Beauty pageants

Beauty pageants have been a part of history. They are events in which the participants, usually females, of all ages are being judged based on their talent, physical beauty, and an interview portion. In which the contestants all dolled up in outfits, makeup, and excessive amounts of hair products. Some people regard beauty competitions as eye catching, harmless entertainment, but often the rigors of this pageantry inhibit the normal development of children, socially, and psychologically.…

Most Americans are unaware that the first beauty pageant in America originated in 1854, 66 years before women could even vote. Since then, beauty pageants have been extremely detrimental to our society in many ways, although they may seem like nothing but glitter and glam. I believe that beauty pageants are exploitive because they promote the idea that women are just bodies that can be rated on a scale from 1 to 10, which causes society to believe women are nothing more than their appearance, it…

To the ecstatic audience of 1,600 filling the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, the beauty pageant was just a thirty-five dollar show full of attractive women competing for a crown. However, as a representing delegate I can concur that the pageant was more than just glitz and glamour. It was about the drama behind the scenes, the improvisations, the pounds of makeup, the extremely tight and heavy clothing, and the stressed delegates giving it their all. The ultimate goal wasn’t just…

even Beauty Pageants. As the evolution of beauty pageants changing over time. Many people have gravitated to participating in these competition to gain something out of it whether that be to form a new friendship with the contestants or maybe even just to gain the crown and glory.Even though pageants’ are supposedly created to enhance self-confidence. The way that the contestants are judged is solely based upon looks of the participants and hence, is a very superficial contest. These pageants…

raise a child. Child beauty pageants are becoming a growing trend in America. These beauty pageants set false rules on beauty, as they make children believe that they have to wear make- up, fake eyelashes, jewelry, hair extensions, fake nails, and other accessories, to feel beautiful. Children are way too young to be put through this type of competition. It is acceptable for teenagers and adults, but not for very young children or toddlers. Every child has their own natural beauty and they…

consent strain of beauty standards and were they are judged on their brains not their looks. This will remain a fantasy until we end beauty pageants. How can we say that girls are worth more than their looks or that society should treat women with respect when there are pageants proving the exact opposite? Some may say that it provides women a chance to become somebody in our society or that it is a women's choice if they want to be a pageant queen or not, but at what cost. Beauty pageants are…

to listen. Her whole life had been about the beauty pageants and looking the skinniest, or the being the most beautiful girl on that stage; little did she know that to her mom she was already all of those things. It is sad to say that…

Topic: Banning beauty pageants for little girls Opening/Attention: Would you like to show your son/daughter that the only thing that matters in life are good looks and pleasing other people? Spoken Link/Transition: Emotion/Story: “During a block party, Michael Light paused to ask police officers the way to the Little Miss Fairborn beauty pageant. Shortly thereafter, he was arrested for causing a bit of a ruckus riding his bike in an unsafe area, and after doing a quick background check,…

countries. Despite the widespread popularity of beauty contests, extensive controversies about their impacts come along. Following the rising number cosmetic surgery accidents and slimming tragedies, researchers (Haas, C.F., Champion, A. & Secor, D., 2008) have pointed to the mass media as the root of "overly-idealistic standards of beauty". Critics have questioned the purpose of such an event and even called for a ban of the event, claiming that beauty contests distort the value of humankind…

Should Children’s Beauty Pageants Be Banned? Child beauty pageants should be eliminated, Canadians should be against child beauty pageants it sexualizes children by making them look like adults, gives innapropriate attention to children, and the parents are just using their children for money. The first “Little Miss America” pageant started in the 1960s at the Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey. Originally the pageant was meant for 13 to 17 year olds, but it became so popular, that by 1964…