In 2013 they passed a law to make beauty pageants illegal for participants under the age of 16.
Child beauty pageants in missouri.
It s no secret that childhood beauty pageants are pretty controversial from their link to devastating tragedies like the murder of jonbenet ramsey to quintessentially trash television shows like here comes honey boo boo pageants have given rise to serious questions regarding child exploitation and the sometimes thin line between exploitation and harmless entertainment.
My staff and i have 8 years of experience in the pageant industry.
For this reason we focus on keeping our events natural age appropriate and we do not allow makeup on contestants under the age of 13 for our overall phases of competition.
Although the media may exaggerate the reality of child beauty pageants there is a lot of truth to the unbelievable actions of the parents and children that are being shown.
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It is our belief that everyone regardless of economic stature should be afforded the opportunity to be king or queen.
We are located in the heart of the ozarks.
Based in austin texas we host pageants all over the state as well as online pageants that anyone can compete in.
Welcome and thanks for your interest in our pageant.
Welcome to springfield missouri elite pageantry.
I competed in my first american coed pageant in 2006 and it changed my life forever.
They will compete at the regional pageant in ohio for the midwest and state titles.
Let us take into consideration the pros and cons of child beauty pageants and whether these competitions serve any purpose other than showcasing the beauty of a child.
Pageants are shown to cause bodily dissatisfaction pose health risks and create high exposure to sexual predators.
About universal royalty beauty pageant.
If your child wins a local or district pageant there is no obligation for them to move on to compete at the state or midwest pageant.
We believe in natural beauty and promoting confidence in your own skin.
Many countries have expressed outrage at how exploitative child pageants have become.
This is a no obligation pageant.
France became the first country to make them criminal.
Midwest kids beauty pageant is for children as young as newborn up to the age of 11.
Since 1995 for more than 25 years universal royalty beauty pageant has been organizing the nation s best children s beauty pageants baby pageants and little miss beauty contests.
We springfield missouri elite pageantry specializes in infant child and teen pageants.
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