On February 26th‚ 2016‚ I entered a pageant with the hopes and dreams of becoming Miss Naturalista USA. Being apart of an organization like no other‚ I expected such a high quality event with many sponsors‚ bloggers‚ and educators that represented the natural hair community. Before entering into the pageant the Lord showed me that I was crowned Miss California Naturalista USA. It was my first beauty pageant‚ and the first natural beauty pageant that I had came across. Many things seemed fine once
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PLANNING Introduction Issue: Debate has erupted in Australia over these beauty contents as pageant organisers prepare to bring these events to our shores. Text type: Opinion Piece Source: The Age Date: May 4‚ 2011 Author’s name: Nina Funnel Contention: Argues that the bizarre world of pageantry is fake and fictitious. Headline: Sugar and Spice. But all things nice? Tone: Logical‚ strong‚ polished yet slightly colloquial tone Target Audience: Middle aged working mothers
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reason and it didn’t bother me until one day. All I could see was bright lights‚ a quiet room‚ a large stage and a microphone. In October 2012‚ I was in a beauty pageant‚ that I practiced weeks for. Like a normal pageant‚ it had swimwear‚ talent‚ interview‚ formal wear and finally the questionnaire. This was the most important of the pageant and finally we was here. After going through six girls‚ the MC called for contestant number seven and that was me. Before I walk from back stage‚ I had to
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This image shows a woman competing in a beauty pageant with an eating disorder. In the scene the woman is seen in her under garments looking at her reflection in the mirror. This shows the struggle that women have about their body image and the pressure from society to look a certain way. Looks are actually what count in beauty pageants and it doesn’t only affect the contestants but the viewers. The picture also demonstrates the different emotions that many women can relate to when they look in the
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Child Beauty Pageants: Robbing Little Girls’ Innocence There are over 5‚000 child beauty pageants held annually across the United States with girls as young as two-years-old competing in them. Little girls strut across the stage with make-up painted on their tanned faces‚ hair teased into big and luscious curls‚ fake teeth‚ and a raunchy dance to complement it. There’s no doubt that the very young girls do not resemble their age when they are on stage and performing; they’re transformed into “sultry
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First and foremost‚ child beauty pageants can damage family finances. Martina Cartwright‚ an adjunct faculty member at the University of Arizona‚ wrote in her research regarding child pageants that the average total cost of participating in a single competition is between $3‚000 and $5‚000 dollars while an entry fee of a child beauty pageant runs from $25 to over $500. In addition‚ each outfit for a competing child normally is priced from $300 to $500‚ or even higher. Since a child needs to wear several
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The Ugly Truth of Child Beauty Pageants Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ it is an honour to be here. I would like to address a very and controversial issue present in our 21st century society‚ child beauty pageants. Every year‚ there are more than two million women and girls competing in child beauty pageants in the United States alone. Approximately 250‚00 of those girls are young children . The beauty pageant industry is worth over $5 billion‚ and each year is grossing more and more‚ due
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Children Competing in Beauty Pageants Many young children like to participate in pageants. I personally think that putting children in pageants is good for them. They make lifelong friends‚ gain high self-esteem‚ and learn that you cannot always win and children need each of these skills. Sure‚ they could gain these by playing an instrument or a sport but I believe pageantry is the best way to go. Whether a boy or a girl‚ pageants can teach kids the true cycle of life. They learn what goes up‚
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in “5 Reasons Child Pageants are Bad for Kids”‚ “John Ramsey and his family skyrocketed to national prominence in 1996‚ when Ramsey’s 6-year-old daughter JonBenet‚ a frequent child pageant contestant‚ was found murdered.” (Mark Fix‚ P.1). That is tragic‚ horrifying‚ and a downright terrible thing to happen to any parent. As I stated before‚ children need to be children. John Ramsey‚ the parent of the deceased JonBenet‚ stated the following “It’s just a bad idea “to put your child on public display
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By: Diana Larios TOPIC: Children Beauty Pageants GENERAL PURPOSE: To Persuade SPECIFIC PURPOSE STATEMENT: To persuade my audience that I’m against the children beauty pageants CENTRAL IDEA: So what happens at a beauty pageant? What is it? Essentially a beauty pageant is a contest over physical attractiveness. Some contests have portions of that focus on talent and interview‚ but a majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try
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