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Perhaps you've heard some mutterings that the producers of Kid Nation exploited their underage cast and violated child labor laws. Pshaw! At least one of those kids arrived to the show pre-exploited.

Behold this image of Yellow Team captain Taylor directly from the CBS website, showcasing her days on the kiddie beauty pageant circuit. That spray-tan and cowboy hat affair is way more emotionally scarring than any tipped-over outhouse or chicken-butchering session could ever hope to be.

Bonus link: Also, if you always wanted to see a 10-year old girl holding a bloody deer head, now's your chance, hotshot. Click here.