Physical Problems
Entering young women into child beauty pageants is wrong. This is a serious issue because many parents are compromising their daughter’s physical and mental health for the title of Miss. Supreme Queen. The show “Toddlers in Tiaras” depicts moms so desperate for their children to win that they force them to receive UV or spray tans, bikini waxes, and even Botox injections. Most of the girls featured on the show are under six years old. Kerry Campbell, the mother of an eight year old featured on the controversial show stated, “All this pain and effort now will benefit Britney in the end. When she's a superstar earning millions, she'll always be grateful for what I did when she was so young” (Evans). More information on this bizarre and cruel story can be found: here. It is easy to understand why many claim that actions taken by pageant moms are cruel and borderline abusive.