Pageant Mom Claims She & Daughter 'Are The Same Person,' Living 'The Same Life'

In case you’re not convinced that Melissa is out of her damn mind, witness her behavior when Carley is on stage. All of the pageant moms coach their kids when the children perform, but this woman is out of control. Plus, she’s so high-strung and critical that she sees mistakes where there are none. Instead of telling Carley that she does a great job, Melissa always finds some kind of fault with what Carley’s done. In this clip, Carley protests, “I didn’t go fast,” and later in the show, there was footage of a judge agreeing with Carley — her beauty walk was fine.

Seriously. Melissa. Calm the fuck down.

Melissa’s behavior was contrasted against that of mom Alane, whose daughter, Alessondra, usually does natural pageants instead of glitz — no tanning, no false eyelashes. Alane was bad at applying makeup, but had such a good attitude toward the pageant. She bought Alessondra’s dress at a consignment shop, and consistently told her daughter she was doing great, and that no matter what happened, it was cool. Alessondra came in fourth. Carley — er, Darla — won Ultimate Supreme.

We also met Berkley in this episode. She loves pageants.