Positives of a Beauty Contest
The Positives of Beauty Contest on Modern Society
Who would not want to be beautiful, talented, hard-working, and community-service oriented? Who would not want to go to college on scholarships? A beauty contest is a competition in which the entrants are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners being awarded titles or prizes. There are many types of beauty contest. The two main types are natural and glitz. Natural pageants focus on the contestant’s natural beauty while the glitz pageants are more glamorous; focusing on their high fashion evening gowns and swimsuits ("Glitz pageants," 2009).During pageants the competitors are judged on a variety of aspects. Some of the characteristics they are judged on include beauty, talent, formalwear, swimwear, essays, and interviews. Every pageant has their own distinct way of judging and kind of characteristics to judge on. Beauty contest serve a positive purpose in modern society for the contestants and contributors.
History
Pageants have been around for centuries. In history, beauty contest were a form of entertainment. In ancient China, special rules were created for selecting beauties (Shabanov, 2009). The first civilized beauty pageant was extremely modest according to a reporter of a Scandinavian newspaper(Nussbaum). All men wore tuxedos and women worn long dresses(Nussbaum). The first winner of an international pageant was Marthe Soucaret. The title she won was Most Beautiful Girl on the Planet and she also won five thousand franks (Shabanov, 2009). Beauty pageants became big in America in the 1920s. The first Miss America pageant was held on September 8, 1921. The winner was only sixteen years old. This pageant was also the first pageant that the girls wore swimwear ("Key facts and," 2011). Beauty contest have developed drastically overtime.
Developing Self-Esteem Beauty contest serve a variety of purposes to be a positive impression on today’s society by promoting
Who would not want to be beautiful, talented, hard-working, and community-service oriented? Who would not want to go to college on scholarships? A beauty contest is a competition in which the entrants are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners being awarded titles or prizes. There are many types of beauty contest. The two main types are natural and glitz. Natural pageants focus on the contestant’s natural beauty while the glitz pageants are more glamorous; focusing on their high fashion evening gowns and swimsuits ("Glitz pageants," 2009).During pageants the competitors are judged on a variety of aspects. Some of the characteristics they are judged on include beauty, talent, formalwear, swimwear, essays, and interviews. Every pageant has their own distinct way of judging and kind of characteristics to judge on. Beauty contest serve a positive purpose in modern society for the contestants and contributors.
History
Pageants have been around for centuries. In history, beauty contest were a form of entertainment. In ancient China, special rules were created for selecting beauties (Shabanov, 2009). The first civilized beauty pageant was extremely modest according to a reporter of a Scandinavian newspaper(Nussbaum). All men wore tuxedos and women worn long dresses(Nussbaum). The first winner of an international pageant was Marthe Soucaret. The title she won was Most Beautiful Girl on the Planet and she also won five thousand franks (Shabanov, 2009). Beauty pageants became big in America in the 1920s. The first Miss America pageant was held on September 8, 1921. The winner was only sixteen years old. This pageant was also the first pageant that the girls wore swimwear ("Key facts and," 2011). Beauty contest have developed drastically overtime.
Developing Self-Esteem Beauty contest serve a variety of purposes to be a positive impression on today’s society by promoting
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