Acknowledgments



====**Dr. Valenza**-for her inspiration and great motivation and assistance throughout the course of this project. Dr. Valenza helped me to find sources as well. What really touched me what that Dr. Valenza went as far to buy me a book entitled, Posing Beauty. ====

**Documentary **Participants- agreed to be interviewed in the bitter cold
﻿﻿Jesse Hunley Marcus McKnight Gerald Smith Krishaun Johnson Deanna Torres Jason Wooten Andy Ortiz Kathryn Rementer