Speaking their mind. And empowering the next generation of women to come. There are 92 of us with incredible platforms. And this might be a true picture of what a beauty pageant is like on the inside; to the women competing backstage.
No doubt, many women have gone on to use their platform to do great things. But does that translate to all the girls and women watching from the sidelines at home? This also marked the year where, for the first time ever , all five major pageant crowns were held by black women. In her closing remarks, she said:. I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful … and I think it is time that stops today … I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to see their faces reflected in mine.
As a world, we still deem white, western looking women to be the most beautiful. Other cultures continue to aspire to this aesthetic—through hair weaves, skin bleaching, and plastic surgery—often at the risk of their own health.
And why, as women, are we continuing to step forward to be judged? Many contestants become bridesmaids for each other and life-long friends. Goal Setting — You do not reach goals if you do not set them. Goals and dreams are essential in life. Pageants promote goal setting and will truly inspire a contestant to search her soul, think about the future and make a plan on how to get there. Sometimes, the pageant, itself, is a stepping-stone to achieving those goals.
Overcoming shyness — This is one I can personally attest to. The idea of entering a pageant was in total conflict with my shy personality. I was practically forced into it, but now I am so grateful for the experience!
I learned that pageants are great training in managing shyness and functioning in social situations. There I was, a beauty queen with national titles, standing next to these guys who seemed more impressed by a crown and sash than the personality of this woman, whom I consider my sister queen.
I realized that many people might not know what the crown truly means. Many have a flawed idea about what it means to wear that crown and simply attribute it to the physical beauty of the woman wearing it, when it means so much more. I can say from experience that there is more to a pageant queen than her beauty, including how the woman will develop and refine skills that will serve her well later in life.
To us, beauty pageants range from a simple weekend hobby to a full blown sport, and yes, pageants are a sport. It is about finding a young woman who embodies the qualities of the organization hosting the competition and presents them in a way that reflects well on the competition and the awarding body. The side of pageants that the public rarely gets to see is the side that I love. In addition to an individualized, personal platform chosen by the contestant, many pageants will also have an organization or cause that they support on a national level.
This allows for continuity as the titleholder and her platform change every year, but the relationship with the chosen organization remains. The well-developed relationship between Miss America and CMN allows for the current titleholders, at any level, to raise awareness for a single cause that becomes a uniting force among those who represent the pageant.
By having a national platform, the pageant not only displays a commitment to helping the community on a large scale, but it also allows individual contestants the opportunity to become involved in the organization as well, an involvement that usually continues well past the end of a reign as pageant queen.
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