Since the Miss America pageant was established in 1921, American women's conceptions of beauty have been based, in part, on the winner of this pageant . Sarah Banet-Weiser writes in her book, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, that “the woman chosen as Miss America apparently 'represents' the nation” (Banet-Weiser 56). As a result of representing the American nation, the winner of the Miss America pageant is considered a model of style and beauty among women. Since its inception, the Miss America pageant has been attacked by feminist organizations for exploiting women's bodies despite it being a scholarship program; The competition awards contestants with a continuing education scholarship based on their answers to the interview and talent portions of the competition, as well as their performance in the swimsuit competition. A beauty pageant, like Miss USA, is strictly about a woman's outward beauty and does not include talent or interview parts. The judges of the Miss America pageant have changed over the years to reflect the changing ideals of the pageant itself. . “In the early years of the competition, the judges were primarily artists and illustrators, in part because these men – and they were all men – were considered to have the best eye for the beautiful female form. In more recent years, efforts have been made to attract judges who represent various aspects of the competition” (Banet-Weiser 54). The selection of judges from the fields represented in the pageant shows that the Miss America pageant is much more than just a beauty pageant. “Defining beauty is an elusive, if not impossible task. There is no single suitable definition because as culture evolves, so does the... center of paper......et-Weiser, Sarah and Laura Portwood-Stacer. “‘I Just Want to Be Me Again!’: Beauty Pageants, Reality TV, and Post-Feminism.” Feminist Theory 7 (2006): 255-272. Print.Fair, John D. “Mr. and the Miss America Pageants: A History of Contrasting Cultures in the Twentieth Century. Journal of the Georgia Historians Association 23 (2002): 1-44. Print.Levey, Ilario. “Pageant princesses and math wizards: Understanding children's activities as a form of children's work.” Childhood 16 (2009): 195-212. Print.Little Miss Sunshine. By Michael A. Arndt. prod. Marc Turtletaub. Dir. Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Perf. Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2006. DVD.Watson, Elwood and Darcy Martin. “The Miss America Pageant: Pluralism, Femininity, and Cinderella All in One.” The Journal of Popular Culture 34.1 (2000): 105-126. Press.