these sexual offenders with these padgents. PLEASE STOP!!!! let these LITTLE GIRLS be LITTLE GIRLS. Stop trying to age them to the age of 25. And for the women who said these padgents are just like have your child in sports. Well, I will DISAGREE with that. I don't dress my kids up to act and look an age they are not. Playing football they wear pads and helmets to protect them. Make up, fake hair and revealing dress doesn't protect a child. My husband and I have 3 teenagers. 2 sons and a daughter. When my daughter was growing up we were asked 100's of time to put her in modeling or padgents. We would not allow it because of all the reasons I have pointed out. If you want your daughters to be confident and be great speakers, then put them in Speech and Debate Classes. Parents wake up and smell the roses before it is tooooooo late for your daughters.
DITTO DITTO DITTO!!!!
Why are there so many hateful people leaving negative comments? You don't have to watch the show. Pageants are not the only thing that dress up girls. Dance classes have recitals. Makeup, glitter and sometime hair extensions are used depending on what the teacher wants for the recital. Cheerleading has competitions. Have you ever been to a cheer competition? Hair extensions, glitter everywhere, makeup and costumes. Gymnastics also have some part of this. Makeup is used and so is glitter and those leotards leave very little to cover the child. Drama and acting - hmmm I don't know about you but I haven't been to a play that doesn't have actors/actresses wearing costumes, makeup and fake hair. NONE OF THIS IS CHILD ABUSE!!
Before you start judging someone why don't you look in the mirror and see your own faults. I don't think any of us could withstand being followed by a film crew for 10 days and then look perfect on television.
As for other sports such as soccer, softball, etc., how do you know that the children don't have other interests? Not all little girls want to play these sports.
Some little girls want to do things that are considered very girlie! Get over it!!
I have to respond to the comment made on the show about how the girls are getting so much more from pageants than from sports. Sorry, hun...I am a sports mom and my kids are being recognized for their "true" talents, not for what they can make themselves up to look like. It is really irritating to read all of the "wah, wah, wah" posts of pageant moms about how terrible people are. I have two daughters who I would gladly put up against any of these girls anyday in a pageant without putting fake hair in their heads, fake tans, nails, and a ton of makeup. But, could any of these girls hold their own against mine in volleyball, dancing, tennis, softball, or basketball? Heck no. So, let's not kid ourselves about true beauty, you are teaching your daughters UGLY ways. It's truly just SAD!!! You are teaching them to be hateful and mean to other girls, what do they know about working as a team? What are they learning about how to treat others? None of it is good, that's for sure. So, since you are teaching your daughters that all of their worth is in their looks, what will they think of themselves if they should ever lose their looks, or, God forbid they should have to compete against girls who have inner strength as well as outer beauty? They will see you for the poor sad pitiful people you truly are. Now, off of my soapbox, I am proud that I don't have to live my life through 11 year old girls. Thank you!
b-ballmomma: I must say were not liveing our lifes through our daughters. You wouldn't know, because your judgeing by what your hearing, what other's are saying, and by what your seeing on the television. So you have no right, what so ever to talk about this. That goes to all of you others who think your higher than the pageant life style.
leilatayte: I have as much right to comment on a public message board as a pageant mom has to make a comment on cable tv about something she knows nothing about.
I gave a baby girl and of course as a new mom ( specialy at my age lol 39) i start waching the show. Beautiful , bubbly , happy little girls. BUT woawww what's up with that plastic hair , and fake eyelashes and tanning...woww...way to much
I have to be honest , most of those girls once you washed out the make up and loose the hair , the teeth...what is left??? some little average scared ,preadolescent girls. That girl Hadley she was less than average , small eyes no beauty, but because her mom is a big shot hairdresser she got it all...looool
Also those judges are judging the outfits. If is not an expensive one forget about how talented or how pretty is your daughter.Judging by what i have seen , the more expensive the dress the less beauty and talent in the contestant. What i irony..hahahaha
You Kris i loved when you said that beautiful people have more succes and money than the ugly ones.Hahahaha good teachings for your daughters...no wander you said that you have spend enogh money with this competitions to cover collegies expensive for both your older daughters.
