Sparkle Babies | Our America with Lisa Ling | Full Episode | OWN

Beauty queens -- as American as apple pie, adored by little girls everywhere. But over the past few years it's little girls, rather than women, who have taken center stage. Who are these pint-sized princesses? And whose dreams are they really fulfilling? (Original Air Date: June 10, 2012) Watch more of Our America with Lisa Ling on the WatchOWN app. For more information visit www.oprah.com/...
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[@lonilyttle8697]

Build their confidence with literally anything else: sports, dance, theater, whatever. Give them something real to be proud of.

[@stephanie-fh5qv]

Or music, playing an instrument!

[@turpasauna]

They tried to have a pageant here in Finland some years go. Due to overwhelming resistance from the locals, it was quickly cancelled.

[@GrandmaLM]

Great the locals put their foot down.

[@xcobyxzei]

Good to see there are still normal people in the world.

[@nora4981]

Good for you guys. We have similar child beauty pageants in the Philippines.

[@lisae6725]

Finns have Sisu, they don’t need this fake beauty pageant nonsense.

[@turpasauna]

@@lisae6725 A sisu contest would be something, though!

[@gardeniaw3301]

The dad is the only one with common sense

[@annat6249]

Yet he go along with it. Doesn’t look like he have much conviction of what he believe in

[@gardeniaw3301]

@@annat6249 isnt it obvious that he is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of kids acting and dressing way beyond their age? But then his wife calls the shot -.-

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@gardeniaw3301 Get a divorce and gain custody. Easy!

[@bridget5180]

Yet he’s a pushover.

[@lauramarshall2072]

He is still a coward backing down to what he is not on board with

[@laurens.5753]

Can we just have a moment for how kind and humble Lisa Ling is, just stepping in to help curl that shy little girl's hair, whose family were trying to do the pageant scene differently? I adore her!!

[@lauren8420]

i loved that part.

[@hollystar1]

Lisa for president... ❤️

[@hanac5751]

Lisa Ling is one of the most beautiful women in the world. She is the one who truly shines. Thank you Lisa, for making this world more beautiful.

[@nookofnotions]

pedophiles are the only things thinking this is ok

[@bethworthley]

@@hollystar1I’d vote for her in an instant! I don’t know the details of what her agenda would be but I’m confident that I would agree with it

[@janvan4424]

This makes me want to cry 😢 This is so wrong! Poor little girls😭

[@liannebenn2097]

Me too

[@GrandmaLM]

This is an example of mothers living through their daughters. So tragic. Like dads living through the lives of their sons through athletics

[@fhcreates]

Mum needs to work through her own demons with professional help and never subject her child to this child abuse

[@Lil.e]

I feel like the worst possible response to overcoming bullying and increasing young girls self esteem is to put them in a competition that reinforces the idea that if they’re pretty and perfect and polished enough that everyone will be nice and like them.

[@defsnotdevyn]

Reminds me of that show The Swan, forced insecure women into getting plastic surgery then made them all compete in a beauty pageant, just truly cruel

[@nic.capone.8483]

​@defsnotdevyn The show didn't force them to...they signed up for it, in hopes that they would be chosen. Although I do find that show to be kind of inappropriate, as performing several cosmetic operations all at once on a person can be dangerous.

[@dianeferguson1074]

Beauty fades. Education doesn't

[@Lil.e]

@@nic.capone.8483 obviously they didn’t force them to. you don’t need to get so caught up in wording- you can use context clues to help you understand the sentence (:

[@katiegeorgeripia]

What makes it worse is sometimes those bullies are the parents

[@nvegas4552]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Who is the beholder these girls and their moms are trying to impress?

[@ABSG7]

Lisa Ling is so good at her job

[@noraelise211]

This is not Hollywood, this is DARKNET. I feel so sorry about these children. I HAVE NO WORDS.

[@Laura-ss5ws]

The innocence of your childhood goes by so quickly...its a shame that these mothers are depriving them the joy of being a child

[@amaraamara2712]

Prime example of Mothers living their lives through their child daughters. Sexualizing minors is not ok

[@lollafala2949]

Exactly !!!!!!!

