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Conversations about what to wear and what constitutes beauty might help Prom Dresses 2011 the self-esteem issues 17-year-old Anjalace McElrath sees today. "Some people my age think that's the only way to get noticed. They think they're not pretty or no one will notice them if they cover up," the Central High School student says, adding: "I've always been my own person. I'm very strong-minded, and I don't have to show any part of my body, period, Cocktail Dresses get noticed."Marlo Dilks hoisted her cherub-cheeked 6-month-old into the air so everyone could get a good look, especially the three judges on stage. And indeed, little Capri Dilks, in her classy antique ivory dress, was judged among a handful of contestants to be "Elegant Strapless Green Ball Gown Dress most festively dressed infant" at the 2011 Easter Parade in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. A star was born on South Street at the city's 80th annual parade -- a first for little Capri of Queen Village -- whose parents fittingly run A Star Is Born children's boutique at 18th Street and Passyunk Avenue. And that's where Marlo Dilks and her husband, Jason, got the winning dress for the event. Capri didn't seem to mind wearing it. "She gets dressed up so very often. She's our little model," Marlo Dilks said. With sunny skies and a pleasant afternoon in the 70s, a couple of hundred adults and children turned out Elegant Sweetheart Neck Blue Long Prom Gown the parade festivities. Some wore fancy attire; others sported items they hoped would catch the judges' attention -- like the mustachioed guy in the multicolored knit hat with the rabbit puppet. The master of ceremonies, as he's been for the last 22 years, was Henri David, a local jewelry store operator who looked as though he had just stepped out of the cast of Alice in Wonderland, with his multicolored outfit and nine Easter baskets atop his head.