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Behind every smart pageant hopeful is an experienced pageant "daddy" to show her the ropes, at least if she's smart there is.

Kevin Mohorn, one of the nation's top pageant gurus, talks beauty pageants as a microcosm for the larger society, why he won't call anyone a racist, the 5 books he'd want if trapped on a deserted island, and Kanye West as an ultimate dinner party guest.