[@cheryl5994]

I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE THAT THEY'RE LIVING THEIR LIVES THROUGH THEIR DAUGHTERS, I'D SAY THEY'RE HIVING THEM THE CHANCES TO DO THINGS THAT THEY ENJOY DOING. THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OUTFITS & SOME IF THE "MOVES" BUT IN ALL FAIRNESS, THEY'RE JUST HAVING A GOOD FUN TIME, NO ONE HAS SAUD THAT THEY DON'T LIKE IT OR WISH THEY COULD STOP, SO. . .

[@nixwestlake9196]

I agree. It’s disturbing

[@nixwestlake9196]

@@cheryl5994but some are forced to

[@RondaSmith144Empress]

Its not her daughter's job to heal her childhood trauma and pain of her parent's alcoholism, abandonment, not feeling good enough, or being a teen mom! Its not the makeup artist's fault that she didn't win either. This is just way too inappropriate and Jonbenet Ramsey comes to mind. Projection at its finest which is sad.

[@Tquin55]

They spent $100k on pageants? They could have paid for college for their kids.

[@Olghetta888]

👏👏👏

[@flenzy]

I am doubting they are a family on the side of education.

[@Tififwhat3]

Well considering the little girl is in college I think they are just fine

[@catherinecossano5263]

@@Tquin55 If only the parents had put that money aside for her college fund!

[@GooseNuggie]

or bought a home

[@dianecrofoot7955]

Can’t watch it, sick mothers…..poor little girls…..sick men, love this!

[@lauramason5667]

Sexualizing children is absolutely repulsive to me.

[@patbeutler354]

Shades of the tragic Jon Benet Ramsey.

[@c457jajsudbe]

I have two daughters and it's sad because you have to be careful what kind of dance class you send them to. It's all too common

[@Getting_real]

It should be illegal. Considered child abuse.

[@KrisCorby-iv8dg]

It seems to be an American thing. Like school shootings, & teen pregnancy! Wonder what's in the water!...

[@KrisCorby-iv8dg]

And then we wonder why the teen pregnancy rate is out of control in the U.S...🙄😒

[@danicakostic4999]

Why haven't the parents invested the same effort and dedication into themselves, for instance?!

[@AtonalApple]

All their effort probably goes towards the child especially considering their mental health doesn't seem so great. Limited energy.

[@billydiaz7280]

That's such a great point. As a fat but good mom I wonder that for myself too

[@andreathompson-bg4hl]

Because when you become a parent no one looks at you anymore. They look at your kids.

[@KrisCorby-iv8dg]

How about a shout out to Lisa Ling! She seems like a peach, & an entirely decent human being! Thanks Lisa!!

[@MeganSmith80]

Under no circumstances am I going to tan my kid.

[@marie-evepomerleau4476]

Or put them in pageant contests…

[@meman6964]

Spray tan is toxic to liver

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

Good for you Megan! There are no studies on the use of tanning chemicals on children, which is unfortunate. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

[@MeganSmith80]

@@jenniferdaulby5519 no studies doesn't mean it's safe. Inconclusive findings. I'd rather be safe than sorry. You do you though!

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

@@MeganSmith80 Oh no Megan, in no way do I think it's appropriate to be putting these chemicals on a child, imo it's almost as bad as tanning beds. My nephew died at 17yo from malignant melanoma (he had a small mole on his neck & he always wore protective clothing/swimwear when outside). I don't think make-up, wigs, tanning, fake eye lashes, click in tooth covers, etc can improve on a natural child. Going to stop my rant now. 😊 Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

[@kbrodie3677]

I love the humanity Lisa Ling brings to a controversial subject. Wishing these families all the happiness and joy ❤️

[@bridget5180]

Moms, heal yourself and do the inner work. Don’t have your children do it for you. 🥹

[@moniqueengleman873]

I have five daughters who are absolutely gorgeous. A few got some modeling work. But I would never force my children into this. They were athletic and accomplishing other things. Like Speed Climbing, and Softball

[@liannebenn2097]

That dad should trust his instincts and put his foot down. These people are so naive if they think these children won't be vulnerable to being looked at in the wrong way until they are in their teens.

