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Shelby's mom says they don't have alot of money and are kind of struggling a bit.

I just wanted to scream at the TV: "IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALOT OF MONEY, WHY ARE YOU DOING PAGEANTS?"

Priorities, anyone? From the looks of things (their jobs, their house, etc), their $ could be going elsewhere.

I do like that Shelby is natural-ish, but I dunno if that's a choice or just a lack of funds.

I think Hadley was cute though, I love that she says "I dunno" to the interview question.

Also: Once again, if a kid is going to be in a swimsuit, it needs to be one piece. Not a bikini. And defintely not a bikini with BOYS holding her surfboard.

That Ms. South Africa Whoever lady (judge) looks like she used to be a man.

And does anyone notice that while the kids are all glam and stuff, the moms are typically NOT THAT pretty?

Shelby's mom = another example of the fact that the parents are more into this than the kids are. I feel like half the kids wouldn't even know they didn't do well if their mom didn't make such a HUGE deal out of it.