- I gotta do a roll call and
All right-- Mackenzie.
Right here.
Exquisite?
Here.
What?
Lindsay.
Here.
Your name is Exquisite?
Yep.
Your mother named you Exquisite?
Yes, ma'am.
Why would you let me the whole time call you EJ?
It's my nickname.
This whole time I've been calling her EJ,
and her name has been Exquisite?
I wish I'd have known this the whole time,
but it doesn't matter because I'm
gonna take you over the top.
I'm gonna make you so exquisite.
I've got a makeup box I haven't even touched yet.
And we've got-- what did she say, 20 minutes?
Not even.
Let me get to work.
She names her Exquisite, and I can't put a lip gloss,
or a set of eyelashes on her?
Give me a total break.
That is-- what is that--
what is that called?
That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one.
Are you sure you want to do this?
You know, Mom does not want this.
Her mom's going to love it.
You're going to match your name.
I'm going to make her look exquisite.
I'd rather ask for forgiveness than beg for permission, honey.
Mhm.
I just don't want to get a black eye.
Elizabeth is not quite feeling my direction.
Hey, girl.
How are you? - I'm good.
I don't want to go against the mother,
except this time it has to be done so she'll
be ready for the pageant.
Well, you're gonna be mad, but I just made a judgment call.
What you done did?
- Well, it's your fault. - It's my fault?
It's your fault. And I'm gonna tell you why.
Really?
Because--
I want to hear this.
I've done full makeup on her.
You did what?
I just had the makeup and her look match her name.
I think you're going to absolutely be blown away--
Not with the full makeup.
No.
Elizabeth, come on.
Come on.
If you had 20 minutes--
It's a stage, it's lights, it's people.
It's not every day--
I'm not-- I'm not sending her out into the world.
How long--
Elizabeth is very firm in her beliefs, and I respect that.
But EJ's more than just a bookworm.
She is becoming and blossoming into a beautiful young woman.
It's hard for Elizabeth to accept that, but if she does,
I think the transformation not only will happen with EJ,
but also with Elizabeth.
All right, let me see it.
Exquisite?
I want Exquisite.
And here she is.
Oh, Exquisite, you look beautiful.
Thank you.
Woo!
Who got lipstick on it?
That would be mom.
I did not!
OK, all hands on deck.
I got the alcohol wipes.
Let's go get alcohol wipes.
Come on, let's get this off your dress.
The same shade of pink that's on my mom's
two little skinny lips, like this, is on that dress.
Ugh, it's not coming out with alcohol.
I cannot believe y'all blame me for this.
Mom, who else did that?
- I did not do that. - And look at--
Y'all, we've got five minutes. No lie.
Everybody, we've got five minutes.
Mackenzie is 10 years old.
She has beautiful brown eyes and brown hair.
Mom, where's the child's number?
Where did you put the number, Mom?
She's got--
Oh, Lord, help.
Can we put the number on the lipstick part?
I don't know, Kim.
It's right there.
I don't know.
That could work.
Yes!
Oh, that'll work, Kim.
Good job. - Yes.
Good job, girl.
I mean, it's not in the perfect place--
Who cares?
But I mean, who cares?
Well, I think it looks fine.
It looks terrible.
That's awful.
I think it looks--
[crying]
[applause]
Go, girl!
I actually don't even want to call her EJ anymore,
because she's exquisite now.
She's her name.
Exquisite.
Number 40, Exquisite.
[applause and cheers]
[laughter]
Every-- I was like, I don't know what to do after this.
So after evening gown, they start to announce the awards.
And my stomach is turning.
Best personality goes to 36, Brianna.
[applause and cheers]
EJ should have definitely won best personality.
She was robbed.
We have a director's award.
Number 40, Exquisite.
[applause and cheers]
Thank you.
Exquisite transformed into someone she didn't even know
existed.
And she loved it.
She saw that she's not just EJ with the glasses,
and a book in front of her.
She has a whole 'nother side of her
that I'm just excited for her to explore.