Are Beauty Contests Harmful?
Are beauty contests harmful? - Outline- Elena Tylaweny Tuseo
Purpose= Discuss whether beauty contests are harmful or not
INTRODUCTION So, there was a time in which beauty contests had just started, in the 1920s. It started getting out of control, and it ended up in a murder scene on Christmas Day of 1996. Who ever thought that a simple contest started up to boost tourism would end up in such a way ? After the murder of the six-year-old on December 25th contests were and still are held yearly. Ranging from 6 months to 6 years to even contests for elders. Today I will describe why most contests are horrible for children.
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A) History of Women in Pageants In 1854 P.T. Barnum decided to organize the first beauty pageant, which would rate women on their physical appearance. This was taken down by protests. Therefore, he organized a photographic beauty contest, which later became very popular and it was the first time high class and low class values mixed into a totally new value, which is still kept today. The first Miss America contest was held in 1921 in Atlantic City. It gave an image of sensuality, so it was obscured by a long week of celebrations : choir competitions, automobile races, orchestra , and sport events.The main sponsor is a swimming suit company. When, in 1951, Miss America (whom had one that year) refused to pose in a swimming suit, the sponsor company decided to side with Universal Pictures and invented Miss Universe. The first time this competition happened was in 1952.
B) Children's Pageants and their History In the spring of1881 one of the first festivals for young girls was organized by John Ruskin , a British art critic and historic in England. He wanted to honor their innocence. These festivals were known as May Queen festivals, and little girls were crowned « likeablest and loveablest » These quickly spread to North America especially. At the beginning of the 20th century baby parades organized by the Asbury Park became
Purpose= Discuss whether beauty contests are harmful or not
INTRODUCTION So, there was a time in which beauty contests had just started, in the 1920s. It started getting out of control, and it ended up in a murder scene on Christmas Day of 1996. Who ever thought that a simple contest started up to boost tourism would end up in such a way ? After the murder of the six-year-old on December 25th contests were and still are held yearly. Ranging from 6 months to 6 years to even contests for elders. Today I will describe why most contests are horrible for children.
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A) History of Women in Pageants In 1854 P.T. Barnum decided to organize the first beauty pageant, which would rate women on their physical appearance. This was taken down by protests. Therefore, he organized a photographic beauty contest, which later became very popular and it was the first time high class and low class values mixed into a totally new value, which is still kept today. The first Miss America contest was held in 1921 in Atlantic City. It gave an image of sensuality, so it was obscured by a long week of celebrations : choir competitions, automobile races, orchestra , and sport events.The main sponsor is a swimming suit company. When, in 1951, Miss America (whom had one that year) refused to pose in a swimming suit, the sponsor company decided to side with Universal Pictures and invented Miss Universe. The first time this competition happened was in 1952.
B) Children's Pageants and their History In the spring of1881 one of the first festivals for young girls was organized by John Ruskin , a British art critic and historic in England. He wanted to honor their innocence. These festivals were known as May Queen festivals, and little girls were crowned « likeablest and loveablest » These quickly spread to North America especially. At the beginning of the 20th century baby parades organized by the Asbury Park became