{"id":15550,"date":"2019-02-22T13:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T18:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=15550"},"modified":"2020-07-02T16:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T20:21:45","slug":"beauty-pageants-are-more-than-just-physical-beauty-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/beauty-pageants-are-more-than-just-physical-beauty-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty Pageants Are More Than Just Physical Beauty Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15551\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Graphics by Kaley Peniche.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Pageants.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KALEY PENICHE \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamt of being on one of those floats at the Three Kings Parade, waving at the crowd while wearing a sash and a crown. But in real life, I never felt like I belonged there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wasn\u2019t tall, blonde, or even close to a size zero like the traditional pageant queen stereotypes. One day, I realized that it didn\u2019t matter that I was a size 12 with curly brown hair and measured 5-feet-2 inches tall. I wanted to compete and at least be able to say I tried, so that\u2019s exactly what I did; I signed myself up for the local Miss Teen Art Deco USA Pageant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going into pageant rehearsals, I expected the girls to be mean, rude and snobby, just like in the movies. Imagine my surprise when I found that they were extremely nice, elegant, and sociable. Backstage, they always helped the other contestants with wardrobe changes and wished each other the best of luck on the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t go home with a crown, but I did leave with something more important: my forever sisters. Once in a while, we get together and catch up as if time never passed. When any of us have local competitions or events, we try our hardest to be there and support each other. I can only describe it as a sorority without the Greek life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The true test in a pageant is the interview\u2014it\u2019s the few moments a contestant has to show what she\u2019s made of. In recent years, the questions have become more challenging. Rather than asking a contestant what makes them blush like they did at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missuniverse.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Miss Universe<\/span><\/a> in 2002, judges might ask why a contestant believes that freedom of the press is important like in the 2018 competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you look at contestants on the surface, you might assume they aren\u2019t smart; all they have is that pretty face and fit body. But you would be surprised to find out that most of us have real career goals to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers and journalists, to make a difference in any way we can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wolfson-campus-student-runs-for-miss-florida-usa\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">pageant title<\/span><\/a>, your time is spent volunteering, advocating for issues you care about, and setting an example for generations of girls to come. If you ask anyone who has competed in a beauty pageant, they will tell you that it gives you a confidence you didn\u2019t know you had. Walking on that stage, whether it be in your opening number dress, swimsuit or evening gown makes you feel on top of the world<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the true beauty of a beauty pageant.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamt of being on one of those floats at the Three Kings Parade, waving at the crowd while wearing a sash and a crown. But in real life, I never felt like I belonged there. 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