[@katedavey2045]

Yes..the dad is too indecisive and wavering..needs to put his foot down

[@staceyroberts3468]

It always seems the mothers do this w their daughters to fill a void in theirselves 😞. Little girls shouldn’t be fixed up to look, dance or dress sexy. It’s messed up.

[@kaydublin5164]

Doesn’t seem to matter how dad feels about how his daughter dresses, it’s about the mom’s feelings of inadequacy and getting pregnant as a teenager.

[@tonicrossgrove7247]

What does the mother's pregnancy have anything to do with the pageant? Right?

[@patriciaanndemello4652]

This is how eating disorders and depression begins.

[@Veste7182]

This is exactly what i was going to say. This is how an ed starts budding.

[@laurazielinski2437]

Exactly.

[@MelbourneTheatreGirl]

“I call them fun outfits [not sexualised] but When she’s a teenager her outfits will need to be toned down. Her little outfit [at this age] is cutesy “ Ahhhh… what ?

[@jess-in9px]

Sick! This should be considered as child abuse. Dressing your little babies up like grown women and parading their flesh around. This saddened and discussed me. There should be laws in place to protect these children, they are vulnerable and cannot speak for themselves.

[@nitachiquita9988]

These parents blaming themselves and experiencing so much grief over a “lost” sash ( she won 2 categories!) is just so messed up. This is not something to be so very sad about.

[@sugarpie9492]

Blatantly teaching their daughters that beauty is on the outside, and that dressing and acting sexual starting from a toddler age encourages them to act that way to be judged from that standard. 🙄

[@louisecampbell2628]

Yes! couldn't have said said that better myself

[@daisybuckley5846]

That father is the only person in this whole documentary who isn’t insane. wtf is wrong with these mothers.

[@ElleMS-14]

I remember when toddlers and tiaras was on. I always felt unsettled with its popularity 😕

[@lollafala2949]

Right!! They should look at the audience and I bet they find a lot of men in it

[@bevs9995]

im not into pageants... but i am quite disturbed at the number of people who can look at a little girl in a tutu dress and equate that with "Sexualization"... .. perhaps that is just not in my mind.. and as far as the girls in two pieces..... well, we already started putting little girls in bikinis as early as 3 years old.. and no, I dont particularly agree with it. I refused to wear a bikini when I was a kid. I only wore a tankini... usually with swimshorts...

[@jussunset6]

Who’d have thunk it lol

[@Afmedic85]

​@@lollafala2949 women can be predators too and most of the audience is family members

[@elsienorback7689]

These child pageants are about the parents living through their child’s life getting the second chance they never had during their own life.

[@bereal6590]

Yes. I'm always really suspicious of parents who want to give their child the life they didn't have, usually translates as 'what I wanted and didn't get, I'm going to get now via my child'.

[@mandamakhosazanamathaba7493]

Wish they interviewed the older girls ....life afterwards to see how they turned out

[@binatitagain]

Its sad to see parents project their own insecurieties onto their daughters. Imo, that money would be better spent on therapy and in investing into their child's college fund.

[@staywell7217]

Those hicks are not going to college.

[@radbrad1133]

Completely and totally agree with you. It’s sad to see.

[@jandoel]

She was bullied because of her pretty face and independence? I have a hard time believing that's exactly what happened.

[@ClarissaBurtness]

Thank God someone said it. It's possible she was bullied bc she a snob and she thought that.

[@sharonh2991]

Toward the end the dad says he hopes his daughter won’t grow up caring what people think about her. It seems to me that pageantry is all about what people think of you.

[@bereal6590]

That guy is amazing! Spot on as well. It does NOT matter how you look, it matters how you feel and having the self esteem to find people who love you qnd you love them and forging a happy life. That's what matters, giving love.

