Picture "Miss Perfect" - There she is on WE tv

By James Hibberd

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Women's cable channel WE tv is taking on the controversial world of kids beauty pageants in a new documentary series.

The network has ordered six one-hour episodes of "Little Miss Perfect," which follows Florida families entering their 5- to 11-year-old daughters in a beauty competition.

"There's a real fascination with these beauty pageants," said Steve Cheskin, senior vp programming at WE. "In parts of the South, it's taken very seriously, and in other parts of the country they're looked at with near-disbelief."

With a title that riffs on the Oscar-winning hit comedy "Little Miss Sunshine," producers said the show will have a nonjudgmental stance.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter