Beauty Pageants Essay

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Beauty Pageants Beauty pageants have been around for a very long time. Adult beauty pageants began in 1920’s . Children beauty pageants began in the 1960’s . There are many types of beauty pageants . They are: Miss America , Mrs. Texas , Miss world , Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth .They also have pageants for men which are : Mr. Universe, Mr. World , and Manhunt International .But men pageants aren’t based on beauty they are based on strength and ability . Beauty pageants are not all fun and games. There are many rules you have to follow and many things that the judges look for. For starters, you have to make sure you are in the right pageant that fits your age group , for example ; in the Miss Universe pageant you have to be seventeen or older to compete in the pageant .Miss Universe 1957 Glays Zender was the youngest contestant in history ! She was seventeen . You cannot enter into certain pageants if you are married . In 1957, Miss USA Mary Leona Gage , was disqualified for being married .Also Armi Kuusela gave up her title to get married .The title was postdated so she was declared first Miss Universe 1953 . The contestants need to have a platform , something they believe in . Like world peace or recycling . The judges will judge the contestants in many categories . For example , how you look in evening attire ,swimwear , and sportswear . They will also judge the contestants on their talent , looks , personality , and poise . They will also interview each contestant to see how well they respond to questions they ask . Each contestant is also graded on their efforts in volunteer work that they do .Examples of volunteer work : raising money to help the poor or the elderly . The judges will score you for each category separately and
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