Child Beauty Pageants Beneficial

Are Beauty Pageants Beneficial To Little Girls? “Child beauty pageants have gained in popularity in recent years, currently more than 5,000 child beauty are held annually in the U.S. amounting to a $5 billion industry”(Children and Beauty Pageants). Beauty pageants were introduced to the American society in the 1920’s but didn’t begin until the 1960’s. The contestants receive money, crowns, and scholarships and, on top of that they also learn self-confidence. Even though there are benefits to them others say that the contestants are too young to be dressing up and acting like adults. Child beauty page ants are beneficial to young girls because it teaches them how to be confident and they can win scholarships that will help them with their …show more content…
They give girls the chance to show who they really are by performing a talent and, by getting to pick outfits and makeup that make them feel good. The pageants teach the girls the skills they need to be confident about themselves “positive features such as growth in confidence, outgoing personality, and a positive self-image are seen widely within the pageant world toady” (Psychological Effects of Child Beauty Pageants on its Contestants). Confidence isn’t something someone can learn overnight it’s something people develop overtime and, with the help of pageants girls get to practice their confidence skills by being out in front of a crowd. “Some research presented within the article Beauty Pageants Saved My Life shows that contestants who are bullied before they enter beauty pageants have better self-esteem, confidence, and pride in themselves from partaking in beauty pageants” (Psychological Effects of Child Beauty Pageants on its Contestants). This shows that even if someone goes through a hard time like being bullied pageants can help them gain their confidence