Argumentative Essay On Beauty Pageants

One of the contestants in this year’s Miss USA pageant made national headlines last week even though she didn’t ultimately win the competition. Social media users praised Miss Indiana for having a “normal body,” rather than being a “complete twig” in her bikini. “I think the normality that everybody keeps talking about is just the fact that I’m relatable,” the contestant, whose real name is Mekayla Diehl, said in an interview with People Magazine. “I’m confident in my own skin. I didn’t obsess over being too skinny or not being tall enough.”

In ancient Egypt, various art forms, such as painting, sculpturing, crafts, and architecture were practiced. Much of the art depicted in ancient Egypt has been found to be symbolic in nature and it is mostly found on their tombs and monuments. Animals have been found to be represented in much of Egyptian art and they used many different colors to paint their paintings. Their colors were more expressive than natural and some exaggerations, such as red and yellow colors used for skin meant to imply youth or old age. Ancient Egyptians used many art forms where they depicted detailed humans in nature.

Participants have to consider their mental state and make sure they are ready, and their bodies have to be ready to be in the competition wear. These women hold goals for themselves and some have goals to help their communities. Doing the competitions are a excellent place for their goals to be fostered and for them to grow. In a personal account by, Sabrina Nooruddin, she aims to change pageants view of beauty. She says in her article “Last June I competed in a pageant that was specifically designed for women under 5’5 tall thus giving an equal opportunity for young women to become role models and promote their platforms.” She ended up winning the competition and spoke about her beliefs about beauty being different from one perceived image. The last thing people commonly overlook is the confidence the participants

Child Beauty pageants have become a controversial topic ever since the release of shows like ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’. A beauty pageant is a contest where contestants compete based on beauty, and they are judged on their outer appearance and their ability to display clothing such as swimwear, evening attire and casual wear. Child beauty pageants should be banned in America as they exploit a young child’s body and cause emotional and mental damage. Beauty pageants should be banned in America because they emphasise that physical attributes is more important than intelligence or qualities of spirit and set a definition of beauty which is unreachable for many.

Across the world children under the age of sixteen are being entered in child beauty pageants. Some may find it enjoyable, some may find it disgraceful, and abusive. Some child beauty pageants are featured on popular television stations such as TLC’s popular show, Toddlers and Tiaras, a show dedicated to showing the competitive side of girls of a variety of ages, showing off their beauty, and competing for a grand prize. The young girls show off their bodies in revealing costumes, that can be too mature for their age, they compete in several categories including; beauty, and talent. They go through three to four costume changes, and have a lot of work done to their bodies, and face to ensure their beauty is flawless. Children get spray tans, fake teeth, as well as the use of several cosmetics including, foundation, lipstick, eyeliner, blush, and worse of all, fake eyelashes. Some children enjoy it, while others scream, and cry while their parents hold them down, and force the makeover upon them. It’s morally wrong to involve children in beauty pageants as it can be abusive, it can cause a lot of financial strain, and it can affect the child’s personality and behavior. Child beauty pageants should be banned.

Currently I am taking the World Region course on-line and learning the courses from Professor John Boyer via on-line video lectures almost on a daily basis; however, I haven’t never met him in person so I was enthusiastic as soon as I saw his email invite about his live lecture on Thursday, October 13th, 2016, at MCB 100, from 6:00-7:30 PM. I immediately added it to my calendar and contacted my good friend, Jing, about attending this great event with me. Jing and I came to MCB 100 at 6:45PM, fifteen minutes before the lecture started so that we could sit in the front row. As we settled down to our seats, we heard loud cheers from the lecture hall as Professor Boyer walked in. The whole atmosphere felt like we were in the rock concert.

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 raise self-esteem and teach responsibility, whereas others say that pageants are necessary and children should take advantage of their youth. Although pageants teach etiquette and communication skills, ultimately they carry a vastly high

The purpose of this paper is to assess the negative effects of children beauty contest on its contestants. Although many people argue that there are some benefits of this contest such as build up the confidence, self-esteem, public speaking skills, tact, and poised it is also true that it can result to negative psychological effects and interferes in child development worldwide. The Toddlers and Tiaras, and Little Miss Perfect are popular reality TV shows that features young girls the real hardship and obstacles from their mother’s pressure or preparation for the pageant. They are ages from 1 to 12 years old, with main goal of winning and get the tiara and money or ribbon or teddy bears. Generally, the parents of these young girls believe and make decision that the beauty pageant is okay. Pageants, particularly those designed for younger children, focus primarily on appearance, attire, and perceived “cuteness.”

