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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said a mother of a beauty pageant child. “Child beauty pageant have gained in popularity in recent years. Currently‚ more than 5.000 child pageants are held annually in the U.S.‚ amounting to a $5 billion industry (Child Beauty Pageants). Here are 7 truths of child beauty pageants that are scary and sad at the same moment…. 1. Unregulated by Law All beauty pageants have internal structures and are regulated by specific guidelines. There are few laws for child beauty pageants‚ but most states have
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ty pageantsChild Beauty Pageants And why the rules should be much stricter Overall stand: Child beauty pageants should be deemed illegal because: * They objectify the children in an attempt to achieve an unclear vision of beauty. * The parents more often than not force their ideals on the children in the pageants‚ and go to ridiculous lengths to win. * The children are being manipulated and turned into icons not appropriate for their age. * To have children compete for a title
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These are society’s pretty little girls spiraling down to destruction. For many years‚ young children‚ mostly girls‚ have spent way too many hours practicing a routine or exercising their smile to score high in the intense competition of child beauty pageants. These pampered princesses are brainwashed by their mothers to have one goal in mind: “get the money or get the tiara” (Grosaru 1). Most of these beauties finally dwindle down and end up having self-identity or self-esteem problems. Is this the
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When people think of pageants they automatically assume the stereotype that pageants are contests for tall‚ thin‚ young‚ barbie girls‚ however‚ this is not true. The first Miss America pageant started on December 7‚ 1921‚ when a hotel owner in New Jersey wanted to extend the summer tourist season and 15-year-old Margaret Gorman was crowned the first Miss America. Since this day‚ pageants have developed and evolved from once creating the perfect homemaker to empowering women. Many bans and restrictions
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A child beauty pageant is a beauty contest featuring contestants younger than 13 years of age. Divisions include talent‚ interview‚ sportswear‚ casual wear‚ swim wear‚ western wear‚ out-fit of choice‚ decade wear‚ and evening wear‚ typically wearing makeup as well as elaborate hairstyles. The debate about child beauty pageants in Australia is getting particularly ugly. Ever since the US group ‘Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant’ announced plans to hold its first Australian competition in Melbourne
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year of the American beauty pageant. This was a groundbreaking year‚ as women from all over the United States were given the opportunity to show their talent‚ outer beauty and inner intelligence. Little did our country know‚ that 40 years later‚ children as young as 10 months old would be competing in beauty pageants. 1960 marked the first child beauty pageant in America and started a major American trend. Since the tragic death of JonBenet Ramsey in 1996‚ child beauty pageants have been a hot topic
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Child Beauty Pageants. “I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want‚ an adorable pancreas?” This is a quote by Jean Kerr. To fully understand and finalize ones argument against a controversial topic like Child Beauty Pageants‚ they must first be provided with all the current and historical background surrounding it‚ and also others personal views‚ which is the objective of this paper. Engaging in child beauty pageants puts many children at
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benefits of child beauty pageants‚ they need to be supported and guaranteed legal continuation. Point often overlooked‚ child beauty pageants encourage positive qualities in their participants. The boost in confidence gained and the discipline required by participants‚ make the competitions a positive hobby for young children to indulge in. Not to mention that the understanding and motivation gained through participation‚ provides benefits for growth and lifelong success. Moreover‚ pageants provide boundless
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