I guess are money well spent then if now your daughters are officialy beautiful people and they will make more money .
Anyway....THE ONLY BEAUTIFUL , TALENTED , REAL GIRL THAT I HAVE SEEN AND LOVED WAS SHELBY. THAT LITTLE GIRL HAS MORE CLASS AND BEAUTY THAN AL THE GIRLS THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR.
HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE BEAUTIFUL BLUE , BIG EYES...SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT THE FAKE TAN , FAKE HAIR, FAKE EYELASHES....BUT FOR THOSE JUDGES WAS NOT ENOUGH , BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAD THE EXPENSIVE DRESSES AND THE HAIR , MAKEUP DONE PROFESIONAL.
SHAME ON YOU JUDGES .
SHELBY GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER WHAT YOUR MOM SAID...THE ONLY WAY IS COLLEGE WAY THAT'S THE WAY SHELBY GO FOR THAT AND ONE DAY YOU'LL HAVE MONEY TO BUY THAT CROWN THAT THEY STOLE IT FROM YOU, BECAUSE THE BEAUTY AND TALENT YOU HAVE SHELBY YOU WERE BORN WITH IT ....GOOD LUCK SWEET PEA
HEY SPORTS MOM:
AMBER DOES SPORTS TOO!she does ice skating lessons, cheers for two seperate local teams several hours a day and goes to cheer comps as well.she does gymnastucs.
ASHLEY; RUNS TRACK, PLAYS BASKETBALL FOR THE CHURCH,CHEERS FOR THREE TEAMS; SCHOOL AND TWO LOCAL ONES.ICE SKATER
CASSIDY:never a sports girl,she did cheerlead and took ice skating.
sports not only build confidence,so does pageants.poor parenhting is everywhere so quit picking on moms like me. i have seen girls at all the above sport events scream at their kids push push push way worse then i ever would. i have seen kids come off the field shaking from moms and dads pushing sports on the kids.
Sports whatever art whatever is great as long as the child enjoys it.Anytime My Amber wants to quit move onto something else, she will do it on her own.she wanted to do soccer one time, but she chose cheerleading-which is a sport and very athletic!
AMBER AND I LAUGHED LAST NIGHT AS WE COULD ENJOY OUR SHOW AND THE FUNNY THINGS WE SAID.SHE SAID IM SORRY MAMA FOR SAYING THAT.I TELL YOU WHAT MAKES ME MAD ABOUT THE EDITING ABOUT THIS SHOW.
THEY NEVER SHOWED AMBERS PRETTY ROOM AND TROPHIES, CROWNS, SCHOOL AWARDS.
THEY DIDNT SHOW US HAVING SO MUCH FUN-THEY DONT CALL ME THE COOL MOM FOR NOTHING, I AM ONE OF THE GIRLS.
THEY DIDNT SHOW US AT MORRIS COSTUMES TRING ON FUNNY WIGS, VISITING OUR FAVORITE STORE LINDAS FOR HER OUTFIT ETC.
WHAT THEY DID SHOW WAS UPTIGHT ME SAYING FREAKING THAT I DONT USE. YOU FORGET WE HAD ASHLEY GO ON AND POST SOMETHING MEAN.THAT WAS SAID GO ON THE BOARD POST SOMETHING BAD BACK.
my comment about the beautiful is true Tracey P said it herself about Barbie. Why arent you jumping down her throats?? ALL THE MOMS SAID IT IT IS TRUE OUR SOCIETY IS BASED ON LOOKS AND WE ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT FOCUSED NATION.
Listen If I thought looks only mattered I wouldnt push my own girls A honor roll students to get a good education. My oldest Cassidy did recieve academic scholarship for her 4.35 GPA in HIGHSCHOOL! We didnt qualify for any grants or finicial aid.I know how important an education is and its cost. Thats why we have slowed down and are more selective on the types of pageants we do. I never said Amber was some bigtime National Pageant kid. She isnt. She does semi glitz pageants. We dont wear a flipper either.
