1.   But her true love was the beauty pageant circuit, as she decorated her home here with trophies and returned to West Virginia to judge the state contest.

2.   But the higher Mona rises on the pageant circuit, the more unbelievable her ascent becomes.

3.   It was her first appearance outside the pageant circuit.

4.   When Mona becomes pregnant and gives birth to a daughter that would disqualify her from the beauty pageant circuit, Ruby passes off the baby as hers.