[@MiSavini-hq2ey]

💡How about empowering girls to be good at school and have a good education? Math, IT, engineering…

[@Cindy-cj8bw]

Kiesha's mom is trying to right the wrongs she experienced, through her daughter. Mom really needs some therapy.

[@catherinepraus8635]

I’ve always thought this is so disgusting Poor babies

[@jessicalcare5064]

Sounds like 100 thousand would be a great education or down payment on a home…there’s little incentive here (ie scholarships, prizes) compared to never having spent the money in the first place

[@courtneylester6830]

I feel so horrible for that Dad. Smh. He has absolutely NO SAY when it comes to the child he is helping to raise. Ladies, it's not just YOUR child. If two parents are in the household then they should BOTH have a say in what their child does or doesn't do.

[@kriswhite2220]

Yes, this!!

[@hnttakata713]

Dad, is trying to protect his daughter. Does this mom understand at all?

[@warthog473]

All she sees is the attention and the money that she wants, getting it through her daughter.

[@kat2743-s7p]

I liked the approach of the natural mom

[@KarinaRain]

When is this series coming back??? We need you Lisa!!!

[@emilyt3013]

Is it not back , are these re runs? 😢

[@swallowedinthesea11]

@@emilyt3013 The show ran for 5 seasons from February 15, 2011 to July 31, 2014. This episode aired on June 10, 2012.

[@meman6964]

2024 what is Lisa doing now??

[@gregtracieelkins4155]

this is so sad, for everybody. I'm so sorry any of you felt you were not good enough. May you find peace.

[@a_vh679]

okay but why is it your daughter's responsibility to right the wrongs of your childhood... idk this whole thing rubs me completely the wrong way

[@maryfields1382]

I'm trying so hard not to sound harsh, but seriously, the one mom needs help. She's had a hard childhood and deserves to feel good and positive about herself. It just feels to me like she's ruining her kid's childhood too. Just because it's superficially pretty, doesn't mean it's a good thing.

[@andreamoore367]

Exploitation.

[@nicholedelaney8152]

Listening to her talk was honestly disgusting. She needs therapy.

[@louisejames1844]

I agree. You feel like one of life’s victims? Project this onto your little girl. Good one.

[@alisonhawke1813]

I just can’t back this. 😢 It’s extremely aggressive and takes away from childhood innocence. There is no real CONSENT on the little girls part here. They do it because they are pushed. There’s a better way to build confidence. How can a 10 month old truly give consent?!

[@daniellemurray2161]

So sad It's like a pageant set up for broken mothers trying to right their own feelings about their childhoods. But the sad part is it is at their child's expense and they just don't see it.

[@meeragovindaraj9469]

Watching that child have toxic chemicals sprayed onto her beautiful skin made me cry. Her mom is just repeating a cycle of abuse, just a different type of abuse.

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

Exactly! There are no studies about the long term use of tanning chemicals on very young children. And we all should realise those chemicals are absorbed into the body. 😢

[@SnowWhite717_]

This show is over a decade old. Eden Wood is 20 years old, still lovely and doesn’t regret the pageants. She says it gave her confidence, taught her responsibility and made her fearless to stand up for herself. She and her mother are still very close.

[@sue9640]

Meanwhile, Kailia Posey committed suicide so there's that.

[@daynamiller240]

@@sue9640 she apparently killed herself due to cyber bullying from her school friends after she broke up with her boyfriend

[@nora4981]

@@sue9640we’ve seen documentaries of former child pageants … some did well in life, others unfortunately didn’t …

[@kriswhite2220]

I am glad to hear that Eden is doing well and came out of her pageant days with confidence. But I’d hazard to guess she’s in the minority.

[@PamBeesly9545]

@@sue9640 you don’t even know why. You can’t automatically blame it on pageants.

