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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. |
I was also in pagents in my younger days. First pagent I was in was when I was not quite 7 years old and the town I was living in was having their Miss Mississippi pagent...they decided to have a Jr. Miss Walthall and a Little Miss Walthall County pagent (this was their first year to have the Little Miss) - waaaaay back in 1970! My mom entered me in it for no reason other than I wanted to do it. All we had to do was wear our best Sunday dress (mine was handsewn by my grandmother who made all my clothes at that time), walk out on stage twice, smile at the judges, and that was it! No talent, no changing clothes, just walk out there. I remember it as if it happened yesterday! Many years later, I chose (because of a dare) to enter a local pagent, not really wanting to, just to do it for the dare! I don't applaud the pagent system nor do I demean it - it is simply something that "is" and will always exist. I think that the pagent system can offer a lot to a person, i.e. scholarships, improving self-esteem (by that I mean getting up in front of a crowd, talking to strangers, meeting new people). As you've said, you would not be who you are today if not for your experience and I'm happy for you
Would I put a child of mine in a pagent today? Thankfully, the Lord took care of that for me and blessed me with 2 boys so I don't have to answer that but....if he had blessed me with a girl, who's to say if I would have or not.
The important thing to remember here is that there are those who disapprove of the entire pagent system and then there are those who recommend it and stand behind it. We are all entitled to our thoughts and opinions on the subject. I can say that from what I experienced almost 40 years ago in pagents is nothing to what I've seen showcased in today's pagent system for the young girls - it HAS changed!!!