Walking the Ramps of a Beauty Pageant Christopher Lowell once said‚ "Beauty is not skin deep ." but is it really so with the exposure of today’s generation to media’s promotion of their own concept of beauty? Turn on the television and see that most commercials‚ especially those selling beauty products such as Ponds‚ Skin White‚ and Gilette for Women‚ are endorsed by thin‚ tall‚ pimple-free‚ smooth-legged and fair to white-skinned women. Flip pages of fashion magazines‚ see fashion shows and discover
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When we think of beauty pageants we tend to think of the society’s idea of perfect little girls competing to see who the judges think is the most beautiful. Also‚ we think of crazy moms who push their children too hard and will do anything so that their child will win. All of this is true but there are more issues with beauty pageants‚ some that are more concerning. Beauty pageants are judged based on physical appearance‚ yet haven’t we always been told not to judge based on looks? They aren’t healthy
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Beauty Pageants: From Prim to Poisoned Her eyes glimmer with the latest layer of eyeliner. Her cheeks‚ a wind-bitten pink‚ ache from constant smiles. She combs her hair‚ unaware of the damage she is inflicting on herself. She looks around. Some wear false hair‚ others false teeth. Every participant there is driven by the same potential outcome of beauty: meticulous hair‚ white smile‚ bright eyes‚ and a thin figure. Everybody strives for that same superficial facade – not the average values for a
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management of child beauty pageants‚ according to the Attorney General of the Department of Justice in California. In this‚ the activity is exempted from the federal child labour laws and participants are not considered in labour although they do receive prizes and awards. The participants aren’t considered in labour despite receiving rewards for their performances. Since beauty pageants function individually‚ they set their own rules and differ in operation. There are those pageants which are sponsored
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Child Exploitation in Beauty Pageants Beauty pageants should be banned across the world because of the different negative effects it has on children including fake love‚ national endangerment‚ and poor true self confidence. While there have been many attempts to make child beauty pageants illegal‚ it has failed to be banned in America unlike France where it is illegal. On any given day in America‚ 234‚000 sex offenders roam the streets. Many preying on girls where the median age of assaulted girls
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English 1301/TT/9:30-11 April 19‚ 2013 Beauty Pageants Ruin Childhood! Think back to your childhood‚ what was most important to you? A toy? A Barbie doll? Your bike? Nowadays many girls hardly ever have time to play or even take a nap‚ because they are too focused on their pageant life and fixing their appearance to perfection. Beauty pageants first began in the 1960′s‚ and the purpose was to use them as marketing tools and raise money for business. Now‚ pageants seem to serve as tools for exploiting
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Children’s beauty pageants have been around for a long time. I admit that as someone raised in the North and on the West Coast‚ I never really encountered this phenomenon in my daily life. Recently‚ two different reality shows have popped up on TLC that exposes the viewer to the works of pageants. The shows are titled "Little Miss Perfect" and "Toddlers and Tiaras". As I’m the mother of a pre-teen daughter‚ I watched both of these shows with a horrified curiosity. I have certainly garnered some opinions
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Disadvantages of Child Beauty Pageants In today’s world‚ there are quite a few things that bother us Americans. One controversial topic at-hand would be child beauty pageants. The article‚ “Playing at Sexy” written by Peggy Orenstein‚ goes into detail of the negative effects of showcasing one’s child in a pageant. Hilary Levey takes a different approach to child beauty pageants. She finds them to be just as helpful as children who take after school lessons in her scholarly article‚ “Pageant Princesses and
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Research Essay: Beauty Pageants and Self Esteem in Kids Beauty pageants: A confidence boost for kids or setting kids up for disaster? Children competing in beauty pageants have a higher chance of eating disorders‚ mental health problems‚ and self esteem issues in the future. More then 2.5 million beauty pageants are held a year with over 3 million girls competing‚ 100 million being kids in the age range 4 weeks old to 18 years old. Nearly 6% of these girls will or are suffering from depression
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Persuasive essay Do you think it is okay for children to compete in beauty pageants? Do you want your child to be like Honey Boo Boo? Yes? No? Then understand my three opposing resons for the participation of young children in beauty pageants. Reason number one‚ some parents don’t prepare their kids for pageants well enough‚so little girls don’t really know what to expect when they lose. Reason number two‚ Child pageants are also time consuming‚ and may take up time for a kid to play and whatnot
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