How can I boost my daughters pageants?

Question

I have a 3 daughters that are in pageants. I was wondering how I could boost up their name, like make them more out there in the world. They have been in a couple of magazines, and I wanted them to go farther. If anyone know anybody, please be free to email me.

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What is the big deal? Pageants are not something bad, I am just wanting to boost up their name!

Answer 1

Some people are just mean on here. Have you tried to get a sponser? Keep up the good work.

Answer 2

I don't think I would. When I was younger I often looked back and wished my mom had done something like that with me, but then I realized that although I grew up to be a 'glamour girl' (into the whole glitz, makeup, show business thing), I made that decision for MYSELF, and if she would have forced me into them I probably would have hated it. I don't do pageants but have done stage work and dance competitions which are a lot of the same. Watching Toddlers and Tiaras just confirmed my opinion, because I want to cry when those poor little girls are being forced to get spray tanned and their legs waxed, I mean COME ON. I would suggest waiting until your daughter is old enough to decide for herself. 10 is actually a good age, not too late to start! Pre-teen and teen pageants would be a good opportunity IF she was interested, I wouldn't push it on her if she's not. Also- if you need money for college, you can A) get a job! B) try to get a scholarship from something else! C) enter a teen pageant- if that's what you want to do, it's never too late. I think teen pageants are a lot more respectable because the girls do interviews and answer questions in addition to the 'glitz' stuff, and you actually have the chance to win a scholarship from that too. Good luck.

Answer 3

This pageant stuff is about you and not them. They will always want it because they get your attention. I think maybe you should tone it down and do other things with your girls. I can see how you can bond with them and other mothers that will make it fun just like the soccer moms, but I think in the long run it starts to get destructive. Mostly because the focus is "competition" and that competition is based on how you can attract others. I think you should focus on hobbies and something that may include more of their father's interest. Having a little princess for a dad is cute but there is better bonding that can be done in different areas that doesn't include "my girls competing against those girls."

I don't mean to rain on your parade but I raised 3 daughters from little to old. I sent one to John Casablanca's when she was a teen for her self confidence. That was enough and at the right age. Her mother focused on one for cheerleading. Her mother always wanted to be a cheerleader and had the looks but never could get along with other girls so this time she was living through this one daughter. It was about her and not the girl.

I don't think you are a bad mom as many would say, but I think you are misguided and it won't have terrible consequences but when you and they are older you will see there was better things you could have done with your girls.

Answer 4

Don't push them too hard in competing with one another and with other girls. This is how they will get bitter and that "b#*@%y" attitude will over come them. Give them lots of support and love and show them how they can help the world through community service. I'm not a big fan of children in pageants, but I'm not that type of person to put anyone down for this. Just thought I'd share what I thought that may help you.

Answer 5

My daughter now 21 is beyond beautiful, she could have gone all the way. But I said to myself when she was little, would she want this, because beauty is only skin deep. So while her friends were doing pagents, my daughter was volunteering at the local animal shelter, helping abused children as a big sister, and doing archaeological field work at age 8 to help preserve history. If you want to boost your daughters help them see there is more to life than tiara's and smiles, there are many in need. That build character. Im not condeming pagents, but a child needs to build character thats true beauty.
She is now in NYC doing amazingly, she is asked to model all the time, what does she do with her spare time....Volunteering somewhere to help others

Answer 6

How YOU can boost their names up? If your daughters want them boosted up, then THEY need to do the work. You say YOU wanted them to go farther. What about what THEY want? They are just kids. Let them be normal kids. Don't live your life's dream through them.

Answer 7

ask Jonbenet Ramsey's father how they (mum has since died) did it.

all these pageants do is sexualise children. All children are beautiful. You don't need a judge to tell you. I want my children to believe in themselves for things other than their looks.

Answer 8

Try to get them into tv/print commercials...they are too young for volunteer work but if they sing, perhaps they could perform at community events/women's shows to get better known.
Check with local clothing companies that may put on fashion shows if they require models...these girls seem to have what it takes.

Answer 9

Showing off little girls who look like street walkers isn't very appealing to me. Seems to me that there should be a red light above them.

Answer 10

I dont know if you've seen "Little Miss Sunshine", but I have a deep resentment for these sort of things...

but aside from my bias towards the sexualization of young children, why not start a website?