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Are you ready for beauty pageant history, scams and scandals? Also, misogyny? Also, toddlers and tiaras? No, probably not, but we brought it. Follow us @aholeoftheweekpod, @kaylamulliniks_ and daloisio_. If you would like to speak out on behalf of George Floyd, please contact the Minneapolis District Attorney at 612-348-5560. You can also contact the Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, at 612-673-2100. Finally, check out Kayla's show this Saturday at 9pm CT: www.facebook.com/kbottrall. 
Sources: Beauty Pageant Origins and Culture (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/missamerica-beauty-pageant-origins-and-culture/), Pretty Ugly: The Biggest Beauty Pageant Controversies (https://people.com/tv/pretty-ugly-the-biggest-beauty-pageant-controversies/?slide=6745913#6745913), https://www.dr-adams.com/blog/how-beauty-pageants-can-affect-self-esteem/, https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/toddlers-tiaras-where-are-they-now/#5, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16864534/, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/food-thought/201108/child-beauty-pageants-what-are-we-teaching-our-girls