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instead of spending as much money as these contestants do. "The average total cost of participating in a single competition according to Cartwright 's research: $3,000 to $5,000" (Healy 1). That is not even yearly. The question is, if these beauty contests are actually worth taking a chance of not winning but spending of all that money? Not losing confidence, but being…

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.…

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 competitions are considered to be superficial because of all the glitz and makeup that is involved, but ever since the year of “nineteen- twenty one in an effort to lure tourist to stay past Labor day, Atlantic City…

Beyoncé a well-known singer/ songwriter was recently dubbed “queen bee” by generation z due to her extraordinary voice, and inspiring, powerful personality. She is a feminist icon, promoting self love and equality for all. The music video “Pretty Hurts,” was recorded as a part of her fifth album. This song sent a viral message about self-empowerment and beauty standards that society has placed upon itself. “Pretty Hurts” analyses the effects of expectations on how women should look, instead of…

Many young girls are posing in front of cameras at ages as young as 9 and 10 in chest revealing animal print outfits. With teased hair and explicit makeup, moms are being forced and told that their daughters need to have carved abs sprayed on with a bronzer just before they go out and perform explicit dances that have many gasping in wonders as to why young girls are being forced and allowed to give their selves out like that. What happened to innocent, playful young women? There is a real issue…

and her mother and their small dream, but towards the last five paragraphs, Bosely starts revealing how cynical this whole process really is. “It’s a contest no one should want to win. Our mother should not have such dreams for us,” is a statement almost at the very end that sums up just how the author truly feels about the pageant. It is a contest based solely on shallowness and giving everyone what they want. A rich and pretty girl who’s dying to save the world somehow. Cindy Bosely was real,…

In her opening paragraph, she describes how her family came to know the Miss America Pageant, and how her family made it into an annual event to watch the contest. The author vividly remembers watching the pageant and “the fifty young women who had the American look we longed for” (Alvarez, 2538). Any teenage girl knows the feeling of trying to fit in, so by using this remark at the end of the paragraph it…

The film Little Miss Sunshine follows a family on their road trip from New Mexico to California. The shows the lives of a dysfunctional lower middle-class family. The protagonist Olive gets accepted to compete in a beauty pageant in California. Her family consisting of her Mother Sheryl, Father Richard, Silent Brother Dwayne, Suicidal Uncle Frank and drug addict Grandfather all take the trip with her in a beat down Volkswagen bus. The film goes into depth about different problems ordinary people…

Every year countless women compete in a barbaric and outdated tradition where they prance around in two piece bathing suits costing more than an average person gets in their pay check all while potentially harming the self-image of anyone who watches them including themselves. Ever since the introduction of mainstream beauty pageants in the late 50’s they seem to lack variety among their contestants. This is due to the judge’s grading standards, walking around with rulers ranking women based…

Kylie Cosmetics and Her Cosmetics Empire Kevyn Colon In the makeup industry filled with already great companies such as MAC and NYX cosmetics to actually succeed is very difficult, but for Kylie Jenner, her social media fandemonium was just allowed her two-year-old company to become a Grand competitor. Living her life on one of the biggest reality shows of the world with her family being one of America's most controversial, “ The Kardashian- Jenner clan.” being the…