Pageant

themselves in any way they choose without any concern from society. Young girls have been competing in pageants for many years now. In the article Toddlers in Tiaras Nicole Eggart winner of the Little Miss Universe competition explained the dawn of pageants “None of the kids had their hair done, no one had makeup on; no one had custom-made gowns -- It was a party dress from a store” (Hollandsworth 3). Pageants have not only evolved into a new hobby but it has also evolved into a provocative way…

My mom would always say, “That could be you one day.” The pageant was so exciting because it was a night filled with upbeat music, glitzy costumes, and fun performances. My mom and I would always pick out our favorite contestant and cheer her on throughout the show. I kept telling my mom that I wanted to have a shiny crown, a beautiful dress, and my hair and makeup done. My mom suggested I start out competing in the local county pageant. During the summer, I ended up winning Miss Congeniality…

Julia Alvarez writes “I Want to Be Miss America”, to open people’s eyes to how something as small as a beauty pageant makes a huge difference on a teenage girl’s self-esteem and childhood. Alvarez makes a strong argument using pathos and ethos to sate her claim. She claims that everyday teenagers are trying to mold themselves into what they see in pageants in order to feel beautiful and fit in. Constantly trying to fit into the American ideal of beauty creates low self-esteem in teenagers and…

have come to normalize the judgment of female bodies. Nevertheless, the issue is even more problematic when we extend this practice to the bodies of extremely young girls. Three-year-old Paisley Dickey made headline news when she walked out to the pageant judges dressed as Julia Robert’s prostitute character from the movie “Pretty Woman.” This event was highly documented on TLC’s show “Toddlers & Tiaras,” gaining even more attention after it was covered by the news.…

Beyoncé’s character is seen drowning, which can be interpreted as drowning from the pressures of society. This moment of hesitation allows the viewer time to self reflect on their own aspirations in life. The scene where Beyoncé’s character loses the pageant and an albino woman wins suggests to the viewers that standards for “conventionally” beautiful women are false and should be changed and shows that all the effort of living up to beauty standards is unworthy of the time and dedication spent…

top things off her aunt signed her up for a plus size teen pageant. In Erin Dionne’s story Models don’t eat chocolate Cookies, thirteen-year-old Celeste Harris is entered in a modeling contest by her not so friendly aunt,who signed her up without her permission. But not just any modeling contest though, a Miss Husky Peach Pageant for larger sized girls. Celeste hates the fact of even thinking of herself modeling for the Husky peach Pageant knowing she going to get teased about it. She was hoping…

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…

grandfather was the true leader. Throughout the movie he was the one encouraging Olive whether that was practicing her routine, telling her she was beautiful, or ensuring she was having fun. He was the first to say, he’d go to California with Olive for the pageant. But he didn’t just check on Olive, he managed to keep the rests of the family’s morale up. When Richard got bad news about his book, the grandfather was the first to say encouraging words. Yes, the grandfather had an addiction problem…

it could be protester because they seemed to have known everything about JonBenet. They also seemed to know exactly how she died and exactly what happened. People in the crowds of her pageants could have been a primary suspect in her murder because of being jealous of her. Even people participating in the pageants could have been the killer. People believed Keith Schwindaman was a suspect in the murder of JonBenet. He would not state his whereabouts during the time of her death and not even…

have encountered during my upbringing. Instead of dreaming about a fantasy, I make my dreams a reality as I am constantly making a plan to accomplish my aspirations. By looking closely, you will see that I made my aspirations a reality as I am now a pageant girl, model,…