"SPARKLE BABIES" KICKS-OFF NEW EPISODES OF "OUR AMERICA WITH LISA LING," SUNDAY, JUNE 10 ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

New episodes of the popular OWN docu-series, "Our America with Lisa Ling," begin Sunday, June 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The first new episode of the summer season is "Sparkle Babies" --- an in-depth exploration of the world of child beauty pageants.

About the series:

"OUR AMERICA WITH LISA LING"

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

Summer premiere - Sunday, June 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

From swingers to young girls entering convents, from arranged marriages to child pageants, the new season of "Our America with Lisa Ling" takes viewers along for an in-depth look at some of the most provocative issues in the United States today.

SPARKLE BABIES episode (Airs Sunday, June 10)

American as apple pie- beauty queens are adored and admired by little girls everywhere. But over the past few years, it's little girls who have taken center stage. Who are these pint-sized princesses, and what happens when they try to go from being a little girl to a beauty queen?

BRIDES OF CHRIST episode (Airs Sunday, June 17)

Lisa Ling hopes to better understand the calling and the passion of women who pursue a religious vocation -- and the multitude of choices and lifestyles that come with this decision.

TEEN MOM NATION episode (Airs Sunday, June 24)

Over 1000 American girls give birth every day, giving us more teen moms than any other nation in the developed world. In this hour, Lisa Ling goes behind the statistic to meet four very different teenage girls and explores the epidemic of children having children.

Sneak peek video:

http://www.oprah.com/own-our-america-lisa-ling/OWN-Summer-Preview-Our-America-with-Lisa-Ling