Miss Universe

first started off in the pageant world , she didn’t have the best experience. She was good, but she was being bullied by other girls in her age group of competing. They made an “Anti-Natalie” campaign and were never nice. Even though Natalie suffered this bullying, she says she grew from it. She competed in Miss America, and said that with the help of Miss America she created self goals for herself and it encouraged her to to chase her educational dreams (Stern n.p.). With Natalie being one of many who support pageants, there still is far to many negative signs coming from competing for…

Many teen girls dream of modeling in beauty pageants; on a down side, the public has chosen to say beauty pageants sexualize women. However, this is false for the Miss USA Pageant. The Miss USA Pageant doesn’t sexualize women for the reason of having interviews on girl’s personalities, judging on confidence, and how the girls present themselves. The judges mostly look at the girl’s personality. At the beginning of the pageant, each contestant gives the judges a bio about themselves; with…

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 mentioned before, many little girls dream of being misses. But, how much do these participants really go through or sacrifice to achieve their…

By using a beautiful girl to advertise their products, companies send out the message that women must look like beauty pageant contestants in order to be beautiful. These companies lead women to believe that they need to use their products in order to look as beautiful as the girls in beauty contests. It is repulsive way for companies to fulfill their desires and financial profits. In addition, beauty contests are a way for companies to use the winner’s skills to their advantage. The author of…

Even though she was happy to compete she began feeling anxiety. She constantly was worried that she wouldn’t be good enough. Eventually her schedule became so packed that she was skipping many meals. Once swimsuit photos of her were posted onto the internet she began getting hate comments from cyber bullies calling her names and sending her hurtful pictures. Alyssa states, “Now, two years later, I am still feeling the effects of what happened to me as Miss USA.” Susie Q. is a former pageant…

Lake Maracaibo is Venezuela's oldest lake, it is estimated to be 20 to 40 million years old (Venezuelan News, 2016). All though Lake Maracaibo is an incredible sight it is not the only landform Venezuela is known for, the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall is Angel Falls which is 3212 feet tall (Venezuela News, 2016). Venezuela is home to 28,946,101 (2011 census) who speak Spanish, and numerous indigenous dialects (Sandy Donovan, Caryn Gracey Jones, Ines Rojas, 2007, pg. 5). Roman Catholic…

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Brain, and at least 72 percent of contestants hire a pageant coach like Kim Gravel, often at a cost of $100 or more an hour, sometimes three sessions a week. Families have to pay for hair and makeup (about $250 an hour), a spray tan ($75), and a wig or extensions ($200). Pageants also charge an entry fee that can be from $300 to $500. Sometimes the child will need additional outfits for the interview portion, rehearsals, swimsuit competition, shoes, and jewelry. Miss America, which is not…

The everyday life of a child consists of being able to play, laugh, have fun and be with their friends. The innocence of a child is like nothing else and childhood can be referred as the best times of a person’s life considering they didn’t worry much. The Beauty Pageant Industry can destroy a child’s chance to live a carefree lifestyle by bringing health risks while damaging their self-image as well as exploiting the child. Beauty pageants are very well known due to “Miss USA” and “Miss…

Trump has referred to women as “ugly”, “slobs”, and “pigs” (14). This colloquial and derogatory language use by Trump has led to slipping poll numbers with women. According to a recent poll, Trump is down twenty- four points to Hillary for the vote of women (14). This is catastrophic considering that Trump has been behind in this category since day one. In order to fix Trump’s issue of slipping poll numbers in some groups, he needs to be more careful with his word choice. Although Trump may…