Crowned

Crowned is an exciting, exhilarating reality television program from The CW. Subtitled "The Mother of All Pageants," Crowned follows teams of mother/daughter beauty pageant contestants as they train to outshine the competition. Each team must learn a grueling dance number, coordinate clothing ensembles that complement one another, refine their platform, and formulate articulate opinions about current world events and issues. Some of the mother/daughter teams featured in Crowned have years of joint pageant experience under their belts; others are competing in their first pageant and have no idea what to expect. The pageant is judged by television personality Cynthia Garrett, former beauty queen Shanna Moakler, and fashion guru Carson Kressley. The winning team will be awarded $100,000 cash and a litany of other prizes. Beauty pageants are often polarizing events whose detractors feel that the pageants have an excessive focus on superficial issues; this debate grows particularly rancorous when the contestants are children. Crowned is fascinating viewing for anyone who's curious about what really goes on behind the stage curtain! MORE