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The mothers of former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava slammed the prominent pageants and claimed that their daughters — who resigned earlier this month — were “ill-treated, abused, bullied and cornered,” in a new interview with Good Morning America. Voigt and Srivastava abruptly …

Pop culture has long mimicked pageantry. It’s reflected in Taylor Swift’s sequined leotard, Beyoncé’s unmistakable strut, and even Margot Robbie’s twinkling grin in Barbie. The melangé of glam and controversy in pageantry encouraged The New York Times’ Lauren Herstik to co-produce the documentary How to Fix a Pageant. “You have …