Pageantry and Black Womanhood in the Caribbean
by
M. Cynthia Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
Beauty pageants are wildly popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands, outnumbering any other single performance event and capturing the attention of the local people from toddlers to seniors. Local beauty contests provide women opportunities to demonstrate talent, style, the values of black womanhood, and...