There was one in my high school back in the day. Still is. I was not a participant. It was the popular boys who were chosen to participate, each of the being sponsored by one of the clubs/organisations. Most of them were pretty ridiculous. There were 12 participants each year. I remember two of them being absolutely passable, although they camped it up on stage kinda ruining the illusion. I saw the girls doing hair and makeup on one of passable ones and was sooo jealous! The most remarkable one was when I was in the 10th grade a boy whose mom occasionally took us to school was in it. I'd heard about the pageant but didn't really know what it was all about or what to expect, and in fact didn't even know this kid was in it until I showed up at his house to ride to school. This kid had a sister who was stunning. I never realized how much alike they looked until that morning. He had long hair, and his mom and sister had rolled his hair, polished his nails, makeup, etc. He walked easily in heels, had shaved his legs and wore a bra for believable-size boobs. I don't think I said a word on the whole ride to school. I was mesmerized, but I didn't want anybody to know it. He's the one out of that whole group that we might think was "one of us". I saw him a few years ago. As our boy vs. girl mode section attests, you can't always tell for sure, but he certainly showed no sign of being one of us. For a day, though, he was gorgeous.
For Jennifer and others who are thinking they might like to participate, the ones I'm aware of aren't really pageants, and they don't invite open participation. They're organised as fundraisers for charities and churches and the participants are affiliated with those organizations. They're intended as a farce, or at least they exist under the cover of a farce. Sometimes,though, among the ridiculous and silly is that "one".
