Beauty contest

“When I grow up, I wanna be famous, I wanna be a star, I wanna be in movies…” These words begin the chorus of the infamous song “When I Grow Up” sang by the pop girl group, the Pussycat Dolls, that dominated radio stations in the early 2000s. The song’s lyrics symbolize a group of women who have made it to the big leagues by being sexy and are relishing in their wealth and success. In the early 2000s, the Pussycat Dolls were a symbol of power and sex and were a picture perfect group of women…

La'Tonya Rease Miles discusses her thought process while creating the syllabus for a class dedicated to cheerleading in the article American Beauty: The Cheerleader in America Literature and Popular Culture. In the article, Miles reminisces about her personal experiences as a high school cheerleader and points out various stereotypes of cheerleaders in the media. Miles's experiences as well as my own can be compared to the well-known cheerleading movie, Bring It On, in order to reveal the movies…

The purpose of this project is to show that Misty Copeland is changing the way the ballet world defines the correct image and body shape of a ballerina. Copeland does not fit the stereotype of ballerina: she is 5’2, has really defined muscles, has bust, and is African American. She started ballet at the age of 13, late for a dancer, but her pure talent made her into a prodigy. Misty Copeland really set out to become a professional ballerina, regardless of her ethnicity and body shape, she pushed…

If rumors about Hollywood singers Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani dating are still on the rise, it's because the non stop flirting between them is broadcasted on national TV. According to IB Times, Stefani did it again during the show The Voice when she commented about Blake while the blind auditions was happening. It was also when a contestant who seems like a mix of Colbie Caillat and Norah Jones won their ears and all of them are trying to get her on their team. This is the part when the…

In the Concert, there are five dance performances, including two solos and three dance groups. The first dance “Between” is accompanied by five girls with a sad wind viola accompaniment. The second dance “Acquiescence” is a girl’s solo dance with a cheerful music. The third paragraph of the dance “Arcadia” is a group dance with a few girls on stage put on a watch look for the opening. The fourth dance “How about, I try” is a solo dance. At the opening, a girl runs on the stage in a brisk…

United States, there are competitions in which girl children compete in beauty pageants in order to win a certain label or trophy granting her Grand Supreme. These children train countless hours in order to put make up, a costume or dresses and skin tanning in order to increase one’s chances of winning a competition of such. In the article “Toddlers in Tiaras” Skip Hollandsworth wrote an article regarding the fact that child beauty pageants manifest American culture aspects by incorporating…

think about standards of beauty we think about celebrities and beauty queens. But what does it take to be beautiful like them? In the article U.S. Trends in Feminine Beauty and Overadaptation author Allan Mazur states that “Men place more importance on the physical attractiveness of women.” Because of this the average women today is affected by media to conform their physical beauty to portray the standards of beauty in today’s society. There are many definitions to what beauty is. Many women…

were the unbeatable. Olivia finishes her routine and walks off feeling trepidatious as she watched the most prominent people in the world reckon how beauteous she is. Consider the possibility that Olivia will continue her life convincing herself that beauty is the only way. Do these pageants teach Olivia anything about life? How to evaluate math problems? How to write essays? The answer is simple and clear, without question, no. Obviously, there are many more things that we can choose to ban,…

I think the reason why girls should play Volleyball is because if they don’t know how play volleyball it would help them if they play Volleyball by serving and about sportsmanship. I learn from research that girls that play Volleyball or play any other sports that they are most likely to not be sick then what other girls that don’t play Volleyball. I think that the other reason why girls should play Volleyball is because they are close with their coach and their teammates to win a Volleyball…

Jason Derulo’s ‘Swalla’ takes sexual images too far in music video. The music video begins with a candy wonderland filled with lollipops, soft drinks, bright colours and girls in tiny bikinis that instantly lures people with innocent images although the innocence stops there. When the music begins, unrealistic woman at the mercy of Jason Derulo perform pelvic pushes on the floor and swarm around Derulo, attempting to awe him with their sexual dance moves and their thin bodies. Society spends a…