P.S. Shelby looks great in Ambers pink show dress that was stoned not bedazzled(what a stupid comment).There were NC's best girls at our show. Jordan,Chloe,Brittany all representing NC"S preettiest pageant stars.Hope you pageant people looked all the other talented young women on the show as well.
Our Fancy Feet Dancers were not paid for by the way. Miss Paula, a dear friend of mine and SON David Mann choregraphed the wowwear routine.
All I can say is thanks for watching and pray for us as a family! AMber will continue to do pageants.Were not stopping because of a FEW mean comments about me or her. We have made to many pageant friends out there.We love pageants all types.We're the kind of family that has Miss America date circled on our calender. I apologize for my horrible spelling and typing.
THEY DIDNT SHOW US HAVING SO MUCH FUN-THEY DONT CALL ME THE COOL MOM FOR NOTHING, I AM ONE OF THE GIRLS.
Moms are supposed to be moms...not one of the girls. Decision making gets very skewed when you are friends with your children.
To all the posters who state that those of us who dislike pageants should simply not watch, that is an illogical statement. I guarantee you, these shows are not marketed to people in the industry who love pageants. They are marketed to people like me, mostly women, who are fascinated, repelled, horrified, confused and obsessed with trying to figure it all out. This is evident by the commercials' tag lines which talk about how far a mother will go, etc.
Those of us who are disgusted by kiddie pageants are very entertained by the strange culture of these events which appears to be a glorification of 1980's soap operas ala Dynasty, the gay men's club scene of the 80's replete with voguing (here done by 2 year olds), superficiality, the objectification of women, and the overwhelmingly anti-intellectual, anti-feminist, anti-culture sectors of our population, which center mostly in the Bible Belt and the Deep South, and for which we are ridiculed by the rest of the civilized world.
I love, love, love these programs. I just try not to think to hard about the fact that these are real children being portrayed. But, my feelings of sorrow for the very real kids involved are mitigated by the fact that their parents would likely be the same in the absence of pageants. Yeah, lots of the kids involved love these things because their parents have taught them that phoniness, vapidness, coyness and flirtation in women are good things. The pageants are merely a symptom of the bigger problem - the misguided parents who think it's great to involve their five month old or four year old in an event in which she cannot possibly agree to participate, and the sub-culture which states that getting one's tots involved is not an example of bad parenting. But, the sadness of the choice these parents have made aside - This stuff is bizarre and endlessly entertaining to many!
Oops, I digress! Back to the illogic of these posters who state we who are horrified should simply not watch: Ok, so maybe no one should watch the news or shows about natural disasters or true crime programs, history shows about epidemics, etc., if they don't like the things portrayed on those shows, which is basically no one. Makes no sense, does it? Like I said, these shows are marketed to people like me: Those of us who abhor kiddie pageants watch simply because we are entranced with the gaudy horror of what we are seeing.
Dear ophelia105b, It is obvious you don't have children or at least a daughter. If you did you may have a chance of understanding where I am coming from. We only put our daughter in something like singing, sports etc. that did not require her to change her appearance, etc. heavy make-up, fake hair, fake tan etc. If she has to change her outside appearance to win something or whatever she never did it and she is a perfectly bright and happy almost 16 year old and by the way she is a singer/songwriter. We will be going into the recording studio when she and her brother finish writing their 4th song. Believe it or not she- to this day doesn't wear ANY heavy make-up, fake hair, fake tan etc. She doesn't want to be someone she is not. I feel that the moms and dads putting their daughters in these BEAUTY PADGENTS are hurting them instead of trying to make them better kids. And whatever happens to the kids will be the parents fault. Do you remember what happened to Jon Benet Ramset? Her murderer has never been caught and that family never stoped blaming themselves for putting her in these padgents. This family and the cops think the killer could have been as a result of the padgents. The padgent moms and dads are taking the same risk of that happening to their child. Like I said before the sexual predators are out there and they won't stop till they get what they want. I don't want anything happening to these girls or any child, that is why I speak out. I don't watch Little Miss Perfect, I only watch it twice to see what happens. I hope you padgent moms and dads wake up and smell the roses before it is toooo late.
