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Would you let your little sister or daughter dress up revealing or inappropriate clothes or outfits? With “wigs, manicures, eyebrow waxes, heavy makeup, and like dentures called “flippers” to fill in gapped teeth” All these things sound horrible for toddlers or children under 10 years old. One mother gave her child 10 tubes of pixie sticks, to boost their energy (O’Neil 20).
The normal for beauty pageants is “6 months to 16 years old” Their categories outfits cost is roughly five thousands dollars. They wear “swimsuits, evening wear, and themed costumes” When they wear swim suits they also get spray tans to make them look better. (O’Neil 20)
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