Argumentative Essay On Child Beauty Pageants

How do beauty pageant contestants do it? How are they so confident? “More than 2 million girls in the US compete in pageants alone” (Ford). Kids who take part in the pageants and are always on stage, have no trouble being in front of hundreds of people. Child beauty pageants have been a controversial issue all over the world. Kids compete to see who has the best smile, hair, makeup and outfits. They show off their talents and are judged upon what they do best. Many people are against child beauty pageants because they feel that the child’s development is being affected. A child’s development which include psychological and emotional changes a child has as they get older. There’s many thing that being in a child pageants can teach kids and

In fact, that is not true. Today in our society, more and more parents are being judged because their children take part in beauty pageants. Children beauty pageants have been around for decades and have been beneficial to kids. While being a contestant, kids are showed social skills and endurance. The children win prizes and money which can be saved for college or future expenses that they child might have. Parents put their kids into this for innocent fun. They show off their talents and looks, which nothing is wrong with that. This helps the child build their character. It makes them confident about who they are. Better yet, they do not affect a child’s development in any way, it helps

They have to spend time on their routines, hair, outfits and makeup. What people don’t see is that getting involved in things like this can help a child not sit on the couch for hours instead of doing something productive. "Say what you want about these little girls, but spending hours learning and practicing is a much better way to spend one’s time than glued to a TV screen like most other kids" (Foley). Foley is an active supporter of beauty pageants. Studies show that while kids go through their development they don’t want to do much but sit inside and watch TV. Being in the pageants keeps them going all the time. From doing their dance routine over and over to perfecting their smile for the judges. "I understand the irony in promoting “Beauty Without Barriers” in a beauty pageant, but the pageants that I participate in and coach other young women for are scholarship organizations that require women to be poised, elegant, talented, and well-spoken" (Nooruddin). Beauty pageants teach young ladies how to respectful and responsible. Not all pageants are about makeup and hair. Some pageants show you how to be respectful, responsible and elegant. This can help in the future and teach kids how to be a well-mannered adolescent. This can help in future opportunities that can lead to having good jobs and getting into which ever industry they’d like to. It makes them appear much more