Beauty pageants have their origins in Ancient Greece, where they even have their own Grecian myth, “The Judgment of Paris.” However, in ancient Greece there is no real evidence of beauty pageants, so the most direct line of beauty pageant history takes place in the medieval era. The beauty pageants of the modern era can be traced back to Phineas T. Barnum in the 1850s. As can be seen, beauty pageants have been around for many years and have been formed from very much tradition. However, how much good do beauty pageants actually do? For many girls, if they start young, they grow up believing that beauty is a predominant factor of daily life which leads to many young girls to feel insecure and depressed because they may not be as pretty as others.
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Many of these costumes, swimsuits and dresses that these girls wear are very revealing for their ages. It’s also not only just the clothing, the girls are normally wearing heavy make-up that makes them appear a lot older than they are. Many contests also expect these girls to perform MTV type dance routines. This sexualizes these young girls at such a young age. They are to appear older and reveal more in order to have the right look that the judges are seeking. This continues on for the rest of these young girls lives because they were taught that they should be applying heavy makeup and revealing themselves in order to be properly noticed and have a captivated audience. This started by these girls needing to be noticed by judges who are critiquing them for their beauty and poise. Most of these girls are sexualized at a young age which can affect them emotionally and also provoke sexual harassment in schools and workplaces in later years. These girls are taught to preen and strut in order to look sexy for the judges. These girls are encouraged to emphasize sexual behavior in order to impress the judges. There is the argument that the makeup that the girls put on is similar to what most girls did with their mother’s makeup as a child, but there is a difference in which a young girl is playing dress-up and playing with makeup than working to win a
Many of these costumes, swimsuits and dresses that these girls wear are very revealing for their ages. It’s also not only just the clothing, the girls are normally wearing heavy make-up that makes them appear a lot older than they are. Many contests also expect these girls to perform MTV type dance routines. This sexualizes these young girls at such a young age. They are to appear older and reveal more in order to have the right look that the judges are seeking. This continues on for the rest of these young girls lives because they were taught that they should be applying heavy makeup and revealing themselves in order to be properly noticed and have a captivated audience. This started by these girls needing to be noticed by judges who are critiquing them for their beauty and poise. Most of these girls are sexualized at a young age which can affect them emotionally and also provoke sexual harassment in schools and workplaces in later years. These girls are taught to preen and strut in order to look sexy for the judges. These girls are encouraged to emphasize sexual behavior in order to impress the judges. There is the argument that the makeup that the girls put on is similar to what most girls did with their mother’s makeup as a child, but there is a difference in which a young girl is playing dress-up and playing with makeup than working to win a