This book came as a surprise. The story and the way it was presented was really interesting. And I enjoyed getting to know the girls in their bio and the ads from the corporation are just something else. It felt like I was watching a movie. I enjoyed the writing style and the humor. Its true that a lot of us perceive beauty contestants as empty headed (and I know they are not... well at least not all of them). This book nicely captures the struggles of girls who enter the pageants for various reasons. 
 I do wish they had described the survival efforts of the girls in more detail and the bad guys are just plain stupid. I was apprehensive about the ending but it turned out well. 
 (view spoiler)[ For a minute I did wonder whether they would go back to being pageant queens and being trapped in their lives. Sosie's disability and the point made about how people with disabilities are expected to be nice and sweet so that normal people do not feel guilty did make me pause to think. (hide spoiler)]