Beauty contest

is highly disturbing and dangerous. Most of the problem originates from the media. Pageants fused with reality T.V, such as “Toddlers & Tiaras”, are broadcasted on national television for anyone to see. (Including but not limited to other aspiring beauty queens and child predators.) Girls aging anywhere from 1-16 years old strut around a stage, winking at judges, and flaunting false teeth, eyelashes, and spray-tans. One episode of the show is enough to divulge that young girls are acting more…

The Victoria’s Secret brand of sleepwear and lingerie are featuring in and sponsoring their annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The show is being broadcast in prime time on American network TV. The shows began in the 1990s just before Valentine's Day to promote the Victoria's Secret line for that special day. Initially the shows weren't broadcast on national TV. The shows were webcast in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, Victoria’s Secret moved the shows to before the Christmas holiday season. In 2001…

You might have heard about boudoir photography... essentially it is the art of capturing the most flattering portraits in women by photographing the poses that compliment different body types. This photo session usually takes place in a studio, hotel, bedroom, or any intimate setting to shoot and film classy romantic images. Any lady that needs to catch her magnificence until the end of time or women with confidence who simply want to give themselves a blessing. It can be their little secret…

I am famous for being the first miss america to ever be crowned, in 1921. My greatest achievements are winning Miss Washington, D.C, Inter-City Beauty Amateur, The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America, and the coveted grand prize of the Golden Mermaid trophy. Because the Inter-City Beauty Amateur and The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America wins didn't roll off the tongue, the council renamed those wins to Miss America for me. So, I was the first Miss America, but they didn't start to call…

underestimated by media and society. Women are objectified and perceived through the conventional gender role. Beauty pageants for example is demeaning to women because they focus more on the physical characteristics than the mental capabilities of these women. For women who are naturally beautiful it is a…

Simone Biles: Courage To Soar You'd never know how the rough journey you go through can be an inspirational story for another. Simone Biles, known to be the best gymnast on the face of the earth, went through a very grueling childhood. Jumping from foster care - to - foster care her and her siblings were serrated from their mother and each other. Her motive to never give up during the hardest days of her life, inspires people everyday. Simone Biles was born March 14, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio…

“3 turns, 2 hearts, 1 dream” This is one of the most famous quotes known in the world of barrel racing. I have been a part of this world since I was a little girl. There are many men and women around the world that share my passion for the sport. I would like to share my passion with you. Everything from the equipment, the pattern, how to prep and train the horse, and more. My hope, is by the end of this essay, you will understand the sport I have grown up loving. Just as any other sport, the…

lot of input into the beauty pageant and they are the ones forcing their daughters to do things for them. A couple of clips of the show Toddlers & Tiaras showed that a little girl was terrified of waxing her eyebrows and was crying after they pulled the wax cloth off. Almost all of the little girls in this show said that they didn’t want to do the pageant because they do not like the pressure from their parents and the things they have to do, they only like winning. The beauty pageants can…

The film Little Miss Sunshine follows a family on their road trip from New Mexico to California. The shows the lives of a dysfunctional lower middle-class family. The protagonist Olive gets accepted to compete in a beauty pageant in California. Her family consisting of her Mother Sheryl, Father Richard, Silent Brother Dwayne, Suicidal Uncle Frank and drug addict Grandfather all take the trip with her in a beat down Volkswagen bus. The film goes into depth about different problems ordinary people…

As night fell the chilling air began to surround us as we gathered in the heavily wooded forest. The forest was dim and gloomy except for the gentle glow of the fire in the center of all of us girls. The night was silent except for the bubbling water and quiet crackling of the fire. Tituba hushed us to keep us quiet as we began to become giddy with excitement and whisper to each other. While we all surround the fire in a circle completely quiet each of the girls, one by one, showed what they had…