How about closing out the week with some frivolity? Let’s look at the ways our Southern sisters in the legal world get ahead—but I’m not talking about female bonding, networking, hard work or such other snore stuff.

Who says you can’t be both a lawyer and a vamp at the same time? We know Virginia is for lovers. But did you know that’s where you’ll also find the prettiest law students—or at least, those who want official recognition of their loveliness. Three—count them three!—law students in that state are vying for the lofty title of Miss Virginia, and, by extension, Miss America.