Not such a Pretty Woman: Mother dresses girl aged THREE as prostitute in Toddlers and Tiaras pageant







The Parents Television Council has reacted with outrage over a preview of the latest episode of Toddlers and Tiaras that sees a three-year-old dressed as a prostitute.



The TLC programme shows the child's mother dressing young Paisley up in a costume to mimic Julia Roberts' character from the 1990 hit movie, Pretty Woman.

According to RadarOnline.com, the PTC said: 'We have a serious problem when a network formerly known as The Learning Channel features a toddler, who probably hasn't even learned to read, dressed as a prostitute showing off her sexy strut. '

Just a toddler: Paisley, three, is dressed as a prostitute in tomorrow's episode of Toddlers and Tiaras

Street walker? Paisley struts her stuff on stage, doing her best to stick to the routine she has learnt. Her act comes with a backdrop of the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel



A preview of the show reveals the disturbing sight of three-year-old Paisley dressed as the one-time drug using street walker, Vivian Ward.

Complete with PVC thigh-high black boots, white tank top, skin-tight blue mini skirt and lookalike blonde wig, Paisley imitates the Sunset Strip prostitute.

Complete with thigh-high black boots, white tank top, skintight blue mini skirt and lookalike blonde wig, Paisley imitates Julia Roberts prostitute from Pretty Woman

Her tiny dress is even detailed with the metal clasp of Ms Roberts' minimal outfit which left nothing to the imagination in the Oscar-nominated 1990 film.

The PTC went on: 'There's no question, TV executives are complicit in robbing these small kids of their childhood.

'For years we've seen adult sexuality being inappropriately and aggressively foisted on innocent young children, but children today are being sexualized at younger and younger ages. All available data suggests they will suffer for it later in life.'

In the short clip of tonight's episode, contest judges are seen laughing at the image of the child strutting the stage, hand on hip.

The audience appears to join in, too, many clapping and applauding Paisley's turn in the child beauty pageant.

Not everyone agrees, though, and one mother is clearly shocked by the inappropriate outfit choice.



'Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman as a prostitute,' she says. 'I would never ever do that to my little girl. Ever!'

Paisley's act even comes complete with a mini backdrop of the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where Vivian lived in luxury with Richard Gere's character, Edward Lewis, for a week in the movie. The prostitute's services for the week cost Mr Lewis $4,000.

The appalled mother goes on: 'Us pageant moms already take a huge rap for what we’re doing to our little girls and it’s outfits like that that give us a bad rap.'

Amusing: The judging panel seem to enjoy the three-year-old's depiction of an LA prostitute, though one mother was shocked

As well as angering the PTC, the episode is sure to appall some watchers who last week condemned the show for reaching a 'new low'.

It saw four-year-old Maddy Jackson from Mt Juliet, Tennessee, emulating buxom country singer Dolly Parton - complete with fake breasts.

The child's imitation C-cup breasts and bottom padding sparked disbelief at the world of child beauty pageants and their apparent sexualisation of very young girls.

A storm of criticism followed and campaigners set up Facebook groups in a bid to force the series off the air.

Bizarre: An earlier episode saw four-year-old Maddy Jackson wearing fake breasts and a padded bottom on stage for a beauty pageant

Turning tricks: Julia Roberts plays a hooker in the 1990 film Pretty Woman

'Take "Toddlers And Tiaras" off the Air!' had 1,108 members within days and three other similar groups make the same demands.

One fan, Teresa Spence Bruce commented: 'I just saw a commercial where they strapped silicone breast to a 4-5 yr old absolutely disgusting.'

TV.com's Tim Surette wrote: 'Toddlers & Tiaras has always been guaranteed to put an unsettling feeling in your stomach... But I'm drawing the line of arguable decency at fake t**s.'

Bree Davies of Denver Westword said the show has 'hit a new low.'

'We were reminded,' she went on, 'that the parade of childhood depravity still exists.'

When questioned on NBC's Today show, her mother Lindsay, who entered her first pageant contest when she was nine months old, defends the enhancements used by her daughter, telling presenter Savannah Guthrie:

'To some people, it's over the top, to us it's just what happens... It's just normal. When she wears the fake boobs and the fake butt, it's just like extra bonus.'

Toddlers and Tiaras airs on Wednesdays at 9pm on TLC