Fake hair, false teeth, spray tans and plucked eyebrows are just a few of the things some of these girls have when they get ready to compete. The competition consists of young girls who compete for the beauty crown. Attention-hungry moms put their daughters in old-girl dresses and cover them in makeup and glamor to compete for the winning title. The judges choose the most beautiful girl who wins the title, a glittering crown, a trophy and money. Although beauty pageants teach children to compete, childhood pageants affect children's childhoods because children grow up faster than they should and it teaches girls that their true beauty does not exist and that they should dress and act like old women to make people believe they are. beautiful.How can a child have a normal life when he spends weeks practicing to compete for a beauty pageant? Young children should play outside with their friends, play with dolls, and wear Disney princess dresses around the house. Childhood is the most important time in both the parents' and the child's lives, but those memories can be ruined by the distraction of a beauty pageant. To plan a pageant, your child must spend weeks practicing their routine and planning their outfits for the big day. Competitions can cost a lot of money and a lot of time. The average cost to compete in a pageant is approximately six hundred and fifty five dollars, including formal wear, athletic wear, and dance. This does not include travel, hotels and food, which can be up to a couple hundred dollars more. Athletic and formal clothes can cost up to twelve thousand dollars (Nussbaum, 2013). With these high costs, the family may not have enough money to give the child age-appropriate toys....... half of the paper ......ed but only according to certain regulations. A minimum age of sixteen is a great restriction and can help make the pageant world a more mature and fair competition. Works Citedacademic, e. (2013). Beauty pageants for children: a gateway to gender inequality. uwire text, 1.Heller, E. (2011). SOME PARENTS HAVE WELL-INTENDED BUT MISLOUD IDEAS ABOUT CHILDREN'S BEAUTY PAGETS. state press service, 1.Nussbaum, K. (2013). CHILDREN AND BEAUTY CONTESTS. BEAUTY CONTESTS, 1.Start ASL. (2008, August 19). American Sign Language begins. Retrieved from Start ASL: http://www.start-american-sign-lingual.com/heather-whitestone.htmlstates news service. (2011). SOME PARENTS HAVE WELL-INTENDED BUT MISLOUD IDEAS ABOUT CHILDREN'S BEAUTY PAGETS. state news service, 1.THE WEEK. (2012). The five biggest controversies affecting "babies and tiaras". COMPANY INTERIOR, 1.