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MKW: berg, michele. "Child Beauty Pageants: Read the Warning Label." __www.momlogic.com__ 1 december 2009. 1. .(MKW) “Exploitation in Child Beauty Pageants." __123HelpMe.com__. 03 Dec 2009 . (MKW) Nussbaum, Kareen. __Children and Beauty Pageants__. . ·  Sabra Johnson is a 10 year old experienced contestant, she has over earned 300 trophies since she was four. ·  Her goal in the near future is for a modeling career but sticks to beauty pageants for now. ·  While being interviewed by the A&E Network she continually glanced at her mother for reassurance of her words. ·  She never said she planned on not getting an education · She solely relies on her body for her future career · This is proof that beauty pageants teach children that in order to earn money they must exploit their body.
 * Toddlers are covered in hair extentions and spray tans.
 * Even false eyelashes, tons of make-up, and false teeth.
 * All this gives the message that you are not good enough.
 * The are trained that anthing less than perfection is unexceptable.
 * The toddlers seem to be pleasing their parents more than anything else.
 * This teaches them to put others before themselves.
 * Although it does lead to depression, loss of identity
 * The children learn that anything less than showing happiness is bad.
 * The girls learn to ignore their actual feelings or numb their internal state
 * They avoid or distract the uncomfortable feelings
 * This type of behavior could lead to eating disorders, drugs, alcohol, or cutting.
 * Beauty Pageants teach that to find success is through a girls beuty and body.
 * Children learn that they must be looking beautiful in order to get attention.
 * Children become depressed from losing a pageant.
 * Predators are a potential threat to the pageantees.
 * Jessica, an 18 month old baby, is woken up at 6 am Friday morning for a weekend of hairspray, make-up, and ridiculous outfits.
 * She is one in thousands of babies who are forced into beauty pageants each year by over demanding parents.
 * About 250,000 children participate in pageants every year.
 * Parents argue that beauty pageants increase self esteem and give the children a chance to earn scholarships.
 * The thing is that the children miss out on childhood, they are so busy practicing and reciting for the next pageant that they are not able to spend time with other children.
 * They are taught false lessons about life.
 * Other children are inferior to her.
 * Beauty is everything.
 * They forget that true beauty is about your personality and heart.
 * Clinical psychologists say that children’s beauty pageants often lead to eating disorders.
 * Sharon, mother of baby Jessica, defends that she puts her child in beauty pageants because she wants to.
 * How can a mother know what their child really wants when they can’t even talk?
 * Children are taught not to be their selves around others.
 * They learn that the only way to earn money is to exploit their bodies.

