The worried organiser of a contentious US-themed child beauty pageant has booked two extra venues in Dublin — just in case management at the hotel where it is due to be staged pull the plug on the event.

Late Late Show chiefs have been urged to “think very carefully” about giving airtime to organisers and young stars of a contentious US-themed child pageant in an upcoming show.

The mother of an eight-year-old American child beauty star is hiring out her daughter as a private “pageant coach” ahead of a contentious child beauty contest in Ireland next month.