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Pros
ThatOneGirl Not all pageants are "cakeface" pageants, I really think pageants have
helped become more sucessful and a more confident young women. It's a place for
young girls to perform their talents for a large croud and a place to learn more about
yourself and about what it takes to be a good role model for your state, and your
country. I think all-American, natural pageants are a great oppurtunity for young girls
that should be taken advantage of. 10/26/2010
camille awesome 9/15/2010
tameika cause it builds up there self esteem 6/7/2010
Kattie uhm i am offended cuzi am 14 and im gonig in a pageaannt and i love makeeup!
6/6/2010
Miranda Istre I personally have been in beauty pageants and have been crowned quit a
few times since i was 3 months old and it is not what you see on the tvs pageants or
not just about how eleogant a young lady looks but how that young lady carries her
self and how much work they do for their community. It also helps build confendence
for the child so he or she is not afraid to speak out in class or even get up infront of
people. 3/19/2010
jen i really don't think you should judge pageant contestants this harsh. the vast
majority of pageants have honestly turned into scholarship pageants rather than beauty
pageants. i enjoy competing in pageants and most of the girls i deal with are
intellectuals. I am a chemistry and russian major, musician, and honors student. i am
going to say i didn't win because of my bust size. with the exception of miss usa,
these are not meat shows. even miss usa isn't that bad, just foccused on models.
10/14/2007
anna while i do agree that it does seem as if most pageant contestants are bubbly, thin
beauties with no idea except for the amount of calories they ate for the day. i used to
be one of the people who looked down on such events. i was entered by my mother
into the miss Iowa teen pageant. i had to fill out an application, giving the details of
my accomplishments and academic high points and goals. i had to sit in an interview
where i was intellectually challenged and judged. yes, i had to parade around in a
bathing suit, and had to show off an evening gown, but it was so much more than
that. the girls there were smart and funny and witty and involved and role models. i
think it's great that girls are aspiring to be healthy. 9/6/2007
penis buttsex how do child beauty pageants help young girls? 6/8/2007
christina Goswami reports bust size is what matters... how would you know??? 40% of
the score comes form interview swimsuit is only 15%
get real pageants are more than beauty 9/12/2006
beautyqueen Pageants are not all about being a size 0 and your bust size! In my
experience in pageantry, I have NEVER seen a woman or teen a size 0 and wear a size
C or D. And yes we worry about our figures but also we worry that judges see us as
young women that care about our community and the world we live in. That is the
most important thing. And I believe that if everyone looked at it like that, then I would
not have to voice my opinion on this topic that I basically work really hard for. Also,
keep this in mind, many of these girls do these pageants for scholarships, but most of
these girls are not made of money, so to enter these scholarship pageants most girls
get sponsors to help pay their way or they WORK like I do.So before you judge
anything, try it first, meet the people that are involved in it, and then decide your
opinion. 5/5/2006
Amy brown i think every single one of you are special 2/25/2006

Cons
Norma Thanks for all the facts . I do not agree with these pageants at all . I am not
skinny, I am not sexiest girl on the block , but I am talented , smart , confident , and
loving myself . So its sad to see these girls enter these contest with so much makeup
packed on , trying to fit all these rules , fixing themselves (surgercially) , doing
everything to impress judges . People say its harmless because they enjoy doing it . So
I guess its nature for women to be competitive and try to be the best? We should all
appriciate one another for our own beauty and flaws . Another excuse I hear often is
because of the money and scholarship . There is something called a job and many other
ways to get a scholarship . Even a bigger scholarship . I agree with you on the las
paragraph 10/22/2010
Kayla I disagreee about alllll of this! 6/11/2010
Cheese Beauty pageants just teach children to put on fake smiles and look pretty for
the judges, they don't learn to make friends or learn that there is more to a person
then there looks. they are so into there looks that they don't learn annything in life!
6/10/2010
Bobby Look at how the people that are in beauty pageants spell they don't even know
how to spell because they are so into their beauty pageants so they don't learn in
school! 6/10/2010
Nenny I think pageants are scary and sick for all girls. 5/12/2010
Malaina I think beauty pageants are not healthy for young children, because they make
you feel good about yourself just because of your looks. Not even about what matters.