[@kathrynr.7065]

Atleast give these children (and parents) lessons in grammar. Beauty AND brains will take them far in life.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

LOL the irony of someone saying that who thinks "at least" is one word... 😂😂😂😂 Gonna go take some grammar lessons yourself, Miss Kathryn? 🤣

[@AmandaYee-yn9dk]

Beauty makes u cash as a female brains don’t

[@valeriemarott1923]

​@virg0_lem0nade Just a typo Virgo.😊

[@gengland8601]

The dad that loves his wife the way she is is a rare find. He really should take his daughter away fr pageantry and let her grow up and have a normal carefree childhood away fr competition and rival. Develop her strengths and education or creativity

[@anitajanke6112]

This is child abuse pure and simple, there should be justice for these children. The parents do it for their own satisfaction

[@lynnjudd9036]

I wonder about the affect of all those chemicals in the tanning spray and makeup.

[@meman6964]

Toxic to liver, gets absorbed by skin then liver works hard to purify, liver gets stiff =cirrisis

[@katedavey2045]

How about some english classes.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

Go look around in your local area, I'm sure you'll be able to find yourself some.

[@veronicababy7959]

Eden wood graduated from high school last year. This might have just been uploaded but it’s old old old.

[@ladyluck9469]

super old

[@jocelynborden1017]

it says in the caption that the original air date was in 2012 lol

[@donnamills79]

I have never understood child pageants and making your children look like women I’ve never seen this in Australia I find it very sad

[@heidiheisele8608]

Yes Australia is awesome, I'm proud 👍

[@cynthialockhart6127]

It’s always really about the overweight moms.

[@artisthusnatalal3099]

😂😂😂

[@Lily-cm3nj]

Over weight unattractive, uneducated, shallow, delusional moms!

[@Lauren_1987]

I believe the beauty pageant era is something that is very outdated. This is evident in the very low, low ratings for Miss America and Miss Universe. The only people making money from these pageants are the people who own and coordinate these ridiculous pageants.

[@Flo1918]

Completely against this...let children be children..

[@wolfmoon3431]

A big shout out to dad Keith for being the man and Father that, he is! It would be highly beneficial for his family to listen to him and the values he is trying to express to his children❤ In my opinion, this kind of activity does nothing positive for society, your child or womankind, in general. It sets your child up for unreachable expectations, untold disappointments and contributes to the pervasive levels of both, Narcissism and low Self-esteem that is so prevalent in our modern world, in equal measure😔!

[@debbiemaclean4232]

I couldn't do it .Not to mention the costs.They are being prepped for future pagents like Miss America .Miss World.What ever happened to going to the library and getting books .Joining girl guides and just having plain old fun.

[@mysteriesuntold3393]

The two little girls that said it doesnt matter were just having fun are the biggest winners there and have the right attitude and in my opinion seem to have been cared for the most because mom taught them that😉👌

[@trantran-wz6tz]

When a man feels uncomfortable looking at girls trying to look like grown women dancing, take it as a cue that those young girls shouldn’t be dressed up like that.

[@christinegreywolf]

I was a child model and I hated it! I still do not like people staring at me.

[@happybeinghere]

I will never understand this mentality.....

[@Norfolkgal22]

The adults are immature…

[@jenmattrn]

The crazy thing is how Honey Boo Boo got her own show, and no one remembers Eden Wood is...

[@goodjujuu]

That’s probably a good thing, she gets to live a private life while honey boo boo’s family drama with the drugs and all that is on full display

[@rzum81]

I never understood why Honey Boo Boo got a show when she never even crowned with a big title until I got older and realized she only got a show because of how trashy they acted.

[@freetobree5323]

Because people like drama and controversy, that’s what makes good TV. Nobody cares about perfect Barbie

[@phillip2763]

This story would be told a lot differently today even with the same details.

[@shelley3618]

in the south this exact same pageantry is still going strong. I don't know about elsewhere, but glitz never slowed down at all here in Arkansas.

[@valeriemarott1923]

Yes, today, a little BOY could win the crown!😂😅😮

[@shelley3618]

@@valeriemarott1923boys are in glitz

[@frenchtoast7742]

The father should have a say in what the child should do. If he sensed that it was wrong then the mother should have went along with him . I don’t understand her logic or her parenting. Her husband was clearly not on board . This is clearly sad .

[@crystalhughes1783]

Was she just giving that baby a red bull?!?!

[@ericawedding9160]

Yes! Crazy!

