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 ...

Child beauty pageants are a lot like crime coverage on ... fashion shows, heels and dresses.” “To paint makeup on their faces and do up their hair, etc., OMG, wake up people,” said Charlie ...

The potential impact of child beauty pageants may be viewed in terms of the fallacious arguments most frequently cited in support of this activity: All little girls like to play dress up at some time.

Child beauty pageants have existed in the United States for decades ... They loved the attention, the glamor and the pretty dresses, but it was also stressful, embarrassing and overly competitive.

The child beauty pageant seems like quite the racket. Parents spend thousands on dresses, coaches and makeup, and for what? Cheap trophies and affirmation that only looks count. Karen Read retrial ...

Boys and girls in fancy dresses and suits are everywhere. Excited parents are primping their children. A preliminary for the America’s Cover Miss & Cover Boy U.S.A Beauty Pageant is about to begin.

The world of child beauty pageants is a controversial ... often paved with costly singing and dancing lessons, pageant coaches, expensive dresses and summers spent in RVs, driving from pageant ...

Since JonBenet’s death, child pageants have come under scrutiny ... community center hall in her pink Easter dress as she awaited her first beauty pageant appearance.

Child beauty pageants are a lot like crime coverage on ... fashion shows, heels and dresses.” “To paint makeup on their faces and do up their hair, etc., OMG, wake up people,” said Charlie ...