The Dark Side of Beauty Pageants With their glamour‚ expensive dresses‚ jewels and‚ big fake smiles‚ beauty pageant contestants are just hiding their true personalities under materialistic things. People may say that beauty pageants aren’t always about looks. The contestants are scored on beauty‚ personality‚ evening wear‚ athletic wear and over all perception of the contestant. Beauty contestant ages range from 2 years old to 60+ years old. The fact that contestants lie about their beliefs
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Pros and Cons of Beauty Pageants We live in a society in which demands for equality abound. At some point‚ the rights and privileges associated with the “perfect” life. At the same time‚ it seemed that a trend began. Hyphenated Americans began their quest for the apparently ideal lifestyle that had been withheld from them. Women‚ gays‚ and lesbians began their own efforts to achieve this same equality outside of gender and sexual preference. And yet‚ despite it all‚ the beauty pageant survives. The
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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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Child Beauty Pageants: Are They Moral? Lisa Allen Com/172 March 12‚ 2011 Ron Tatum Child Beauty Pageants: Are They Moral? They say that beauty comes from within but if this is true why do parents parade their young children around and make their five-year-olds dress‚ look‚ and act like they are 18 years old. Child beauty pageants are very upsetting. “It aggravates the average viewer because how can a parent put their child through that emotional
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The Problems and Pleasures of Pageants Beauty pageants have been questioned on whether or not their truly innocent. In some cases‚ the smiles are more likely than not phony. On the other hand‚ the abundance of memories and skills gained from these extravaganzas can create a positive effect on the child. On the negative side‚ pageants are found to be full of drama from both the parents and from the stress of the requirements‚ including eating disorders. They also lead to bad sportsmanship and the
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Child beauty pageants boost self-esteem‚ allows girl’s to make meaningful friendships and is just a sport that teaches girls how to win and lose gracefully. Pageants in the past were about your waist line and how great of a wife you would be‚ recently pageants have been transforming. These contests are not just about which girl looks the best in a swimsuit‚ the judges now crown for who could answer a question on any subject and give a well-informed answer in almost an instant. For example‚ in 2014
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Controversy on Child Beauty Pageants Child beauty pageants have been around for a long time. Children started competing in beauty pageants in the 1960’s. (Nussbaum) Children are judged on beauty‚ talent‚ and outfit of choice. Little girls or boys from infancy all the way up to preteen are judged in all of those categories.They base everything off of kids who have the barbie doll look ‚ Fake hair‚ spray on tan‚ and heavy make up. At pageants the clock moves quickly
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Teague English III 12 March 2013 Beauty Pageants: Positive or Poisonous? There is no doubt that beauty pageants have a negative connotation in today’s society. Who hasn’t seen the hit television show “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Those television producers only want the viewers to see the worst moments‚ though‚ so they can get the highest ratings possible. They care only about their income‚ not the reputation of pageants. Most of the people who believe the pageant world is one of disgust have no clue
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influences have the potential to negatively impact one’s body image‚ particularly through participation in a Child Beauty Pageant. This “extracurricular activity” introduces unrealistic ideal images to children at such a young age; children‚ particularly females‚ are impacted psychologically and physically from this controversial practice‚ as well as from the undesirable parenting behind it. Society as a whole is also impacted by the airing of sexualized shows such as Toddlers and Tiaras. The early introduction
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make-up is not the way to raise a modest child. When beauty pageants first began‚ they were not judging contestants solely on their outward appearances‚ but also on the individual as a person. The beauty pageant winners served as positive role models that showed the younger contestants what being a well-rounded young woman was like. These role-models proved to the younger girls that external beauty was not everything‚ and that internal beauty would benefit them greatly in many aspects of their futures
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