Are beauty contests degrading womanhood?

I think Beauty contests are both : a boon and a bane. It all comes down to how you see it. Whether you see it as an opportunity to express yourself or you see it as degradation of your culture. As the saying goes "Beauty lies in the Eyes of the Beholder", 3 judges in a beauty contest cannot brand you as beautiful or ugly, as beauty is truly a matter of how you perceive it. And there's nothing wrong with it!. Society should not define us and our actions (for those who do plan to enter such contests).

Beauty contests don't degrade women. Generally beauty contests not only consider beauty but also consider other aspects like their attitude, talent, inner beauty etc. This is a great platform for women to show their talents. If a women can can achieve success in any field why can't she achieve in this field?and moreover participating in a beauty contest is the decision of her family.

Many people think about wearing short dresses. Just like in India wearing a saree is our style wearing short dresses is their style in abroad. In India it is not our culture to wear those type of dresses. But why do you see the bad?why do you see those women in a different way? you can see the grace, confidence in their posture. So I don't think beauty contests degrade women.

Hi friends.

I want to say something about this topic.

Beauty contests are the places where girls and women show their talent. As they walk on the platform they are showing self-confidence and their achievements that had led them to this floor.

But it is also degrading womanhood. As most of the world's population is seeing them, they wanted to look like them and are not satisfied with their own. Because of this many girls and women in the world are having plastic surgeries and trying to look like them. This is just a wastage of money and time. This money can be used for many good works.

Thank you.

I think beauty contest not only degrading womanhood but also our culture. Just because of this contest now a days girls have no interest on wearing their cultural dresses. They feel wearing saree and salwar kameez is an old fashion. They are completely drove towards western dresses. Women participating in beauty contest used to wear minimum clothes which tends completely in the minds of new generation.

Ya beauty contest should be approved by society. Its the platform where a women can show her external as well as internal beauty. Women have many dreams like to be a successful model. So why not give them an opportunity to express their views about how she admire her surroundings its the way for her to show her confidence, charm, positive attitude and most important to share her experiance with whole world. Its the attitude that matters not the narrow thinking. We must try to change our scenirio instead drowning them in pits. Women should be the one who runs her life herself by fulfilling her dreams.

The topic seems to be true at first sight, but when deeply pondered, it will be found that it depends on the woman participating. If she participates without any external additions or supplements and strives to express her personality honestly in front of everyone then is good!

But if she just adds on external beauty enhancers, learns some BIG GLEAMING words and then dreams to be at the top, then it is a waste.

The beauty contests aim to identify the most effective personality out of the thousands standing at the corner, not only in terms of external beauty but also in terms of their confidence towards facing the world.

Some women leave their families and all beloved ones to enter into such shows. But this is not womanhood! Womanhood is when you manage your family, your work, your time. Such women show their artificial confidence (which they do not really have) , and once successful, forget all behind. They forget their parents, their relatives!

In my opinion, the beauty contests must be based on how you maintain your body, and also how you maintain an equilibrium between every part of your life - like job, family, children. Because THIS is true womanhood and not that superficial living which has no real significance!

I feel any thing depends on the way we view them. If we see a dark room we get afraid though we knew that there is no ghost in it. in the same way if girls do expose their body by short dresses its in the way we see. Some may see the body exposed or some may even see the talent that even a small dress can cover the body. Its just the matter of skin, its all in the way we think so i say beauty contest place to expose the beauty of women is not at all degrading.

Now I will explain to you why?

Every woman is beautiful in her own way. So in these beauty contests, the judges judge women on their beauty and I strongly say that they have no right to judge a woman's beauty. Because woman itself is a beauty and we all are not born the same. God has given a different kind of beauty to each one of us.

So, I feel that these beauty contests degrade womanhood.

As we know that everything has its merits and demerits.

Likewise, beauty contest also has merits and demerits.

In my opinion, beauty contest gives a platform where women can show their talent and skills.

Beauty contests show that women are not only housewife and mother but also they can show their potential.

These contests promote equality.

But there are some disadvantages like.

In these contests, women are considered saleable.

These contests spread vulgarity etc.

So overall if we see; We are living in modern times. And people should give up their conservative faith and encourage women to join these types of contests.

Hello,

I absolutely want to contend this question, beauty contests never degrade womanhood, in fact, I believe it is one way where womanhood is brought out. It is a platform which enables every girl and a woman to express her views, raise her voice and also to celebrate her womanhood. Beauty contests are not just about how a woman is dressed and about how she looks it's all about what women are and what they are capable of.