My daughter competed in beauty pageants from 13 to 17 and loved them. At that age it's up to them to present themselves, not Mom. They have to do community service, stay informed about what's going on in the world, eat healthy, exercise, participate in interviews. I found the whole experience to be very good for my daughter and they gave her tons and tons of confidence and skills to communicate with adults for college entrance interviews, jobs, etc. Pageants are also very expensive so she had to get business sponsors to help with the expenses. She really learned a lot, but we as parents suppported her and made her do things (like getting sponsors) on her own - we weren't standing there with an open checkbook like some parents. |