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Queen for a Day

- Transformistas, Beauty Queens, and the Performance of Femininity in Venezuela

About Queen for a Day

Considers how femininities are produced, performed, and consumed in the mass-media spectacles of international beauty pageants, on the runways of the Miss Venezuela contest, on the well-traveled Caracas avenue where transgender women project themselves into the urban imaginary, and on the bodies of transformistas and beauty pageant contestants.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780822356110
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • May 18, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 526 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 7, 2024

Description of Queen for a Day

Considers how femininities are produced, performed, and consumed in the mass-media spectacles of international beauty pageants, on the runways of the Miss Venezuela contest, on the well-traveled Caracas avenue where transgender women project themselves into the urban imaginary, and on the bodies of transformistas and beauty pageant contestants.

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