TO G8TORSFAN:
jON benets father was on OPRAH LAST MONTH talking about how he and PATSY never thought pageants evere ever had anything to do with her death. He said It was only one of her hobbies ONE!! You must have been on a board that day bashing someother tv show blog. He said Patsy and I felt that Pageants had nothing to do with her death. Right there on oprah and in many other magazines. pageants didnt have anything to do with her death. I know that much. You dont go to pageants. they are strict who comes in and who is there to see whom. You love the show, because how many people would take the time to go on a board so much and write about it? Millions saw it few commented.
Hello Kris,
You & I talked yesterday on the phone and I hope you decide to join us on June 27th for the pageant. We are really excited to get to meet you. I would like to invite everyone that is interested in information on competing to give me a call or send me an email! My email is kriley@triad.rr.com or call 336-442-0809. Hope to talk to you all soon!
Kathryn
To g8torsfan: Jon Benet's death has not been proven to have anything to do with pageants. If you are going to make a statement then please use proper facts. You can't say that because a child is in a beauty pageant there is a greater risk of a killer coming after that child. If a pedophile is after a child it doesn't matter what the child is doing. That just doesn't make complete sense to stereotype pageant kids like that. That's great that your daughter chooses not to do the makeup, tan, etc. but if she does make it in the music industry, what then? I'm afraid she will have to wear stage makeup. The posters on this blog act as though the girls are doing this 24/7. People it is a hobby - nothing more.
To the poster who said that cheerleaders aren't judged on the makeup,hair etc at a cheer competition, I hate to tell you but they are. I am a state cheer judge and it is ALL part of the judging. Remember this particular pageant was only created for the show. There are also natural pageants that don't allow any of the glitz. I'm sorry but you will never convince me that pageants are bad. I have seen too many good things come out of pageants both glitz and natural pageants.
Jon Benet's death also has NOT been proven not to have anything to do with her pageants either, in fact the last info show, which was the 10th anniversary of her death said it very well could have been related to her pageant days. They have had 2 suspects who are known child predators. Nothing has panned out, but also Boulder Police let the case grow cold. I don’t think any of us will ever know what happened to Jon Benet, but deep down inside I will always believe it had something to do with her competing in the beauty pageants. Minthillfamily: I know the dad is in denial about his daughter's horrible death. He doesn't want to believe he or his wife could have exposed his daughter to her death. I wouldn't either. I am glad you have connection with the man upstairs to know for sure that Jon Benet's death had nothing to do with her being in beauty pageants. If you know for sure about that then you MUST know who killed her. Her mom was trying to make her something she wasn’t. When you take a 5 or 6 year old little girl and you glitz her up with caked on makeup, fake tans, fake hair, fake nails, fake eyelashes, fake teeth and her $1500 or more beauty dress, what do you get? A 5 or 6 year old girl trapped in a 25 year old woman’ body. INNER beauty should be the one that counts. It is more important than outer beauty and if the moms, dads and pageant directors knew this than we wouldn’t be having this conversation. By the way I don't watch the show I only saw 2 shows and that did me in. It made me sick to see these girls prancing around on stage and being bribed by their mother to win and she would buy her something special. If the girls have to be bribed than they don't want to be there. I am obviously not going to convince you that this is VERY WRONG, but I hope I have convinced others and hopefully they will pull their daughters out. As for my daughter, when she becomes a Contemporary Christian Singer, she will be old enough and wise enough to choose her outside appearance carefully. She will not be 5 or 6 years old trying to look 25. I pray that we have taught her well and I know that we have made the right decisions regarding this very same thing. Good Luck!
I am wondering how many times you need to mention tht you gave Shelby your old pageant outfits? Would you like a pat on the back? I am always weary of someone who does something for someone else and then toots their own horn about it.
No one is talking about the dress anymore or Amber's clothes. "Jesus loves the cheerful giver"...he doesnt love the board troll who gets on and makes fun of others trying to be good to someone else.It was a gift.I dont do things to get a pat on the back, I am a giver who gives FOR PURE JOY_TRY IT SOMETIME> GIVING IT IS THE BEST FEELING AROUND!So if you knew me youy know that I give to alot of people, but you dont so go AWAY!
