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    said a mother of a beauty pageant child. “Child beauty pageant have gained in popularity in recent years. Currently‚ more than 5.000 child pageants are held annually in the U.S.‚ amounting to a $5 billion industry (Child Beauty Pageants). Here are 7 truths of child beauty pageants that are scary and sad at the same moment…. 1. Unregulated by Law All beauty pageants have internal structures and are regulated by specific guidelines. There are few laws for child beauty pageants‚ but most states have

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    ty pageantsChild Beauty Pageants And why the rules should be much stricter Overall stand: Child beauty pageants should be deemed illegal because: * They objectify the children in an attempt to achieve an unclear vision of beauty. * The parents more often than not force their ideals on the children in the pageants‚ and go to ridiculous lengths to win. * The children are being manipulated and turned into icons not appropriate for their age. * To have children compete for a title

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    competition of child beauty pageants. These pampered princesses are brainwashed by their mothers to have one goal in mind: “get the money or get the tiara” (Grosaru 1). Most of these beauties finally dwindle down and end up having self-identity or self-esteem problems. Is this the state these young girls should be in to attribute to a successful future of their generation? Despite the negative side of this topic‚ there are a few positive aspects. According to the article “Child Beauty Pageants – Pros and

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    High heels‚ high hair and high hopes. Child beauty pageants‚ a desirable but deceitful event in todays society. An occasion where young girls dress up in high heels‚ fancy gowns and tiaras. Many believe these pageants do no harm. However‚ many claim that they should be banned as there are various aspects that can ruin a child’s innocence. Pageants brain wash young girls into believing that beauty comes only from the outside. Furthermore‚ the physical and physiological repercussions of these parades

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    A child beauty pageant is a beauty contest featuring contestants younger than 13 years of age. Divisions include talent‚ interview‚ sportswear‚ casual wear‚ swim wear‚ western wear‚ out-fit of choice‚ decade wear‚ and evening wear‚ typically wearing makeup as well as elaborate hairstyles. The debate about child beauty pageants in Australia is getting particularly ugly. Ever since the US group ‘Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant’ announced plans to hold its first Australian competition in Melbourne

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    Child Beauty Pageants A child ’s world is fresh and new and beautiful‚ full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision‚ that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring‚ is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood (Carson). Children are the fastest-growing segment of the beauty pageant market‚ with annual children ’s competitions attracting an estimated 3 million children‚ mostly girls‚ ages six months to 16 years‚ who compete for crowns

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    Beauty pageants have been around in America for decades; however‚ they have not gained notoriety until the show "Toddlers and Tiaras" aired on national television. The airing of "Toddlers and Tiaras" has brought child pageants to the attention of many Americans. Not many people were aware of what took place in beauty pageants‚ but ever since the show debuted in 2009 there has been an intense controversy about children as young as newborns being entered into pageants. Some people say that pageants

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    in beauty pageants? This article answers that question by describing Achievement By Proxy Disorder‚ or ABPD‚ and how parental motivation changes from wanting to see their child succeed on their own to demanding their child to win competitions for the parents’ satisfaction. The article also answers the question as to how parents of pageant contestants treat their children through interviews with pageant parents and observations of reality tv shows by Martina Cartwright. Child Beauty Pageants May

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    Argumentative Essay Draft 1 Child beauty pageants lead to children’ serious mental and health issues According to a recent study conducted by (AACA) American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ exploitation in child beauty pageants can ruin a girl’s self-esteem forever and can be dangerous for their physiological turmoil. Despite children’s parents’ desire to focus their children’s attention on outward appearance‚ beauty and fashion‚ child beauty pageants are risk factors for severe

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    However‚ beauty pageants interfere with this mindset. A Beauty pageant is “a contest in which people judge a group of women or girls and decide which one is the most beautiful”("Dictionary."). There are 2.5 million girls that compete in the hundred thousand beauty pageants held each year. Child pageants were first started in 1921 when the Atlantic City hotel owner came up with the idea that would help tourism. The Little Miss America pageants began in New Jersey in the 1960’s. Originally pageants were

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