Queen of the Virgins: Pageantry And Black Womanhood In The Caribbean

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION: Situating the Virgin Islands—A Caribbean Nation, a U.S. Colony

PART ONE. THE BEFORE-TIME QUEENS
1 “FAN ME”: Imperial versus Caribbean Femininities, 1493–1940
2 THE NEW QUEEN: Pageantry and Policy, 1930–1950
3 PROGRESS MAKES A MODEL QUEEN: The Birth of Tourism, 1950–1960s

PART TWO. DE JUS NOW (MODERN) QUEENS
4 THE MAIN EVENT: Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 1999, “The Essence of the Caribbean”
5 PROMOTIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND THE SELLING OF THE NATIVE: The Queen Represents

PART THREE. I COME; YOU AH COME (I HAVE ARRIVED; YOU WILL ARRIVE)
6 THE BIG BUSINESS OF QUEENSHIP: A Competitive Edge?
7 AUDIENCE, APPETITES, AND DRAMA: The Mystery of Pageantry

CONCLUSION: Re-Situating the Caribbean with Womanhood Front and Center
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