Child Beauty Pageants Affect Child Development

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Child beauty pageant affects child development in some ways. Child may be sensitive if they are looking good and they have materialistic concerns. Children may become more concerned with the development of their looks than with developing their internal selves. Beauty pageants stress looks, glamour and, often, insulting outfits not suitable for their age. Alison Bryant says, “Girls can be bitchy and competitive enough as it is, and entering them in beauty pageants only encourages the development of this trait.” Competing child in a beauty pageant could be a great way to develop themselves, and their career for the future. Competing child in a beauty pageant can also increase thier confidence.
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