Writing

 

PAGEANT: THE BEAUTY CONTEST
 

Devised, written and designed by Keith Lovegrove

Published by
Laurence King Publishing

 

'Pageant' celebrates the culture of the beauty contest, from the well- known spectacles of Miss World and Mr Universe to the flamboyance of Alternative Miss World and sub-culture contests such as Miss Nude UK.

 

'The event is being filmed, so the faux leopard-skin carpet of the club is covered with cables, held down with black electrical tape, like a dozen flattened snakes.'

 

"Lavishly illustrated... eye popping."

Gail Cooke, National Book Critics Circle