The Contest

Many of these costumes, swimsuits and dresses that these girls wear are very revealing for their ages. It’s also not only just the clothing, the girls are normally wearing heavy make-up that makes them appear a lot older than they are. Many contests also expect these girls to perform MTV type dance routines. This sexualizes these young girls at such a young age. They are to appear older and reveal more in order to have the right look that the judges are seeking. This continues on for the rest…

things go wrong with their appearance. Regrettably, as mothers constantly continue to pressure their daughters into physical perfection, these little girls can cling to that perfection for the rest of their lives even long after they have outgrown the contests. In fact, according to Lindsay Lieberman, a criminal defense attorney, “…little girls who participate are prone to persistent lifetime challenges, including body shame, perfectionism, and depression and eating disorders” (741). However,…

Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, offers a compelling commentary on the central idea of the dangerous and superficial nature of capitalist values. One of the most powerful scenes that convey this idea is at the end of the pageant where Olive performs her act (“the performance scene”). Dayton and Faris use a wide range of visual language features to convey this important idea in the performance scene. At the first shot of interest, Olive begins her dance. In…

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…

American community, likely why so many parents think these pageants are appropriate for children. Today, approximately 5,000 beauty contests are being held annually across the nation, with about 250,000 participants (Casstevens). However, as the popularity of the pageant industry increases, fewer parents are questioning the safety of their children. Child beauty contests try to show the public that the girls are having fun dressing up as princesses and putting on tiaras, but disregards the fact…

JonBenet was a 6-year-old girl famous for her pageants, but sadly was murdered in her home on Christmas Day. Hollandsworth rationalizes that it is possible she was murdered because of all the exposure from being in these contests. JonBenet is his example for the negative effects beauty pageants can have on young girls. Yet, he claims even after her murder, pageants became increasingly popular and continue still to grow. Adult pageants have begun to decline. His point is to…

participants are all between the ages of 2 and 18. ("Child Beauty Pageant Statistics") The children show off their talents, formal wear, bathing suits, and a few other things. Most everyone in the beauty pageant community have great things to say about the contests. With so many contestants…

The reliable source “Darling Divas or Damaged Daughters” written by Lucy Wolfe is relevant to my topic because it explores the physical and passionate strain pageant parents dispense on their kids witch I will explain more deeply in my paper. The author argues that mostly little girls are being on these industries which they dress them up and parade them around like a bazaar represent the purpose of a title as the best glamorous queen, as appeared on TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras. Wolfe analyzes…

While not a bad idea, it teaches self-confidence in the wrong way. These little kids are having to starve themselves and go on diets just to win a contest. It is unhealthy and can cause eating disorders in the child 's future (5 Reasons Child Pageants Are Bad for Kids).. It is as well extremely wrong for a child to starve and push themselves genuinely hard in the gym just to impress someone that they…

Child Beauty Pageants: Moral or Immoral? In today’s society, beauty is deemed mostly as physical appearance especially for women. Movies, billboards, and magazines all exhibit attractive people, beauty must be everything. In the competitive world of Beauty Pageants, rivalry for the most beautiful girl is most relevant. Pageants are becoming extremely popular, particularly child beauty pageants due to the diversity that pageants offer. There is a spectrum of pageants in which contestants can…