Eden Wood, six-year-old child pageant superstar from the United States, is photographed with her mother, Mickie Wood, in Melbourne.

From A <em>Family Guy</em> Writer, A Look At A Fanatical Pageant Mom

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 17, 2015

The Emmy nominated writer and producer Kirker Butler, whose credits include Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, and The Neighbors, discusses his new novel, Pretty Ugly. It is a satirical look at a dysfunctional southern family led by the ultimate stage mother hell bent on making her daughter win a pageant, while her daughter does everything possible to get off the stage.

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