[@aplainjaneproduction8285]

They cal it go go juice. It also has Mountain Dew and god knows what else

[@sarahbell3038]

They do that at all kids dance and cheer competitions too! Give them pep!

[@marieked]

And pixie stix!

[@lauren8420]

just give them cocaine at this point.

[@billydiaz7280]

The candy thing is drug addiction preparation

[@patbeutler354]

I wonder if Jon Benet Ramsey ever crosses their mind?

[@madelineballard8998]

I don’t know what to say about this. It is all wrong in so so so many ways…

[@kgirl1019]

"I'm from a town of 566 people and I made it to the big top I'm sittin here talkin to Lisa Ling"....ignorance is bliss isnt it...

[@madwithmadhu]

How are these things not made criminal with jail terms for the people who promote all this rubbish- including the daft parents??? Educate your daughters - that is the ultimate confidence

[@phillyblaze777]

Good and Fair Journalism on a Controversial Topic

[@jeanjos631]

Save up for therapy.

[@ElspethG-e6e]

But who won the sexy dad legs contest?

[@bethjackman6728]

Keishas? mum was all me, me, me. It wasn't about her daughter at all.

[@MargaretBuzas]

I'm glad one of the less glitzy girls (the sisters from Iowa), I'm glad one of them got a medal (she tied for best eyes, I think).

[@pebblesandwoowoo]

The children look like traveller children. And act like it. As do the parents. Read into that what you will 😬 It sounds like it takes a lot of money to look that cheap... the US are just so weird.

[@nicolemorin14]

Ceci ne devrait pas exister!

[@staywell7217]

This occurs in rural white America, usually poor or working class white rural towns. Weird.

[@warthog473]

39:31

[@meman6964]

But it is such an expensive hobby!! How can this be for the poor? At least middle class just to pay entry fees, let alone dresses makeup travel.....🙃

[@ShannelBrown-s7t]

The girl with the very pretty face seems to be bright. I hope she focuses on her education and hobbies not allow others to change her.

[@selobee4831]

"Life is a stage and we are all players"

[@staywell7217]

If this is about being a little girl or young lady, why are tons of makeup required.

[@ShannelBrown-s7t]

Fans on facebook??? Is That Valuable???

[@elainemiller1417]

The little girl in the third grade classroom with a sparkle top. Eegads.

[@madwithmadhu]

Tanning kids - what!!!!

[@KrisCorby-iv8dg]

The mother of that 6 yr old, needs a SERIOUS, priority reabjustment! That & social services needs to be concerned about Edens well being!....

[@sarahbartlett4945]

Dad is on the right track.

[@anniegeturgun3564]

YOU ARE AN AMAZING DRESS DESIGNER CAPRA!! YOU GO GIRL!

[@aplainjaneproduction8285]

She's a terrible sport though

[@retrospectors6595]

At the end, Eden Wood is scootering downtown BAREFOOT. Everyone parents differently, but it just seems needlessly dangerous and unsanitary to let your kid scooter barefoot in the dark downtown, beside a busy street.

[@Diane-ne4oq]

Sad. Mothers who have low self esteem living though their little girls. Not healthy for girls so young.

[@katehorrell8732]

I would love see where they are now

[@YouFixit-rx8nk]

Dysfunction

[@taylorpresley4604]

These mothers need to work on their childhood wounds, theyre passing their own pain and insecurity to their daughters. Opposite side of coin but same side of coin. Beauty is an illusion and fades.

[@lynnedear8830]

You go into this innocently and it becomes vicious because of others there. Like the dog show world. If you really dive deep into it.. the snakes come out for attack. Self esteem coach, wonderful support. Never give up, just start at the base, skip no steps and go again. No rush. As long as it takes. We live in a free choice country. Just because some don’t like this, doesn’t warrant criticism for a different life experience.

[@flenzy]

It was always crazy to see these exaggerated ideas of beauty interspersed with shots of Lisa Ling observing, looking absolutely gorgeous and natural and yet nothing like this gaudy idea of beauty as these moms covet.