I have to agree with those who say they watch this show out of morbid curiosity. The girls in these pageants seem very sweet, but I don't care for the parents' behavior in the least. The makeup, hair and outfits look about as natural as a plastic flower in a clay pot.
I held my breath when Amber was asked the question "What would be your perfect day?" I wondered if she would be completely honest and say "A day when my mother doesn't tell me that my sisters are better than me."
Seriously, Kris, you need to see a therapist and work out why you expect Amber to be just like your other girls. She is a wonderful girl who is special and extraordinary in her own ways. She deserves a mother who lifts her up, not crushes her spirit. Otherwise, you might as well hang up those pageant gowns and save your cash for Amber's own therapy.
And as for your comment that only the "beautiful people" do well in life and are paid better - I beg to differ. Highly skilled people are hired and kept because they bring value to the business. The beautiful people with the big, deer-in-the-headlight eyes are typically found at the make up counter or the receptionist's desk.
If Beauty wasnt so important, we would have more unbeautiful stars, models etc on every channel, every magazine. It is a fact. Beauty sells everything. It isn't fair, just fact. Our society is all about the now, the most beautiful, the most talented. everyone is seeking fame.
My daughter Cassidy is also a Christian singer. She is studying to be a missionary, and is working on missions and outreach at the church where HER FIANCE IS A YOUTH PASTOR HIMSELF. She is a very GODLY WOMAN.Let me say My Cassidy has ben published for her Christian Poetry in the #1 Youth Magazine in the USA-in every Baptist church in America.She has been in pageants a long time, and what do you know she is a strong Christian person, with high values. Now , the show didnt put ANY of her two hour interview about the negative things she has seen in pageants when she was competing.
SHe is the reason we took a five year break(because what one mom and child came up to Cass and screamed at her after Cassidy then 8 had won a very big title).She hates glitz.Talks about natural beauty that GOD can give.
She talked about hating seeing AMber wearing the fake stuff she said by sister Amber is more veautiful running around the house with stringy hair.She has coached Amber, and loves helping her with her modelling as shown on the show.
You know our final judge our Lord, will have his FINAL justice on Jon Benets killer. That gives us all hope and those that have faith, that we may not know who does what, but in the end. they will face his judgement.
AMber wont need any therapy so get over yourself with that line of crap. She is the smartest,wittiest person in our family.Her sisters, and me and her daddy love her dearly. She is our little angel. The tv show edited it to make it lool like it is all about the sisters. It is not. Amber loves pageants.
On the show it made me look like Ashley and Cassidy were the better on stage. Amber has it going on herself with tons of personality.Did you see her in her wowwear-WOW! Just know this all my girls are A students very smart, Christian wonderful little girls. They all love pageants.Now, they all can tell you bad things they have seen at pageants too. Remember it is tv edited tv on our lives.Know this I love my Amber so much. SHe is away right now with her grandparents, I cried last night and it had been only a few hours. She is missed when she isnt here brightening all of our lives.
(You said, It was a gift.I dont do things to get a pat on the back, I am a giver who gives FOR PURE JOY_TRY IT SOMETIME> GIVING IT IS THE BEST FEELING AROUND! ) Hmm...let's see....the thing is I do give but I give quietly. Wouldn't it have been better if you would of asked her mother if you could email her that you had something you wanted to ask her? But wait, if you did that we then wouldn't of known what a "giving" person you are. LET'S SEE NEXT TIME TRY DOING IT WITHOUT EVERYONE KNOWING YOUR DOING IT. TRY IT SOMETIME, IT MAY JUST SURPRISE YOU. How much nicer it would of been if you could of made your offer quietly.
Oh people, just give it up. You post on here to bash these pageant parents and you just make yourself look like a big idiot. Yep, look in the mirror, YOU LOOK STUPID!
This mom is very nice for doing what she did to help others. Who cares if it was public? I wish someone in my area was that nice.
All the girls that have been featured on LMP are beautiful, intelligent and have a wonderful hobby in pageants. Who are you to judge?
