Beauty Pageants: Why They Are Good for Children

Maddie Day Mrs. O’Neal English 12 (B3) 14 March 2016 Beauty Pageants - Do More Good Than Harm The TLC Show, “Toddlers and Tiaras,” is not an accurate representation of all that goes into preparing children for pageants. The show dramatizes the mostly the negative side of childhood beauty pageants. It depicts competitors that want to win strictly based on appearance. Despite the bad reputation that beauty pageants have, they equip young men and women with skills and opportunities such as chances

lives of young pageant queens and what goes on behind the stage and all the makeup.  Many, but not all, young girls love to dress up and wear their mother’s high heels, but this trend has been taken up a notch in the last few decades with prizes and money now at stake.  Some people consider, what is being called child beauty pageants, cute, while some believe that it is disgusting and ruining children.  In this article, the different viewpoints on child beauty pageants can show as to why it can affect

the standard of “ideal beauty” was looked upon very highly. Now, the idea of following the societal standard of beauty seems to take over the lives of young children and teens. Beauty pageants for young children have been rising in fame through some famous reality TV shows such as “Toddlers and Tiaras.” Young children as young as three enter into these contests with the pressure to win and compete with other young children. While some people say that child beauty pageants teach young girls and boys

Child Beauty Pageants: Good or Bad? Dating back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, the standard of “ideal beauty” was looked upon very highly. The idea of following the societal standard of beauty seems to take over the lives of many people; young children and teens are affected the most. Beauty pageants for young children have been rising in fame through some famous reality TV shows such as “Toddlers and Tiaras.” Young children as young as three enter into these contests with the pressure to

When most people think of beauty pageants, they think of Barbie-like little girls with their tiny bedazzled dresses and swimsuits strutting their stuff on stage while showing off their million dollar smile. The pageant judges watch their every move looking for a mistake in their routine while an audience of mostly moms screams, applauds, and cheers for them behind the line of judges, showing the girls the exact moves they are supposed to be doing. “A beauty pageant is an assembly of girls or women

Every year, about five thousand child beauty pageants are held, with over 250,000 contestants. These beauty pageants, in which children compete for prizes and money, have been around since the late 1800s and were derived off of women beauty pageants. However, what many people do not realize is how damaging these contests can be for young children. Many countries, such as France, have banned beauty pageants for those under the age of sixteen, hoping that other countries would do the same. Despite

what generally defines the world of childhood beauty pageants, however, not all aspects of pageants can be so charming. Beauty pageants are competitions that focus mainly on judging contestants on their physical attributes and clothing choices. Young girls across the globe are continuously taking part in beauty pageants as a part of their daily lives where they are judged based on their looks, confidence, talents, and poise. Childhood beauty pageants have drastically grown in popularity over the

young children are sacrificing their self image and self confidence when they become older, but there are so many biased opinions about beauty pageants for kids. After seeing young kids spray tanned, in revealing attire and a full face of makeup, beauty pageants are nothing less than blatant objectifications of these young girls. As entertaining and hysterical beauty pageants can be, pageants have raised immense controversy throughout the world. What is a beauty pageant? A beauty pageant is a

Beauty is a hyped up subject in America. The media makes beauty seem so much more important than it truly is. Girls will do just about anything to look beautiful, whether that means using the newest Urban Decay eyeshadow palette or gluing false eyelashes on to their real eyelashes.Younger girls, in their teenage years, are influenced by celebrites, youtubers and makeup commercials. They are taught that they don’t look beautiful enough naturally but that’s alright because they can always use a variety

also marked the first 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