Child Pageants

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As we want the greatest thinks of our children in our world, we want them to do their best. To compete and show off their exceptional talents to the world to see them and enjoy it. children should stay hooked on hobbies than spending their time on an iPad or playing a video game. Children procession makes children grow up too fast. Ashley Berry was ten years old before her mother begins entering Berry into pageants again, after having done a few as five years old. She fell in love with competing, and three years later she is “the most well-poised, outspoken young lady you will meet," said her mother. However, children pageant should be forbidden, for it takes the right of the children, they make them pretend that they must be picture-perfect …show more content…

Ashley is making a noteworthy influence in her life and in the society in addition to all of this she started this because she founded up out for the children that are bullied in school. Berry said that Processions does geared to manufacture her an improved person and charitable to the community, and can aid her receive scholarship money. We take it very seriously, but she's a kid outside of that." all though the sensationalized view of children and youth pageants is portrayed on reality shows, there are positive characteristic, and effects to be found for many girls who choose to make it a hobby, but then again not all of the children that are in beauty pageants stand by making an influence in the world today. Beauty pageants competing for the best in their ages of gorgeousness, sportswear modeling, talent, makeup, …show more content…

At the age of two to 18 some children be in competition. As seen on “TLC reality show Toddlers & Tiaras", and its spin-off, "Her se Comes Honey Boo", child beauty pageants put a premium on appearance and in the case of so-called "high-glitz" pageants it's an appearance that requires girls to dress up and perform like “pint-size adults, complete with fake hair, spray tans, full makeup, ornate costumes and even artificial teeth (known as flippers)." that make them look like a clown or a mini version of Kim Kan Dashhion Beauty pageants stress looks, glamour and, often, insulting outfits not suitable for their

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