So therefore I do NOT approve of pageants (: 5/12/2010
Jasmine I Think This Is Bull Everybody Knows That Beauty Pageants Are Harmful
And Should Be Banned 3/4/2010
Emma Metos Their plain ugly. It's a form of child abuse and should be stopped. Not
only are girls being damaged mentally, but they are also being introduced to sexual
predators. IT IS CHILD ABUSE! 2/9/2010
Betha I think children shouldnt be in pagents it hurts there fellings if they lose and it
makes them grow up to soon ;) 10/26/2009
zoe and christi i would have written about what you said but i do not have the time to
read that much. my god, how much spare time do you have you loser? just write a
paragraph or something like us! oh, and zoe and christie are hot. we could win a beauty
pageant :) 8/31/2008
dont listen pageants, well, what can i say about pageants, other than they are bad
3/3/2008
Im in the band Pagents are super bad because they give people unrealistic views on
how girls should be, but people are different and shouldnt have to follow the stereotype
just to fit in, it can cause depression and eating disorders, in general its bad!
 3/3/2008
k hi these are bad 3/3/2008
Masterdebater i personally think they are a bad idea, it gets kids or teens to have
eating disorders and think greater of them selves
 3/3/2008
emma beauty paegents are wrong 1/15/2008 
Judy Jeenarine ...and of course because of the male dominant societies and women still
being treated like chattels, this show of hips, breast and behinds will go on, until
women are truly free, and gain some of the powers that men feel belong to men alone.
8/20/2006
melissa hey LADY
i am doing a essay on whether children beauty pageants are beneficail to young girls
and women .
and well ive come to the conclusion that they are not good at all .
and should be stopped .
i understahnd worrying about how you look .
because i go through thiseveryday and hour of my life .
my gosh .
but ,
we have to draw the line somwhere .
and ,
when i was 5- to even 10
i didnt care what i looked like .
and that was nice .
we shouldnt be taking those carefree days abaway from little girls .
 5/11/2006

Neutral
angela I think that they should not be banned. but the children should have a choice to
be put in them,and if they dont want to dont pressure them to do it. and they should
be able to pick what they want to wear,and make there own choices! & oh,and they
also should'nt C A K E that makeup on. gosh,they arn't old enough for all that. i think
they should have a choice to what they want to do. (:
- my own opinion,i have nothing against you guys or pagents . 5/26/2010
Maddie It depends. I mean, you shouldn't make them like a little dress up doll. For
example, don't put pounds of makeup on them, fake hair, flippers, or spray tanning.
That just makes them someone they're not. Plus, it makes them think you have to be
super pretty to win, or else you're a loser. So, overall, NO. No matter how much I love
watching Little Miss Perfect xD 2/3/2010
kanika that people have a freedom of choice but they should still have to be a certain
age, to prevent emotional and spiritual damage 5/29/2008
amanda Uhmm i think that they are bad when you are too little, like there are 6 year
old's doing this and wearing tuns of makeup?!?!?! 4/2/2008
sarah scott i agree with many of the comments 3/27/2008
i_know_i'm_hot! thats what the pageants rely on... that more young women are as naive
(and pretty) as u R! cuz if u were naive and smart like urself but ugly do u really
think u'd have a chance in a pageant? 10/26/2007
i_know_i'm_hot! as for jen, do u really think they care if u major in chem and russian?
10/26/2007
i_know_i'm_hot! ok. so u eneter a beauty pageant. u do all the interviews and stuff. the
big day is here. what it all boils down to is a woman (girl) parading around in a
bathsuit! that is the "make or break" moment no matter what anybody says. why do u
think the pageants started at the poolside? because the male judges cared primarily
about the bust size! like duh! and lets say u win. u get the scholarship and a lot more.
umm.. maybe its just me but isnt that prostitution? parading in teeny-tiny clothes to
get money? its not right, no matter how much scholarships and charities thrown in to
justify the degrading act. 10/26/2007
Jenna i am not against beauty pagents at all nor the women, but i think that it is
wrong to have women uphold and image of perfectness. 2/8/2007