No Crown Required

"The Miss America pageant perpetuates comparison between women and an unrealistic expectation of perfection in a beauty-obsessed, high-definition world. However, it also encourages discipline, perseverance, and moxie, from which the author and former pageant contestant Susan Kay Wyatt gleaned many of the lessons she's learned throughout her life. In No Crown Required, she is ready to share them with the world--moms and daughters included. In these pages, Susan Kay unpacks and deconstructs the four areas of the competition of the Miss America pageant, reflects on the lessons she's learning through her experience, and demonstrates how anyone can apply her wisdom to lead a happier, more successful life."--Page 2 of cover