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Miss Bedford says beauty pageants are “female-empowering” as she qualifies for Miss Great Britain final
(www.bedfordindependent.co.uk)
Discussion of Bedfordshire, UK.
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I'm sure it is very empowering for the attractive, confident people who win them, it's everyone else being compared to them who don't find it so great!