Fashion Pageant

"Fashion Pageant" is the fifty-seventh episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series) and the fifth episode of the third season.
==Synopsis==
While the kids in Sideview Beach are taking part at a local fashion show, fashion pageant has taken place in Butterfly Valley and many animal fairies join in for the ultimate haute couture expedition, but the trolls seek to kidnap the pretty models…
==Plot==
Today, the kids are preparing for the forthcoming inaugural Miss Junior fashion pageant in Sideview Beach, where Rose is participating.
The boys are observing various kinds of clothing through the years and try on medieval-styled costumes, while Celia shows Mackenzie her dresses she wore for each school prom she participated at.
Meanwhile, Rose and Petunia are trying on dresses made by Tammi for the Miss Junior beauty pageant, but they think that they look too bland, then Jessa came and accidentally trips over a rock, spilling the paints she was carrying over the dresses and the twins, while Tammi went away. The kids are worried about the mistake and try to cover up.
Tammi came back and was shocked when she noticed paint splats on the dresses. Jessa apologizes to Tammi, but she thinks they look better than before, although the twins needed a shower…
Meanwhile at the Redwood Hotel in Butterfly Trails, the fashion show has started and the models enter the stage. The judges are impressed by their physical appearances.
The troll guards are ordered by King Boogieman and Queen Peregia to kidnap the models at the pageant, so they can prosecute them. They try to find location, but they only found a scarecrow, which frightened them.
The kids are almost ready for Miss Junior, but when Petunia asks Tammi if she and Rose can participate at the pageant, Ernie thinks that the dresses should be adjusted further more, which disgruntled Tammi.
The kids are attending the inaugral edition of the Miss Junior beauty pageant at the Garden Amphitheatre in Panama City. They watch several girls around the world cross the catwalk as the judges rank them in their scoreboard.
Meanwhile at the Redwood Conference Center in Butterfly Trails, which is hosting the Miss Butterfly pageant, the troll guards sneak to the stage behind the background displays. They spy on the models as they walk onstage.
The troll guards deploy an extendable fly net to capture the models, but they ended up getting a paper sheet from the desk. The judges rank the models in their scoreboards, while one of the troll guards uses a ridiculously long straw to drink up a glass of orange juice from one of the judges.
As the judge is about to drink her orange juice, she notices the glass is now empty. The host of the pageant then walks onstage to ask a few questions with the models. He first talks with the model from Butterfly Harbor
The troll guards are setting up a trap under the stage involving trapdoors, where the models will fall in one and captured in a big fishnet. Once the trools have finished the trap, they exit the stage and keep on track of the trap. The models suddenly fall into the trap, leading to what seems to be another success for the trolls.
The troll guards soon proceed to litter the venue, while assaulting the audience.
Meanwhile at the Garden Amphitheatre, the host is announcing the first holder of the Miss Junior title, who turns out to be Arisa Morgan of Canada, leaving Rose to be one of the runners-up with Tsukasa. Rose's family still congratulate her, then her magic flower suddenly glows, as there is trouble in Butterfly Trails.
Rose and Petunia went to Butterfly Trails and ask the receptionist in the ticket counter if they can enter the venue. The receptionist allows them to enter because tickets are exempt for tonight.
The twins interfere with the troll guards and finish them off, then Rose returns everyone in the venue with her telepathic spell.
The butterfly fairies thank the twins for stopping the troll guards and the pageant resume with the result: the best dress design of the year. Kurt Longhorn won for his dress he designed and received a certificate from one of the judges.
The twins congratulate Kurt and bid farewell to the butterfly fairies, returning home with the magic flower. Their friends came to inquire how do the butterfly fairies think of Rose's dress. Rose commented that it looks fabulous, although many thought it looked better with Petunia, who slyly moves back.
Just when Rose turns to Petunia, she finds out that she went missing, until she returned with an identical dress. The kids are dignified with how Petunia looks and she thanks them for this as the episode ends with Sam joking that Petunia will be the next Miss America and the kids laughing in response.
==Trivia==
*Nicole Johnson, who was then Miss America during the episode's production, makes a guest appearance in this episode as one of the judges of the Miss Butterfly fashion pageant, alongside Joey Lawrence, Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees' Nick Lachey, as well as Marc Summers and Steve Harvey, who voice the hosts of the pageant.
*This is another time Rose participated in a competitive event.
*The Miss Junior beauty pageant would later take place for the second time in the episode "Promise Makes Perfect."
*"Miss Butterfly" would later be reused as the title of a beauty pageant held in Butterfly Valley in "A New Visual" from Friends on Adventures.
*Elf fashion designer Kurt Longhorn is a parody of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
*The participants in the first annual Miss Junior pageant, aside from Rose Hanson of the United States, have actually appeared in previous episodes of the series. They are:
**Camilla Rodriquez (Mexico) from "Tinka's Wishes"
**Winona Hou (China) from "The Dragonfly Princess" and "The Garden Floats"
**Hannie in’ t Veld (the Netherlands) from "The Flower Invasion"
**Tsukasa Ishimoto (Japan) from "Journey Through Borders" and "Playdates"
**Esperanza Santos (Brazil) from "The Crimson Lagoon"
**Arisa Morgan (Canada) from "Fall Above Us"
*There are also characters who participated in the pageant before appearing in later episodes. They are:
**Clodagh Kavanaugh (Ireland) will return in "O Pigeon, Where Art Thou?"
**Park Hye-jin (South Korea) will return in "A New Home"
**Shirley Holmes (the United Kingdom) will return in "Back in Time"
**Gigliola Patti (Italy) will return in "Spell Shocked"
**Dorothée Rimbaud (France) will return in "Chez le Papillon"
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