My daughter is seven and she's been wanting to do pageants for the last four years. I told her that she could do one when she turned seven, but now I can't find any near me. I live in Virginia Beach, VA, so I'm looking for pretty much anywhere in Hampton Roads or NE North Carolina.
2006-07-21 06:46:48 · 9 answers · asked by korr1121 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Listen, I am not on here looking to be abused for asking a question. And pageants are not sick and twisted. She knew at three eyars old what they were because she had a cousin doing them. And I don't need to live my life through her since I was in many pageants as a child and I won plenty of them. Thank you very much.
2006-07-21 07:02:59 · update #1
The best thing to do is look on the internet. We use to live in Norfolk VA and my hubby was in Virginia Beach bout 3 yrs ago.Some of the pagent are on this sight. Make sure you check the dates. Sometimes ppl dont take them off even tho it is old. I have Co.Directed pagents and my little girl has done them since she was 11months. I still let her play dress up in the dresses. I always make sure it is funnn!!! The only one that wasn't fun I walked out of and said if it isn't going to be fun for me and HER, I will not stay. No matter how much money I have invested.
http://www.pageantrymagazine.com/magazine/info/pageants/Calendar.html
I hope this helps. If you have NE Qs you can E me
2006-07-21 06:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just some advice to you for future questions, Ignore the stupid comments on here. Some people just have nothing better to do than try and ruffle people's feathers.
You clearly stated YOUR DAUGHTER has been asking forever to enter a pageant and you told her when she turns seven. She is now seven. There truly is nothing sick or twisted about entering a child in a pageant when you are not consumed in living your life through your child. I think it's a great idea. She thinks it's fun, not a job like most kids in those things are forced to feel. Hurray for her.
Have you tried looking for modeling agencies in the bigger metropolitan areas near your city? You can also look in parenting magazines, often they have those listed in the back section of the magazine.
I wish you well in your search for a pageant, and hope that you and your daughter have a great time bonding and having fun with this activity . Sounds like fun.
2006-07-21 09:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by Fiona70 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wanted to add as the parent of a seven year old and big believer in the girl power thing--not all pageants are bad and if its something she wants to do, then great. I think that YOUR overall attitude will be what's ultimately important and how you are modeling accepting wins and losses in the pageant for her. I think it's great that you are supportive of your daughter and are following through with what you said to her about waiting until she was seven. My neice participated in pageants for many years and traveled all over the US, which is something not a lot of kids have the opportunity to do. She did not grow up warped and twisted and she's def. not the DIVA type. She is now finishing medical school (going into forensics) and is very confident and grounded and all around amazing.
2006-07-22 02:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And what would your question be?
Yes, beauty pageants are sick and twisted and you are living vicariously through your daughter because you put these ideas that if you're pretty you are a winner into her head. There is no way that a 3 year old even knows what a pageant is without you introducing it to her.
2006-07-21 06:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by violamom74 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't go so far as to say that they are sick and twisted, but there is something about validating what society dictates to us daily, you have to be beautiful in order to be good, or popular etc.
while many will defend pageants and say they are good self esteem builders, but dont you think a 5 year old who is dressed up dancing like a stripper is a good thing? my kids are beautiful, people constantly told me to place them into pageants, but no...I want my kids to be known for who they are not for what they look like.
Why build a world of fake looking girls? why not get your daughter into books, and school work?
my son is a handsome young man, with a great personality, but has been taught that there is more to the human than the outside package. there are a great deal things better to do. he is very smart, and a good natured person who does not have to be judged, or judge others based on appearance.
Why must we teach our daughters that in order for them to be someone they have to look a certain way?
Why?
Kids may like it for a while, but how many of them lose their childhood? Do you honestly think her looks will carry her through school? enabling her to get a good career, other than pageant queen? that can only last until the early twenties, and when she is used up what will she fall back on?
2006-07-22 04:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by LoverOfQT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think ur sick, or twisted at all. See if there's a Miss Hawaiin Tropic pageant out there.
2006-07-21 07:32:52 · answer #6 · answered by KMMT ^_^ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search the web for pagents that could be in your area other than that I dont know what to tell you
\Good Luck
2006-07-21 06:53:41 · answer #7 · answered by rebecca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.questmodels.com/quest.html
http://www.pageantcenter.com/majorpageants.html
try these links they should help some. i am also looking for pageants in virginia for my son
2006-07-21 07:43:38 · answer #8 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://pageantcenter.com/majorpageants.html
2006-07-21 06:59:03 · answer #9 · answered by DJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