The children’s persecution of self image and the true meaning of beauty in the kid self perception( ETO) Hover, Devon. "Child beauty pageants: Are they positive or poisonous?." __report__ 22 2 2001. 1. __The Rocky Mountain Collegian__. 12 2 2009 . 1. Beauty pageants require and suggest that the participants fabricate their photo with photo shop to fit the make up image. 2. . Because of the intense and sometimes brutal competition between the parents, what may have started out as a fun event quite often turned into a miserable experience for the child ? 3. six year contestant confessed that looking ion the mirror was scary because she didn’t even recognize her self with make up on 4. Despite begs to not be in the pageant, parents still put their children through the runway 5. Pageants have negative effects on child's developmental process. 6. A pageant provides experiences that are abnormal for such a fragile stage in the life cycle. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">7. many children of pageants are put through dancing and modeling processes <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">8. Pageants can cause very stressful and dangerous environment where the emphasis on beauty and winning takes precedence <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">9. Pageants in some ways coach children to convey sexuality through their pageant dresses and other aspects of the contests. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">10. In turn this may cause the children to acquire behaviors and attitudes about sexuality that are rather atypical emphasis on body emerge <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">11. Most children are taught that beauty is only skin deep and that true beauty comes from within we are told to love people for who they are and not what they look like <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">12. But these morals are contradicted in child beauty pageants. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">13. They teach kids to be in completions solely based on physical characteristics <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">14. Many children are never given the option of entering the contest because they are usually under the age of 6 when they start <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">15. Contestants develop a sense of self worth and acceptance based on how pretty they are. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">16. beauty pageants is that they mirror certain societal values that stress appearance and status as the most important attributes <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">17. In our society we beautiful people are glorified <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">18. Television shows, advertisements and beauty magazines emphasize the need to be beautiful and skinny with flawless features. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">19. Due to this abundance of publicity, children develop eating disorders, depression and low self-esteem trying to keep up with the image that society defines as beautiful. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">20. Children have plenty of time to be grown-ups - to wear makeup and high heels and look 10 years older than they really are. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">21. Pageant winners may develop an egotistical self-image, while the losers are made to feel like unattractive failures. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">22. Children are taught that beauty wins recognition, money, the biggest trophies and the perfect crowns. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">23. , viewing the world as inherently good. It is only later, as adults, that they are exposed to the true ugliness of the world <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">24. Stress and negative self-evaluation which can lead to a number of mental and physical disorders as the children become older. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">25. easily influenced children developing issues with their appearance and self-esteem. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">26. Children must also practice in-depth for the interviews and talent portions of beauty contests, learning every word they speak or song. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">27. Children spend so much time in the world of beauty that they tend to neglect their schoolwork or even their playtime in exchange for an early entrance into an adult world. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">28. Dealing with the pressures of a pageant life. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">29. Hiding their true emotions. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">30. Child abuse through parents and public There is a minimum cost of $545 to enter the pageant, which covers the basics Evening gowns can cost anywhere from $1500–$12000.
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Ransford, Marc. __Newscenter__. 2.17.1997 Ball State University. 12.1.2009 <http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,1019,260,00.html>


 * young girls easily pick up that women are judged by their physical attributes
 * the girls could be thinking that they are prettier and better than others
 * pageants set children up for disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and depression
 * takes away their childhood
 * validates a parent's feelings about their child
 * parents enter their children to gain prestige
 * takes away their childhood
 * children have no choice but to give in to pressure
 * children can encounter problems with their classmates, friends, siblings
 * envy/jealousy - child flaunts a title
 * provokes pedophilia
 * parents' need to stroke their ego
 * "parents just want what's best for their children"
 * put children in to a frame of mind that they need to be better than everyone else in the pageant (prettier, skinnier)
 * parents get caught up and pressure their children into doing things such as losing a lot of weight so they can beat out their opponents

Toddlers & Tiaras. TLC. 12.4.09 <http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/toddlers-tiaras/about-toddlers-and-tiaras.html>.

**About Toddlers & Tiaras:** On any given weekend, on stages across the country, little girls and boys parade around wearing makeup, false eyelashes, spray tans and fake hair to be judged on their beauty, personality and costumes. // Toddlers and Tiaras // follows families on their quest for sparkly crowns, big titles, and lots of cash. The preparation is intense as it gets down to the final week before the pageant. From hair and nail appointments, to finishing touches on gowns and suits, to numerous coaching sessions or rehearsals, each child preps for their performance. But once at the pageant, it's all up to the judges and drama ensues when every parent wants to prove that their child is beautiful.


 * From hair and nail appointments, to finishing touches on gowns and suits, to numerous coaching sessions or rehearsals, each child preps for their performance.
 * Little girls and boys parade around wearing make up, false eyelashes, spray tans, and fake hair to be judged on their beauty, personality, and costumes.
 * Every parent want to prove that their child is beautiful.

"Controversy over Children's Pageants (sidebar)." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 18 Mar. 2005. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. http://www.2facts.com/article/ib100142. Eating Disorders: SLK


 * the pageants are set to Barbie doll standards
 * "Being a little Barbie doll says your bodyhas to be a certain way and your hair has to be a certain way."
 * This can cause destructive habits and eating disorders, maybe even depression

