Beauty Pagents
History
Current Events
and 18 year old Creole won it
This is when the title "Beauty Queen" became popular
First one took place in 1888 in Spa, Belgium
Small pageants locally
Pageants on the national level
Yearly Miss America pageant
Why they are still relevant
Provides college opportunities
provides opportunities for employment
Supposivley promote confdience in young women
Criteria to qualify in the past
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Criteria to qualify currently
Rich and family well known
you may not have children
never allowed to have been pregnant
You can not allowed to be married, previously married or divorced, no engagements, no dating
Exemplifies good and Christian faith and values
White
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you have to raise money in order to qualify
you have to grant permission for people to sign contracts on your behalf
most of the time you pay out of pocket for attire, travel and so forth
"good health" no plus sizes
no tattoos or piercings except ears
you cant be over 24 to compete
you cant even keep the crown given to you on stage
no opinions on controversial matters
no drinking or smoking
if you re caught, you will not compete
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Skinny and even proportional