TBT to a crazy time! NCGTM director Liz had just launched in Quebec and about 3 days later, France launched a big campaign to ban child pageants. Dozens of news outlets found Liz because of the Quebec pageant, and her phone started ringing off the hook! Also dozens of emails piled in with interview requests. Liz gave over 25 interviews via phone and email in one crazy week long period! Her phone was ringing as early as 5am, as Quebec was on a different time zone! At one point Liz almost got flown to Montreal to appear on a talk show, but thankfully the media attention on pageants died down. Liz wrote down some key phrases and kept them by the phone so she was ready. The phrase "PAGEANT HAS BECOME A DIRTY WORD" was coined at this time! This phrase seemed to become the standard for every interview she did! Here is one we dug up!
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/sep-19-2013-1.2909389/france-bans-child-beauty-pageants-for-sexualizing-girls-1.2909392
Enjoy!
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