"Eating Disorders." __National Institution of Mental Health__. 9.12.2009. Nationa Institution of Mental Health. Bethesda, MD. 12.2.2009 <http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-index.shtml>.
 * Anorexia Nervosa
 * emaciation, a relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight, a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight, a lack of menstruation among girls and women, and extremely disturbed eating behavior
 * lose weight by exercising and dieting excessively
 * Many people with anorexia also have coexisting psychiatric and physical illnesses, including depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, substance abuse, cardiovascular and neurological complications, and impaired physical development.
 * anorexic victims still see themselves as overweight even though they are starved or cleary undernourished
 * typically weight themselves repeatedly
 * portion food carefully
 * eats only very small quantities of certain food
 * Symptoms that develop over time:<span style="color: #333333; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">
 * <span style="color: #333333; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> thinning of the bones (osteopenia or osteoporosis)
 * brittle hair and nails
 * dry and yellowish skin
 * growth of fine hair over body (e.g., lanugo)
 * mild anemia, and muscle weakness and loss
 * severe constipation
 * low blood pressure, slowed breathing and pulse
 * drop in internal body temperature, causing a person to feel cold all the time
 * legarthy
 * Bulimia Nervosa
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food (e.g., binge-eating), and feeling a lack of control over the eating
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">people with bulimia can fall within the normal range for their age and weight
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">they often fear gaining weight, want desperately to lose weight, and are intensely unhappy with their body size and shape
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">coexisting psychological illnesses, such as depression, anxiety and/or substance abuse problems
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Many physical conditions result from the purging aspect of the illness:
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">electrolyte imbalances
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">gastrointestinal problems
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">oral and tooth-related problems.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">Other symptoms include:
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">chronically inflamed and sore throat
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">swollen glands in the neck and below the jaw
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">worn tooth enamel and increasingly sensitive and decaying teeth as a result to exposure to stomach acids
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">gastroesophageal reflux disorder
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">intestinal distress and irritation from laxative abuse
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">kidney problems from diuretic abuse
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; msoansilanguage: EN; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">severe dehydration from purging of fluids


 * NJE:**

Michael Inbar “Parents defend putting their kids in beauty pageants”, msnbc.com, Jan 27, 2009( NJE) Parents say that pageants build self confidence and self esteem. (NJE) Some parents use the pageants to make there children be more out going (NJE) They build public speaking abilities and skills. (NJE) It’s a multi million dollar business (NJE) Children say it’s a way to bond with there peers (NJE) The children believe winning isn’t everything (NJE) Kids can win prizes like bike and trophy’s (NJE) Parents listen to their kids and if they want to stop there parents let them (NJE) Most kids really enjoy the pageants (NJE) The fashion business is a huge business and the pageants are preparing them for the future. (NJE) The children believe winning isn’t everything (NJE) Kids can win prizes like bike and trophy’s (NJE) Parents listen to their kids and if they want to stop there parents let them (NJE) Most kids really enjoy the pageants (NJE) The fashion business is a huge business and the pageants are preparing them for the future. (NJE) Kareen Nussbaum “children and beauty pageants” minocron.com, 2009 Pageants came in 1920 (NJE) Child beauty pageants started in the 1960’s (NJE) In the universal royalty pageant contestants get an award just for entering. (NJE) During the great depression all pageants where discontinued do to loss of interest and money. (NJE) They served as political, educational and entertainment news. (NJE) Children are judged on writing skills, talents, looks, confidence and interviews. (NJE) In the universal royalty pageant all participants a required to bring gifts to the winner. (NJE) The universal royalty pageant also has a dad competition. (NJE) Hair takes an hour to forty five minutes to do. (NJE) Some pageants require at least 7 hours of practice every week. (NJE) Most children do think about there education and solely rely on looks for their future. (NJE) Pageants do not interfere with education. (NJE) In 1996 a 7 year old girl died after her parents allowed her to fly across the country because she liked it. (NJE) They are one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. (NJE) Only a few states have regulatons an safety rules for the children.(NJE) Pageants promote sexuality and mistreatment. (NJE) Some pageants allow an excessive amount of makeup. (NJE) Just dresses and clothes can cost up to $12,000 (NJE)

"Controversy over Children's Pageants (sidebar)." //Issues & Controversies On File:// n. pag. //Issues & Controversies//. Facts On File News Services, 18 Mar. 2005. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. http://www.2facts.com/article/ib100142.

