Toddlers & Tiaras featuring Princess Canopy Beds and Eden Wood on new televised commercial!

Eden Wood is Princess Canopy Beds new ad girl and spokesperson Now seen on Toddlers and Tiaras commercial!

Ladies and Gentlemen introducing our new Princess Canopy Beds model and spokes girl Miss Eden Wood. We are so excited to announce that Eden Wood will be our new face for our products here at www.princesscanopybeds.com. Airing June 15th on TLC channel, Toddlers & Tiaras will be presenting our Princess Canopy Bed to the winner of the Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant. Eden Wood is an exceptional child and a real go getter, that is why princess Canopy Beds has enlisted Miss Wood to be our national and international spokesperson. Plus she just loves our beds!

To Australian fans: we our working our tails off to get our product into you hands, please contact your regional kids stores to ask them to carry our products there.

Say you saw us on TLC and save 10% on your Princess Canopy Bed order. Stay tuned for more exciting news.

We are so excited to announce that Princess Canopy Beds will be featured in this season opening of TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras. Watch as Eden Wood, Alex Howe and the rest of the princesses line up and compete for the coveted prize a Big Princess Pink Canopy Bed.

On Wednesday, June 15, TLC brings back the hit series TODDLERS AND TIARAS for a fourth season starting at 10pm ET/PT. With two of the fiercest competitors in TODDLERS AND TIARAS history, the season premiere promises to be the most intense one yet. It's the fan-favorite Universal Royalty Pageant, and this time it's a Totally 80's theme. This Texas pageant is going to be the Ultimate Showdown between the two most famous pageant girls - MaKenzie and Eden - as they compete for the coveted Ultimate Grand Supreme crown. At stake, a grand prize of a big princess pink canopy bed and $1000 in cash prizing. Five-year-old pageant personality MaKenzie and her mom Juana are back for more high glitz meltdowns, while MaKenzie is still as entertaining and unpredictable as ever. Meanwhile, six-year-old self-proclaimed "pageant superstar" Eden, along with her passionate pageant mom Mickie, talk about Eden's most recent accomplishments: a book, TV appearances, a mall tour and even a new album. TLC has ordered 18 hour-long episodes. Season 3 premieres averaged 1.4 million P2+ viewers.

 

Princess Canopy Beds featured on "Toddlers & Tiaras" June 15th 10 PM ET

It seems as if it was just yesterday that we were in Plano, Texas for the Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant. Which for us was thrilling to be a apart of. Seeing all the beauty contestants and the excitement in the air, some of it certainly due to the Big Princess Pink Canopy Bed. Some of it due to the fact that there was three TV camera crews filming the contest and the contestants. In other words, it was a  big hoopla of fashion, excitement, fun, nerves and 80's routines. 

For one, the 80's...The music, hair and the dance moves. It was sheer delight to see the little ones dance and revisit the 80's with such gusto!  Oh did I mention it was crowded, standing room only? Yes, the place was packed which added to the buzz in the air, not to mention perspiration from the parents and every other adult present. 

Seriously, the winner miss Alex Howe went away with the Big Princess Pink Canopy Bed, while miss Mia Spargo took home the coveted Costume Rack. And miss Eden Wood went away with being our national and international representative. In all the drama and the tension was high which is why I'm writing you to tune in and not miss the June 15th airing of TLC's "Toddlers & Tiras" exciting new season featuring our darling beds. Please go to www.princesscanopybeds.com to check out our exciting beds as featured in TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras". 

[05/20/11 - 10:04 AM] TLC Brings Back New Seasons of "Toddlers & Tiaras" and "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" They'll return Wednesday,June 15 and Wednesday, June 22, respectively.

