I thought I had heard it was blue, but after researching it the other day, I realized no color was mentioned. If pink came out, it wasn't on the Nancy Grace show.
Nancy described it as a Mickey dress, but Tim Miller never stated it himself. He also didn't say that Nancy was wrong, so... It certainly wasn't a Mickey dress (it was a traditional Minnie dress), so I question if maybe Nancy called it a Mickey dress because so many people equate Disney with Mickey.
As I said above, I need more information. I concur with the poster upthread who stated the blue dress would be closer to a 6 than the Minnie dress.
BTW, I disagree with your opinion that it's a gaudy dress. Disney sells THOUSANDS of these dresses each and every year (along with Minnie and Mickey Ears - the hat like thing Caylee is wearing - Disney sells hundreds of thousands of these each year). I'd think more people would buy them for dressing up for Halloween than everyday use, though. Or, many people buy them so they can dress their child up at Walt Disney World. It's adorable for dining at Chef Mickey's.