Are beauty contests degrading womanhood?

It depend on how you take it. Its an opportunity to show talent for a talented girl on the other side during this contest many girls who didn't win went in some wrong directions. Everything which has a brighter side also had a darker side.

As far as beauty is concerned, I think beauty contest considers inner as well as physical appearance, confidence, maturity level, etc.

So I think beauty contests are not degrading womanhood.

It might not degrade but beauty is an essential thing for woman to attract the world with essence. People must respect women under the aspect of beauty and encourage to promote their talent!.

First of all I would like to say that it is not what you do that degrades a woman, but how you do it. If the pageant is strictly about looks and beauty than it is what it is. To see who has the better look or the look that is more honorable. This is not degrading but can cause self esteem issues for women that enter these pageants just to feel pretty or just to prove a point to the world. Pageants are not for every woman but unfortunately a lot of the wrong women enter these pageants and wind up getting their feelings hurt. I think when women have to wear little or nothing with all types of strange men looking at them, than that can be degrading to a woman if she doesn't know how to handle this mentally. Personally I think it is a beautiful thing to show your body especially when it is nice. If certain women think pageants are degrading then don't bother with them. Believe me there are other things excluding pageants that degrade women. But it is a matter of opinion and it strictly depends on the woman. So I say no, pageants are not degrading. It's the woman herself that determines what makes her feel less than who and what she is.

No, beauty contests do not degrade womanhood in any ways. In stead it flourishes the feminine beauty and intellect. Beauty contest examines not only the womanly beauty and glamour, but also it trials their confidence, presence of mind, knowledge. In fact when the whole world is thoroughly busy in the competition to show the best in them, women like Mary Kom, P. V. Sindhu, Sania Mirza, Taslima Nasrin and most importantly Malala should be an inspiration to other women to show the womanpower. Because such beauty pageants only upgrade womanly status, without hurting the womanly image in front of the world in any ways.

According to beauty contests are not degrading womanhood. This is the good platform to show their to the world. By these contests so many women will inspire and actively participate in that contests. This beauty contests increases the determination, will power, courage in the woman.

In my point of you beauty contrast is not degrading women wood. Because of women get a great opportunity to express our great talent and our confidence in front of different great peoples. Don't think in bad view because of its a one of the art for womens. Participate in beauty contest is our own interest so we are not to avoid and degrading those feelings and interests.

They know what to do and what not to do. I'm giving one example to all i.e., I have so much of interest to participate in beauty contrast but I don't know how to express my feelings. So its my fault. So from this example we understand some of the womens only having this talent so encourage them. Finally a very thankful to all viewers.

Well I think beauty contests offer opportunities for a layman to participate in and also open different avenues. Many smart girls who want to be an actress often don't get chance. These contests also help industries to find out the talented ones and nature the talent. Its really up to ones mind that how to interpret things.

Beauty contests also don't demand of physical exposure, one can show her beauty by traditional dresses, make-ups, different tasks performed by them.

Woman is considered sacred in hinduism and respected more or less in all religions so its men's duty to uplift them without bringing obstacles.

Beauty contests do not degrade womanhood. It is how the person watching it depicts a wrong image. Instead of girls wearing minimal clothes n exposing their bodies, they should wear "Sarees" and "Kurtas" where in actual beauty is seen.

In this way you do not have to have a sexy body, a pretty face, a zero size figure or all these sort of things. You just have to know how to carry your self. And I feel men should respect women irrespective of how they behave.

Considering the Indian culture beauty contest is degrading womanhood but those only because of some activity in the contest which encourages the nudity. But with that it is also a great platform for Indian women to express her idea where the whole country and world will listen. After getting the spotlight they can promote many social agendas and some person like Susmita sen and Dia Mirza is doing.

They set examples to other women and child. In my view we can held this contest by modifying it in our way of civilization and can remove those rounds which is object-able according to our culture. We can and we should organize this beauty contest but not like the western way but in our traditional way.

You can say yes if you think due to these contests women are becoming more self centered which is not a quality of women. If you think that they are promoting jealousy or materialism or just external beauty then also you can say yes they are degrading women.

But if you think the other way, these contests give women a chance to be admired or to be loved by all or dress up differently which I feel they like it is just a way of amusement and refreshment and a way to encourage them and not to hurt sentiments of others who are not externally that beautiful (actually external beauty is not the sole criteria of being beautiful and beauty depends upon the eyes of beholder as rightly said by someone).

So it do have negative aspects but if we search for positive in something then we can get away with negativity in it.