[via press release from TLC]

TLC BRINGS BACK NEW SEASONS OF "TODDLERS & TIARAS" AND "I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT" New Episodes Begin Wednesday, June 15 with a TODDLERS AND TIARAS Showdown (New York, NY) - On Wednesday, June 15, TLC brings back the hit series TODDLERS AND TIARAS for a fourth season starting at 10pm ET/PT. With two of the fiercest competitors in TODDLERS AND TIARAS history, the season premiere promises to be the most intense one yet. It's the fan-favorite Universal Royalty Pageant, and this time it's a Totally 80's theme. This Texas pageant is going to be the Ultimate Showdown between the two most famous pageant girls - MaKenzie and Eden - as they compete for the coveted Ultimate Grand Supreme crown. At stake, a grand prize of a big princess pink canopy bed and $1000 in cash prizing. Five-year-old pageant personality MaKenzie and her mom Juana are back for more high glitz meltdowns, while MaKenzie is still as entertaining and unpredictable as ever. Meanwhile, six-year-old self-proclaimed "pageant superstar" Eden, along with her passionate pageant mom Mickie, talk about Eden's most recent accomplishments: a book, TV appearances, a mall tour and even a new album. TLC has ordered 18 hour-long episodes. Season 3 premieres averaged 1.4 million P2+ viewers.

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The Australian beauty pageant controversy, one coin two sides.

Some of the controversy with the Australian child beauty pageant is centered around the hypothesis that "healthy child development" is threatened by child beauty pageants. Because, child beauty pageants promote "increased body dissatisfaction" , " indicates a trend towards increased feelings of ineffectiveness", "greater impulsive behaviors", "difficulty trusting interpersonal relationships". This "study" was conducted by Anna Wonderlich in the Journal of Treatment and Prevention 2005. This is also the ammunition that the Australian parents against child beauty pageants is using to "promote" there views. The assumption is, that child beauty pageants according to Wonderlich is bad for children's development. 

With all "studies", personal biases usually go unaccounted for. This has been a recurring topic in postmodern philosophy i.e., that objectiveness in truth analysis is a myth which helps to reinforce a biased opinion at best. In other words, if I set out to write an objective analysis about the effects of child beauty pageants, good or bad. According to Postmodernist theory, this analysis is assumed to be biased, based on personal motivations i.e., subjectivity. Therefore "objective truth":

...involves the belief that many, if not all, apparent realities are only social constructs, as they are subject to change inherent to time and place. It emphasizes the role of language, power relations, and motivations; in particular it attacks the use of sharp classifications such as male versus female, straight versus gay, white versus black, and imperial versus colonial. Rather, it holds realities to be plural and relative, and dependent on who the interested parties are and what their interests consist in. It attempts to problematise modernist overconfidence, by drawing into sharp contrast the difference between how confident speakers are of their positions versus how confident they need to be to serve their supposed purposes. (Wikipedia on postmodernism) 


We have all been privy to the studies of eggs and cholesterol. Some studies according to the Mayo clinic in particular Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D. writes that eggs contribute to high cholesterol levels and should be eaten with caution at best or avoided at worst. Contrast this with, Dr David Katz M.D. who is Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, who recently wrote in the Huffington Post saying:


 In the case of 'eggs'clusion, I once believed it was right -- and banished eggs from my own diet for the better part of 20 years. But I watched the science as it evolved, and did what scientists are supposed to do: kept pace with it. I have reintroduced eggs back into my my own diet, and into the advise I offer my patients. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/usda-eggs-cholesterol_b_820497.html)


We can see by these two conclusions, that realities in "eggs as bad for consumption" varies, even in the medical world where scientific methodology and close analysis in scientific objectivity (truth) can be inconclusive. As we speak, we have two camps of thought concerning eggs, one pro and one con. Both have invested time and money in the research, both have "conclusive evidence" showing that they are scientifically right! Which is why its so important to get more than one medical opinion, because Medical opinions vary substantially. 


Postmodernist, would say they (researchers) were never objective in the first place. That the research was intended to solidify a position in the medical industry. Bringing recognition to said researcher, rather than objective proof. The motivation for publication in journals, plays a great factor in medical or social "studies" as a way to increase finances, keep tenure or increase industry recognition. Yet subjective motivations such as these, are rarely ever considered or discussed when analyzing existing data or "studies". In other words, there always exist two sides to a coin.


 Perhaps we can also apply this reasoning towards child beauty pageants as well, that is, see it from another angle a healthier angle. 