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 * [|Cromie], William J. (2000). //The whys and woes of beauty pageants//. Retrieved 3 December 2009 from The Harvard University Gazette: []

<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fake hair(because it isn’t “Barbie like”) <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fake teeth (because their baby teeth fell out and they haven’t had their adult teeth grow in. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Parents take them very seriously <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Moms have dragged their children off the stage because they were crying <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Not a judging of natural beauty <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A lot of make-up and fakeness to their looks <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Has lead to the murder of a young girl (JonBenet Ramsey) <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Parents claim they… <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Help make friends <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Help confidence <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">One mom said <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">“My daughter looks like Barbie, I tell her to exploit it”

- Nussbaum, Kareen. __Children and Beauty Pageants__. <[]>. -consists of modeling sportswear, evening attire, dance, and talent -most children are just starting their education -there are no laws concerning beauty pageants -there are no rules set for beauty pageants, therefore there are no limitations -Some of the criteria considered in judging a pageant are writing skills, interviews, personality, looks, confidence and talent, depending on the specific competition. -indivisual beauty pageants set their rules and regualtions -universal royalty is the biggest pageants -$545 to enter -$395 needed for maximum options in the pageant -average cost is $655 including formal wear, sports wear, and dance -also needed is hotel, food, and travel -The grand supreme winner receives one thousand dollars in cash, ten-inch crystal crown, six-foot trophy, supreme entry paid in full to nationals, tote bag, satin rhinestone banner, teddy bear, bouquet of long stem red roses, gifts, video of the pageant, and photo on advertisement of beauty pageant -The participants are also required to bring gifts to the winning king and queen -

McLean, Gareth. __Enough leering at pre-teen beauty pageants__. July 15, 2008. Dec 7 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/garethmcleanblog/2008/jul/15/enoughleeringatpreteenbeautypageants>.

-a documentary was made of a beauty pageant -young girls were dressed up in make-up and "frilly frocks" -they were acting "coquettish/ slutty -were cheered on by "deranged, ambitious, and occasionally sinister -this documentary was perfect for pedophiles -provided over and hours worth of things for pedophiles -the murder of jonbenet started these documentaries -it sexualizes the teens in the pageant -at points in it people felt they were too revealing of the teens -the moms are described as "monstorous" -documented the first british girl in a american child beauty pageant -this lead to great controversy -

Miss American Beauty Pageants. Dec 7 [].

Requirements

- Born in the state - Residency in the state (current or previous) - Property owned in the state (current or previous) - Employment in the state (current or previous) - Attend school in the state (current or previous) - At-large applicants who qualify, under this criteria, for more than one state may list up to three states that they would like to represent on their official application. - At-large applicants will be required to pay an initial deposit of $200.00 at the time their application is accepted by the national office. * Best evening gown is also how you wear the gown, your grace, elegance, and the choice of gown. How it fit's and shows your personality. Fees- - $200.00 Deposit - $300.00 1st payment - $300.00 2nd payment - $400.00 final payment
 * Teen Division **
 * Age 13-18 in the year of competition.
 * Married (must not be)
 * Divorced (must not be)
 * Widowed (must not be)
 * Never Married (must be)
 * Children (must not have)
 * Photogenic - 20% **
 * This award will be chosen by your headshot posted on the website.
 * Picture must not be larger than 800 X 600 pixels and in the following format. (.jpg, .png, .gif) .jpg is preferred, and will enhance your image.
 * Please contact the webmaster if you have any questions.
 * Remember this could drastically change your score.
 * Be sure to get your picture in ASAP to avoid losing 20% of your score.
 * The cut-off date to submit your photo will be 1 week (7days) before the pageant date.
 * Submit your photo here. Please provide your Title and Full Name on email so as to not delay your entry.
 * Personal Interview - 20% **
 * This is your personal one on one interview score with the judges before the pageant.
 * Fashion - 20% **
 * This is the best fashion design and your creative ability to wear it with style, grace, and elegance.
 * Swimwear - 20% **
 * Best swimwear and swimsuit body.
 * Evening Gown - 20% **
 * Pay in full $1,200.00
 * Payment options

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