I have been entertained the last hour reading this board! It's a great country in that we can all have our own opinion. I have been watching the show and really like it...in a weird kind of way. I am however, truly amazed at the whole pageant mom thing. There have been a few really cool moms that don't put their daugthers down or show crazy lady diappointment when their kid doesn't win. But honestly some of you moms are really doing damage to your innocent children. And there's one mom on here that feels she must come on all defensive and comment and over-explain herself when there's a comment about her.She has so much creepy aggressive energy. All the little girls are sweet and I hope they get thru this unscathed. And by the way...I agree with the comments about not making a public display of generosity...yes, giving quietly and without kudos and fanfare is much more giving than going on and on about what a good christian giver you are....I'm sure I'll catch some hell from her after this comment! Oh yeh....why the heck would you cry after a few hours when your daughter goes to visit her Grandparents..that's kinda over-the-top...and stop letting your dauther read comments that make her cry...for God's sake, be smarter than that.....
Here it comes!!!
Dear minthillfamily: My granddaughter and I love your show and never miss. Can you help us out with something? We want to purchase a spray tanning machine. Can you tell me what brand/type you have so that we can get one. I am sure you use a good one. We thought we would ask an expert before we purchase one. Thank you for the help.
Yellow
No I dont know the best kind os spray tan machine to buy, as I always have someone tan them. It usually cosy 25.-35.oo Per tan.I can tell you never to take your child for a Mystic tan(sold at tanning salons).I did that with Amber, and it looked horrible.They said it was because she was under 5ft.She was orange! On adults it looks good.Sometimes, I dont tan the girls at all. Not all pageants allow tanning.
One time, I picked them up from Girl scout Camp, drove to Atlanta for a big Internmational pageant.
I thought they would be tan enough since they had been to the beach before camp.But, what a mistake! They were burnt in all the wrong places. I like the spray tan because it gives off a healthy even glow.
Does anyone else think Michael is gay? Why else would he hold the mike so close to his mouth?
To g8torfan and several others: I've seen more comments from you on these blogs than I have anyone else. Seems to me you have an obession with pageants of some sort yourself. Leave these people alone. I'm sure you occupy yourself with things that others would also disagree with.
To the Olive Family and all other LMP families: I have watched all of these shows, have DVR'd them, and watched them over and over. I LOVE them! I live only a state away from you, the Adcox family, and even in the same state as the Pendergrass family, so I look forward to meeting you all in person maybe one day at a pageant. By the way, I'm open to any advice you have. Knock 'em dead Amber, Jordan, and Sabrina!
To new2pageants sorry no obession with pageants here just a CARING mom. If these people want to damage their child so be it, but I feel sorry for the children who are damaged and I don't think I am breaking any rules here. I think you are the OBESSED one "Oh I have watched all of these shows, have DVR'd then and watched them over and over." WHO IS OBESSED! Good luck.
Jealous mothers, you are playing a very dangerous and reckless game. Now let me tell why. When certain members of Israel such as Dathan complained about Moses, the Lord God was not pleased. Dathan was jealous. Others were jealous. Why is it that the Lord God only speaks through Moses? Who does Moses think that he is anyway? Dathan was swallowed up, when the earth opened up and the others were consumed by fire. Then the Lord God sent a plague on those who still had doubts that Moses was God's chosen one. The only reason that Amber Olive is a winner is because the Lord God is pleased with her and bestowed His blessings on her. If you object to Amber Olive winning, then you are making a challenge to the Lord God and incidentally, in that connection, jealous mothers, how dare you challenge him? His wrath will be upon you. Are you ready to suffer the consequences? I would not, if I were you.
To those that made the child cry, I want to deliver you a message. The Lord God is not happy with you. Unless you repent your sins and go to Confession, a cruel and violent death will be your faith. This warning is given in good faith. The Lord God is not pleased.
Excuse me Kris, but no one could be jealous of those three witches you have raised. Your oldest daughter tells Amber to look like she is above everyone?? Excuse me, that gut has a shadow of it's own honey. Take a hint from your younger sisters, lose some weight. I feel sorry for all these girls; they are going to go through life thinking they are better than everyone and will get knocked into reality because their mother is trying to live through them. What a bunch of fake and phonies. I will pray for you.
