I’m not sure whether or not adult beauty competitions are good or not, but I can see some merit in a Lebanese girl winning in the U.S. since it might help to broaden international understanding.

But as for children’s beauty competitions, it’s not just my opinion but is also the overwhelming opinion of the psychology community that the contests are not in the best interests of a child’s healthy development.

And I’d say that that’s putting it mildly!

Magazines and the media in general already focus to an unwarranted and superficial degree on physical beauty, and to pit young children against each other in a contest of looks just more deeply ingrains false values in young minds.

i really agree !!

Women have long been expected to make the most of themselves and to look the very best that they can, but it now seems that this is being extended to younger and younger girls who would be better off playing outside, not focusing on what they look like and how to cover up their supposed flaws.

Children are being sexualised at a younger age, and the beauty pageant world clearly increases the pressure that is placed on young girls to spend a significant amount of time on their appearance in order to look older than their years.

And although most aging women do the opposite and want to look younger, they seem to have no qualms about getting their daughters to wear provocative outfits and to wear makeup in order to appear as if they are young women, rather than children.

I think that they are not positive. Most girl who participate in beauty pagents only care about their out ward look. However, inside beauty is more important that outside. After watching Todlars and Tiaras, you can see how much make-up, fake hair, and fake teeth these little girls have. Pageants make the girls grow up way to fast and usually don’t allow the girls to be kids. Miore girls lose than win, so some girls gain low self esteem and do not believe they are pretty, but everyone is pretty in they’re own way. Thanks!

i think pageants turn little girls into devas they need to live life normaly not like a real priness

Implementing beauty pageants give more confident to young girls. It is something they will start to move and be socially interact with the community. Even nowadays, little girls are trying to practice it. It means, they already adopted what they seen and observed in the community.

Chris Daily
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my daughter has won every pageant in the usa so all of yall are haters!!!!!!!!!!!! peace out b******

i love beaty pageants so stop thaa hatinn

This should be adult stuff since it does not support child growth in a healthy way. so we better share this as adults. I love it myself but when watching it with grownups and not kids.

I don’t think kids beauty pageants are healthy, either. Adults have choices and they know what they’re in for. But with kids, that’s a different story.

As with all things you can not assume that what you saw on reality TV applies to the whole. If you were to believe everything that “reality” TV tells you, all the housewives in Orange County are rich snobs, all dance moms are crazy control freaks and all dance studio owners are crazy bullies, and finally all brides to be are controlling nut jobs who make their fiancée wonder why they want to marry them in the first place. The reason why certain shows are popular is because the people on them do NOT represent the norm. That being said, I agree some moms go way too far BUT it is important to remember that 1. Each pageant system is different 2. Each pageant mom is different and 3. Each pageant girl is different.
My sister competed in pageants and yes, it was very much her choice. I did theater and dance, she did gymnastics and pageants. It was her thing and my parents supported her. She competed in natural pageants when she was young ( this means no makeup and the score is heavily based in talent and interview) and then broke into the glitz world as a teenager. She won a few times, she also lost a lot. Now, at 25 she has a masters degree, works in an office that works with children who have been abused, she is married and just had her second child. She was never raped, molested or did she have any issues with pedophiles though my cousin Barbara did. Guess where she attracted his attention? At the pool wearing her bikini and yes, my aunt was not around so he grabbed her. She got away but now, yes, she is the stripper and she never did a single pageant. She just had a mom who never was around.
I guess my point is, you can not assume that pageants in and of themselves are unhealthy. As with all things it is your approach to them that makes or breaks it. Many girls compete in pageants each year and find them to be a rewarding experience. others dont. Just like any sport or hobby (see football, competitive dance,cheer, modeling and acting) if the child is really invested in it and the parent has the right attitude then they can benefit a child. I mean, hay, how many of those judgy people here let their kids wander the streets or spend the whole day in front of the TV? Is that healthy?