Watching my 3-year-old daughter twirl around the room in her aqua tutu and gold plastic tiara, I marveled at how she had come to this point all on her own. After all, I was raised by feminist hippies.

"We wanted it to be the best day ever," said mom Olivia West. — -- A 7-year-old has led an effort that gave a group of girls, many in foster care, the ultimate princess experience at Walt Disney ...