Pretty Baby: The Negative Effects Of Beauty Pageant

Approximately 250,000 out of 2.5 million people in the pageantry industry are children, and a huge sum of these children have/are facing abuse. Children are being forced into pageants by their parents just for the money. These pageants can cause many mental issues. This specific industry along with some others can sexualize young children. Beauty Pageants are extremely harmful, because they damage mental health and are expensive; however, pageantry can be beneficial to their social lives.

These beauty pageants cause a lot of harm to mental health. The multitude of critics of childhood pageants believe there are more negative outcomes compared to positive outcomes. In ‘Entertaining a False Reality' by Angela Everhart, it states, “Some of the

This is shown in the article, ‘Pretty Baby: The Conundrum of Beauty Pageants’ by Taryn Lenert, when she writes, “Beauty pageants happen at local, county, state, national, and international levels when looking at the competitions from a U.S. perspective. There are similar competitions held at similar levels internationally as well. These events bring people together who are passionate about the same things, building bridges between cultures and societies with their mutual love of pageantry. (Lenert)” Although a large sum of people are gaining an immense amount of recognition, the more well known you are the less privacy you will experience. Not to mention, the expenses to beautify someone can be costly, and most people would be better off saving their money. Angela Everhart proves this in her article by saying, “Many parents put wigs, hair extensions, fake eyelashes, fake spray tans and teeth whitening strips on their young children. A mouthpiece-type retainer called a “flipper,” is often used to make children with missing front teeth look less gap ridden and more perfect.” (Everhart)” These pageants can assist people in earning money to stabilize themselves financially, as well as develop healthy social skills. These pageants can improve communication skills, status, and more social aspects. Overall that is why Beauty Pageants could be healthy towards