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81) Island of desire
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Mark Tripp, Jr. returns home to help his father stage the Mr. Desire Pageant. Andrea Denton is hired as a publicist for the event. After several erotic rendesvous, the two are interrupted by a string of suspicious accidents. Will the sinister secrets ruin their tropical retreat?
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The story follows two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, school, dating, and transitioning during the Trump era. Ren is competing in the pageant as the first out trans girl, and her older brother Luca is coaching her on posing, makeup, and talent. He knows his stuff because he competed six years ago when he was living as a girl. Whether Ren wins or loses, this experience will change the family forever, offering a rare window into the lives...
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Carry On Matron: Sid, Cyril, and Ernie are planning to steal a large quantity of contraceptive pills from a local hospital! In order to find the plans to the hospital, Cyril goes in to investigate, dressed in disguise as a woman! Carry On Girls: A rundown seaside resort decides to host a beauty contest to improve the town's image. Amongst the contestants are Miss 'Easy Rider' and 'Dawn Brakes', two girls who can knock out with their fists, as well...
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"Labor Day East Chicago (1979) chronicles a neighborhood celebration featuring senior citizens, beauty queen candidates and the local Lions Club chapter. With his observational style, Palazzolo captures the little details that make the people and places seem so familiar yet representative of another time and place. I married a munchkin (1994) presents the life and times of Mary Ellen St. Aubin, a woman small in stature who lived large. She and her...
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"1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean island of Grenada, was as surprised as anyone to find herself in the midst of it. After winning a Miss Grenada contest, she travelled to London for the 1970 Miss World pageant and arrived at Royal Albert Hall determined to make her mark. So, too, did members...
92) I am the queen
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In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. The film follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their family's varying reactions, and how they find support from within...
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Ten-year-old Raymie Clarke has come to realize that absolutely everything depends on her. And she has a plan. If she can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana...
94) Miss Smithers
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Alice MacLeod diaries volume 2
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Sixteen-year-old Alice McLeod's life as an outcast begins to change when she experiments with being friends with different sorts of people, tries drinking alcohol and eating meat, and competes in the Miss Smithers beauty pageant.
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"Many predicted that pageants would disappear by the 21st century. Yet they are thriving. America's most enduring contest, Miss America, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. Why do they persist? In Here She Is, Hilary Levey Friedman reveals the surprising ways pageants have been an empowering feminist tradition. She traces the role of pageants in many of the feminist movement's signature achievements, including bringing women into the public...
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Swinging, surfing, singer, Frankie is on naval reserve duty in Tahiti separated from his beach bunny, Dee Dee. Frankie, fearing that Dee Dee might be having as much fun as he is in his tropical paradise enlists the help of the local island witch doctor, Bwana to keep an eye on what₂s going on back home.
100) Double take
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"Being part of a superfamous rock band makes it hard to keep a low profile. There are videos to make and concerts to perform, not to mention the screaming fans who wait outside Kevin, Joe, and Nick Lucas's house, trying to catch a glimpse of JONAS. The guys usually take it all in stride, but then Joe falls for a girl in the school orchestra and things get complicated. She won't go out with him because she thinks he's stuck-up. Will he be able to prove...
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