How sad, I mean really. To hear you put so much emphasis on outside beauty will surely lead your family to have an ugly, ugly inside. I cannot believe that a mother would teach their child to judge people by the way they look. My daughter has won pageants too, but I teach her that life isn't about what someone looks like. It is what is inside that counts. I can't believe that I have friends who are desperate for babies, and yet you have been blessed with three girls and are teaching them to be shallower than anything I have ever seen. And what an example with the eye rolling that you did. And how sad for Amber to hear that her sisters are so much better than she is......I feel really sorry for her. Let me tell you, I have two beautiful, beautiful children, but I know that beauty only lasts for so long. Obviously, yours has run out or you never had it to begin with and not mention you are ugly on the inside too. What a pity:(
Jordan's mom and Jordan were so sweet and were so gracious. I would spend some time with them....
I am completely shocked at the harsh and ugly things that people have to say about this little girl and her family!
I wish that people would use this opportunity to raise this young lady up and encourage her to keep her head held high, regardless of what people have to say about her. My parents allowed my sister and I to compete in pageants as children, and it helped us develop into articulate and poised young women.
You will run into mean girls all the time- from cheerleading and pageants now, to sororities and the "real world" when you grow up. Remember that being classy and gracious will set you apart from the people who can't think of a single kind word to say about you.
All right I would just like to say that I am 16 years old and I competed in pageants when I was younger and I always had a blast with them. I am a cheerleader now and I'm fine. So what if yeah I get my hair dyed and nails done and you don't let your daughter does that make me you better than me or my mom as a parent? No. Im sixteen and I'm more mature than all of you are! My advice? Stop bashing this poor family and go raise your own kids! I mean honestly! Now to amber I thought you did wonderful and your dress was just fine I don't see how it was shorter than anyone elses! Anyway good luck with future pageants and remeber if your happy with what you did then don't worry about anyone else.
I just discovered this show a few weeks ago and it's now one of my faves. I also watch it on tivo over and over. The only thing that I really object to regarding the pageants is the cost of the registration and the costumes. It's obscene what these families are paying. Kris, regarding Amber, she appears to be a beautiful well rounded little girl. However, the middle one, Ashley, needs an attitude adjustment. She wouldn't shut up B----ING from the moment her eyes opened on the morning of the pageant. NOT an attractive impression to make. Also, (and I can't believe I am the only one to feel this way), I did not think it was "cute" or funny to hear you say you had to take your "pageant medicine" or it would be bad. If you require psychotropic medication to be able to handle these pageants you may want to rethink your participation. Also, quit defending yourself on this board. It makes you look desperate. Just my 2 cents!
I just watched this show today. I was almost in tears as I saw how Amber's mom critizied her and barely made a positive comment about her. She compared her way too many times to her older sisters. And then to top it off, you let your daughter go on another moms blog and write a nasty comment about her weight. Sorry, you should not really be talking. You are using your daughter for your lack of self esteem. Your daughter seems like she could have a great future, but the way you push this on her and let her behave the way she does is making her out to be a horrible child. The way she talks should be cause for concern. Why not let her do this if she wants to. Win or lose, she should know you are proud of her and stop pushing her with all the negative.
You people need to get real with your comments about the girls on the show. I would love to see you and your kids interact. I bet it would be all goodness and light,,yea right.....
Wow i wish all these people posting negative comments would go find something that they support to talk about instead of trying to degrade the contestants, mothers, and supporters of these pageants.
They try to say that these pageants are setting the kids up to be nasty and unsuccessful people and that is the furthest from the actual truth.
I know a few people right off the top of my head who competed in child pageanrs and are very successful.
Halle Berry- Famous celebrity..
Kathie Lee- From regis and Kathy Lee(talk show).
Diane Sawyer- Im sure everyone knows who she is.
Sharon Stone-Celebrity
Vanessa Williams- First African American Ms. USA
Sarah Pailin- Previos VP Nominee/governor
OPRAH!- Probably the richest woman in america who supports many charities and has a famous talkshow.