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Originally Posted by RLC12345678 I was in child beauty pageant growing up and I REALLY enjoyed them. None of the things listed on this site (i.e. duct taping wastes, plumping up lips, fake teeth, ect.) ever occurred. These are all horrible rumors. I accredit pageants to the woman I have become. I am an excellent interviewer, I am confident, very poised, and I have a talent...pageants gave me a reason to take piano lessons for 13 years. I was exposed to all sorts of girls with many different things to contribute to the pageants and I am still friends with many of the girls that I did pageants with when I was growing up. The money I won from pageants helped pay for me to go to college. I can honestly say that I would not be the well-rounded person I am today without pageants.
I would be willing to bet that very few of you who disagree with pageants have ever actually been IN a pageant or even been around someone who has been in a pageant. Just because you don't agree with someone does not mean that it is wrong. It is a matter of opinion.
P.S. -- I hardly ever wear makeup and I've NEVER had plastic surgery. I feel totally confident in my skin. |
Actually my little sister was in pageants. I didn't agree with it then and I still don't. My little sister was beautiful and she still is even though she cut all of her hair off when she joined the Army. She was ALWAYS very tall for her age. So it kind of grossed me out how men thought she was 18 when she was only 14.
Anyways, in pagents there's way too much emphasis on looks. I just wonder what would happen if a girl that's not pretty but is very smart and talented entered. What if her face just happens to be disfigured? How would the judges honestly vote? My little sister was always getting comments on how she should model and go into pagents. So that is why my mother put her into both of them. She was very strict with her. My mother never cared about what I ate but the second my little sister reached for a peace of cake my mom would make a big deal about it. The pagent life isn't for kids or even for teens. Growing up is hard enough without the added stess.