Beauty pageants

After viewing the "Beauty Factory" documentary through a critical lens, I can affirm that beauty contests form an important part of the daily Venezuelan culture. So much so that, if you ask any Venezuelan girl what she wants to be when she grows up, she is very likely to respond, "una miss”. As seen in the documentary, in Venezuela it is very easy to find beautiful women in all places, of any race and social class, and it is not uncommon for there to be as many modeling academies because as I…

to more than twelve thousand women. With the help of this non-profit organization and their financial aid, a large percentage of the pageant participants have their degree or are in the act of earning their undergraduate or graduate degrees. Miss America’s Outstanding Teen can win thirty-thousand dollars in scholarships. In its thirty-five year history, this pageant has awarder more than one hundred and twenty-five million scholarships, annually awarding five million scholarship dollars. You…

Artificial beauty, confidence, and eating disorders are a few things that may come to mind when talking about beauty pageants. Beauty pageants have been around since Ancient Greece, but didn’t start becoming popular until 1960s. (Nussbaum, 1) “A beauty pageant is operated in a couple of ways, either corporate sponsors, where the competitors must meet eligibility requirements to participate, or the second way is by putting the responsibility on the participants. The applicants are responsible for…

skills in a beauty school in Venezuela (Grainger, 2012). Mental problems seem to cause by the tightness schedule of the beauty contests. Children watke up early for hair setting, costuming and make-up before 10 am, no naps, breaks or tears allowed, 2:30 pm scoring time and 4:30 pm crowning (Cartwright, 2012). Parents gave their children caffeinated drinks “go-go juice” which mixed with Red Bull and Mountain Dew (Toddlers and Tiaras, 2012). Other substitutes such as Pixy Stix and ‘pageant…

Beauty pageants originated a long time ago, and over the years they have evolved tremendously. Today, the use of spray tans, false eyelashes, fake teeth, layers of makeup, and over-sexed outfits are the norm of child pageants. Just over the course of a few decades, the pageant world has changed from simple church dresses to expensive glitzy outfits. Most little girls would relish at the thought of being treated like a princess, even if just for a few days out of the year; however, some parents…

that they shine from far, fake teeth, extensions and the makeup. “I worry that if children compete in a pageant focused on beauty and appearance, they won’t accept their peers who have visible differences.” Says Carly Findley (Rodie). Can beauty contest for toddlers be dangerous or beneficial? Even Though children can earn money and win other prizes such as bicycles, candy, and trophy’s, pageants can be dangerous to the child because they’re being sexualized to early and it can ruin their…

It’s 6am and a mother is trying to wake her 2 year old daughter to get her ready for a child beauty pageant. She is one of the many demanding mothers that over pressure their child into pageants. Is this what you really want and expect a toddler to go through? Your toddler to go through? A long weekend of hairdos, makeup, costumes and gowns? Approximately 250,000 children participate in child beauty pageants each year. Surely not all these girls will get 1st place, so is the effort and low…

dramatizing effects of how participating in beauty pageants is sexualizing young girls. His purpose is to inform readers about these pageants and what they demand, stating, “All around the conference room…little girls do the pageant version of suiting up” (490). Hollandsworth creates a vivid tone to express the consequences and controversy these pageants demonstrate. He shapes the article in a sturdy, persuasive way by using encounters from former and current beauty pageant contestants. His…

How would you feel if you were just a small child being told you aren’t beautiful naturally? Would you enjoy being made up with fake teeth, better known as flippers in the pageant world, fake hair, fake tan, plastered in makeup, and even fake nails? How would you like it if you were shoved in skimpy outfit after skimpy outfit and had to strut around a stage with it on? Would you have fun with your mother, father, coach, and other relatives putting constant pressure on you to be the best, to be…

In the essay “How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant,” Cindy Bosely effectively uses different rhetorical techniques to expose the true darkness behind the workings of beauty pageants, even junior ones, and her simple country life. The story details how from a young age, Bosely watched the Miss America Pageant, participating as an independent judge, whiler her mother sat beside her and gave little commentary on what she thought of all the contestants. It was clear that her mother hoped she might be…