Pageant Queens

McLaughlin, Christian, The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

I KNOW--JONBENET," Robin Browne sighs, applying final cosmetic touches to her 5-year-old daughter, Swan Brooner, who is competing in something called America's Gorgeous Girls in Spartanburg, S.C. "I wish I had a dollar for every time someone says that," she snorts, clearly over the whole slain Boulder tot thing.

If you thought the gang on Oz was tough, wait till you see Browne in action in the horrifying and hypnotic HBO documentary Living Dolls, debuting May 13. Gasp as she browbeats and psychologically torments a sweet little girl! Cringe as she ignores her other three kids! Gape as you realize Browne considers this behavior appropriate to exhibit in front of a camera crew! …

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Publication information: Article title: Pageant Queens. Contributors: McLaughlin, Christian - Author. Magazine title: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine). Publication date: May 22, 2001. Page number: 24. © 2008 Regent Media. COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group.

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