How Beauty Contests Affects Women’s Self-esteem
                     How Beauty 
Contests 
Affects 
Women’s 
Self-esteem
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How Beauty Contests Affect Women’s 
Self-Esteem?
Beauty pageants have been 
taking place around the globe 
for a very long time. What are 
beauty contests and why are 
they conducted all over the 
globe? The importance of 
beauty contests and their 
purpose is to find, and crown, 
the most beautiful girl in the 
competition.
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How Beauty Contests Affect Women’s 
Self-Esteem?
There are three primary 
reasons why people compete 
in beauty pageants: because 
they enjoy attention, they 
want to make money through 
modeling and acting, or they 
have a fondness for 
performance. 
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How Beauty Contests Affect Women’s 
Self-Esteem?
The attention the winners receive is 
similar to the attention athletes receive 
while competing in some sporting events. 
Beauty contests that focus on being fun 
can be beneficial for an adult woman or 
girl, as long as she keeps it within a 
reasonable limit and realizes that there is 
more to her as an individual than her looks 
alone. Many cosmetic companies are 
eager to sponsor the beauty pageants to 
promote their exclusive cosmetic products. 
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How Beauty Contests Affect Women’s 
Self-Esteem?
There are also different types of 
beauty contests such as those 
that allow girls with a natural 
talent for singing or dancing. 
Some children participate in these 
types of competitions because 
their families want them to do 
well at something instead of just 
sitting around watching Television 
all day.
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Some Psychological Effects of Beauty 
Pageants
Beauty pageants are known to 
harm a child's self-esteem and 
mental health. Without proper 
guidance and support from 
parents who understand the 
harmful effects of 
beauty pageants, children can 
develop eating disorders or 
low self-esteem issues. 
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Some Psychological Effects of Beauty 
Pageants
As beautiful as these girls are, 
whenever they lose a pageant, their 
self-esteem shoots to an all-time low. 
The support of friends and family 
means nothing to them because 
these girls have been taught that the 
only opinion that matters is the 
opinion of a random judge. These are 
some of the positive and negative 
effects of beauty pageants that 
people should be aware about.
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Beauty Vs Brain
If a person wants to be a 
beauty queen, they need to 
realize that it is sometimes 
an unrealistic goal. Most 
pageants will judge the 
women on their looks and 
this can cause eating 
disorders and other mental 
health problems. 
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Beauty Vs Brain
But, If you think you have what 
it takes to win a beauty 
pageant, then go for it. Just 
don’t expect the results to be 
very realistic for everyday 
people or even for most 
pageant queens. Do research on 
this topic on your mobiles and 
laptops and stay fit using the 
right exercise equipment to look 
great.
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The Standard of Beauty
We all know that looks aren’t 
everything. But the fact of the 
matter is that people make 
judgments about you based on 
what they see. And if you want to 
be confident in your abilities, and 
not be negatively judged for 
something out of your control (ie: 
how you look), then it’s essential to 
be comfortable in your own skin.
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The Standard of Beauty
And treating yourself well. 
The beauty culture has 
evolved from a standard of 
beauty that was based on 
physical features to one 
that is based largely on 
personality. 
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The Standard of Beauty
These days most people do 
not take much time to look 
inside someone to see if 
they are beautiful or not. 
They usually judge you on 
how well you have 
maintained your looks, or 
how good your makeup and 
hair look. 
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The Standard of Beauty
A new generation of young 
women is now being 
encouraged to base their 
identity and sense of self-
worth on how well they look. 
They are told that their 
appearance will bring them 
fame and fortune. 
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The Standard of Beauty
These young women often 
become obsessed with getting 
plastic surgery because they 
want what they think is “the 
perfect body”. Competition 
between these girls is fierce, 
leading them to do just about 
anything in order to one-up 
their friends and enemies
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