title: Call Me Beautiful
author: Blair, Shannon
description: It's just a silly beauty pageant...that's what Tina Steele tells herself when she's nominated as a candidate for Miss Spring Valley. Of course she's flattered, but she knows there are more important things to think about.
  
  As the pageant grows nearer, though, Tina finds herself worrying. Is she pretty enough? Talented enough? Her boyfriend, Jeff, can't understand what all the fuss is about. Every time Tina brings up the pageant, he starts talking about his debating team.
  
  This makes Tina furious. She's determined to prove to Jeff that the pageant is just as important as his big debate. When she' s crowned queen and every eye is on her, he'll have to admit that Miss Spring Valley is a pretty big deal. Suddenly, winning the contest seems to be the most important thing in the world.