A child beauty pageant parent writes: 


my daughter is 17 and has been doing pageants since she was 4 and she is much more well rounded and confident and an all-around amazing person today, because of her pageant experiences. Pageants can be so wonderful for children who want to participate in them- they really give the girls an opportunity to go after goals, learn interview and talent skills, as well as gain so much personal poise, self-confidence and all-around good life skills... learning to be a gracious winner as well as a good sport if you don't win- learning to take turns - learning to go for a goal and try try again- learning that beauty comes from the inside out and it is who you are as a person that makes a difference- that confidence comes from within - that being a good person and doing community service makes a difference, and to never give up on your dreams. I applaud all the children that get up on stage, no matter who they are or where they are from!




 As parents, we have vested interest in seeing our children grow up into healthy, confident, and industrious adults. Can it be that Wonderlich's study on child beauty pageants, based on personal experience, be biased? What I personally witnessed at a child beauty contest, was like any other child event where children compete for prizes, honors, or titles. (though it was much more fashion orientated)


Life is full of these events, whether it be scholastic competition or sports events, It's inevitable, proving or showcasing talents will take place whether we like it or not. Showing children to behave in sportsman like quality, showing poise, being confident, achieving goals, these are all positive attributes that contribute in forming centered adults. Also, if taken to an unhealthy level, competition can lead to self-centered behavior. Then again, anything can be taken to a unhealthy level, even the most benign things have proven this.  


Toddlers and Tiaras, like any reality TV show capitalizes on drama, and as we all know drama sells. Toddlers and Tiaras, is one vehicle that shows a one sided, perhaps even unhealthy side of child beauty pageants. Then again, it has also popularized and even grown the industry by considerable measures. Which is helpful as exposure, is a desired effect in any business strategy. Either way, there is more to this coin than what meets the eye...

The Australian beauty pageant controversy, a response.

We are new to this controversy, its been rather interesting on many facets to understand the ruckus that children's beauty pageants have garnered overseas, in particular Australia.

We were the recent sponsors of Universal Royalty Beauty pageant in Plano, Texas this year. We had the opportunity to actually attend for the first time this interesting phenomena. It was a mixture of different feelings like; thrilling, competitive, anxious, hard work, and obviously disappointing for the non winners, and highly satisfying for the winners.

As Mrs Friedman summarized in her blog  , these same feelings and effects are present in children's sports. I played sports in school and I encountered hard work, dedication, anxiousness, and obviously disappointment when we did not win. Yet, I encountered great satisfaction when we did win.

These ingredients, if redirected correctly, i.e., hard work, dedication, and team spirit, are all essential ingredients that make for well rounded and industrious adult.

Was the child pageant show, exploitative as the press in Australia has over emphasized? No, I did not see that or possibly failed to notice it. I saw a lot of hard work from both the parents and the children. Was the child pageant show over sexual? No, that is ridiculous. Though I saw a parent who could have used more class with a Dolly Parton (skit). Again, the child is not to blame for any lack of class, it always points back at the parents who are lacking in their parental skills. Ultimately, this is not a ethical question either.

If Australian parents are concerned because these child beauty pageants demean little girls, I have a hard time believing that hypothesis. Psychologically, I don't know the ratios between girls who grow up attending child beauty pageants versus girls who did not attend child beauty pageants and what the lasting effect positive or negative it has. 


As a parent I can say that children who grow up in a stable home with stable parents, usually grow up with self confidence and respect themselves more, than in homes where a parent is gone or their is abuse. These abnormalities in "parenting or lack of", I have witnessed in many instances first hand.

That this type of venue encourages "pedophiles" is absurd. Pedophiles are encouraged by their own demented behavior. Where do we draw the line? Do we stop buying bathing suits for our children? Are public swimming pools pedophilia magnet centers? Who knows what the answers to these questions are? And/or are these the right questions to ask? For example, in Japan there is an overwhelming attraction to girls wearing school uniforms as being sexy, you can even say that it is stereotypically exploited in the media. Again, the question is where do we draw the line? Pedophiles are attracted by innocence, that's where the danger lies. It doesn't matter what the girls or boy wears that attracts a pedophile. Ultimately, its the child's innocence that stirs a demented mind to react.

We have been constantly reading posts from girls who cannot, for what ever reason, participate in child beauty pageants and mostly they are sad. They wish that they could be a part of the nostalgia, romanticism, and fun of a beauty pageant. I can safely say, that child beauty pageants are not for everyone, and my statement is not based on beauty as a requirement alone. From what I saw, it takes much more than physical beauty to win, it also takes a lot of heart.