pageant | a competition for young women in which they are judged on their beauty and other qualities | |
to incorporate | to include sth as a part of sth larger | |
invariably | without variation or change in every case | |
sashes | a decorative lenght of cloth worn over the shoulders to the opposite hip | |
underprivileged | depriveled of the opportunities and advantages of other members of one's community | |
to marginalize | to relegate to the margins or to a lower limit | |
peer | somebody that is in the same age at an equal level | |
to reinforce | to strenghten | |
elaborate | involving many carefully arranged parts or details | |
stunted | having been prevented from growing or developing properly | |