Beauty pageants emerged in the United States in 1921, the owner of an Atlantic City hotel thought of the idea to help boost tourism. However, in many major cities across the country, the idea of “most beautiful child” had spread. In 1964, the Little Miss America pageant had been created and was held at the New Jersey Palisades Amusement Park. It was originally meant for teenagers ages 13 to 17 years old however, the pageant grew so much in popularity that total participant number rose to over 35,000 contestants resulting in the creation of age divisions. In the late 1960s, the modern pageant had appeared and was held in Miami Florida. The industry has grown a tremendous amount since it’s modest beginnings. Child beauty pageants are broken down into several

Critical thinking skills begin to develop early in life and depending on the influences of those closest to us determines as to whether there good or bad. Since these skills develop over a lengthy period of time lets define critical thinking. Per, Paul and Elder critical thinking is defined as "the art of thinking about thinking while thinking to make thinking better" (Paul&Elder,2012, p.xix). Unfortunately, most people are influenced early and throughout their lives more by those with negative thinking habits. So it is imperative that as of today individual's must learn to approach each situation or circumstance in life with an open mind and a willingness to listen to the different points of view or opinion of others, documentation

Beauty Pageants over sexualizes little girls at a young age. As it seen in “Toddlers and Tiaras” a show by TLC show, little girls are being sexualized at a young age, by introducing them to hair extensions, make up, flippers (fake teeth), sexualized dresses. According to Paul Peterson, president and founder of A Minor Consideration, beauty pageants are “feeding the sex industry (Agadoni).” Girls are not physically ready to wear make up or hair extensions, and all of that just hides the natural beauty of a child making them more self conscious about themselves at such a young age. Little girls are going to think of themselves as not beautiful because they hide their real selves behind a ton of make up.

Beauty pageants are an unnecessary entertainment of society because they set unrealistic beauty standards for an audience of easily influenced young women. In the world of beauty pageants, there is only one kind of beauty. This one kind of beauty is "Barbie": tall, long-legged, tiny waist, straight white teeth, long thick hair. These beauty pageants can be misleading and harmful, not only to women without this body type, but also to society as a whole. The standard that beauty pageants strive for is not an all-encompassing idea of beauty, but one that is shallow and looks only at a woman's physical appearance. In a study released in September 2013, 131 female beauty pageant contestants from 43 states completed an anonymous study. 26% reported that they had been told or perceived they had an eating disorder, 48.5% reported wanting to be thinner and 57% were trying to lose weight. Beauty pageant organizers have striven for years to ensure that contestants have an opportunity to show their skills before they are crowned a "beauty queen", but the reality is that a woman not fitting the unrealistic ‘Barbie’ physical standards of beauty competition would never be considered to win a competition.

Using these elements listed above, people are able to create successful argumentative papers by following that outline. My topic I am going to use to showcase the components of an argumentative paper is why child beauty pageants should be banned. Beauty pageants have been around for hundreds of years; however, we have all seen a glimpse of what goes on behind the stage thanks to the hit television show called Toddlers and Tiaras, and many people have started to think that maybe these pageants are starting to create harmful effects on our young girls. “High Glitz” beauty pageants for children should be banned because it sexualizes girls at too young of an age, along with increasing their risk to have emotional and cognitive problems later in their life.

The TLC Show, “Toddlers and Tiaras,” is not an accurate representation of all that goes into preparing children for pageants. The show dramatizes the mostly the negative side of childhood beauty pageants. It depicts competitors that want to win strictly based on appearance. Despite the bad reputation that beauty pageants have, they equip young men and women with skills and opportunities such as chances to win scholarships, improving self-confidence and promoting social skills.

There is an average of 5,000 beauty pageants a year with over two million contestants who sign up to participate. “Toddlers and Tiaras” is a show on TLC that first aired in 2009 and is dedicated to the viewing of child beauty pageants. The show shadows the process of getting ready and the performance of the three young girls in the contest (Padmore, 2016). The ages of the girls range from only a couple months old to young girls of around fourteen or fifteen-years-old. The juvenile individuals were pictured wearing skimpy little outfits including bikinis and short shorts with a crop top shirt. The show had an average of 1.3 million viewers every week (Padmore, 2016). That is 1.3 million people, including men and child rapists, watching these little girls wearing little or next to nothing dance around the stage. Speaking from a personal standpoint, I have watched “Toddlers and Tiaras” and have witnessed a children’s beauty pageant in person. What I saw was something I could never forget. I watched