Are beauty contests degrading womanhood?

"Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder". In this competitive world, beauty has been portrayed as an asset which brings a plus point to the economy and has indeed helps in the emancipation of women. However, the fact cannot be ignored that in almost all beauty contests women are treated as sale able product.

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My opinion is a beauty contest by definition involves an element of competition between the women who take part. And since the women are to be compared and evaluated by the judges, it's important that all aspects of their beauty are taken into consideration.

In relation to physical beauty, therefore, it's natural for the women to parade in swimsuits (either one-piece or bikini). Only in this way can the judges evaluate each contestant. For this, to be done fairly and fully, each contestant should present herself facing the judges, sideways to them and with her back turned.

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Beauty contests are a platform to assess the beauty of the contestants, the way they communicate, the confidence they show, the knowledge they possess. Beauty contests require contestants to have a good figure, and dress in every kind of clothes ranging from gowns to casuals to swim wears. This reason does not degrade woman. This is a way of empowering woman who has been downgraded in the society for many thousand years. What degrades woman is not giving the power and authority to do a work or give an opinion, or by not giving her the respect. Beauty pageants are just contests for woman coming from different parts of a region or world and ultimately the subtle theme of participating in a fair way in the contests remains. So, how it can be downgrading?

According to me, I don't think conducting beauty contest is degrading womanhood. Every body have their own dream or wishes, so if they are participating by her own wishes then I don't think any body should have any problem in it. Its 20th century, today's women are not born to stay at home. They too have a fair right to show their talent to world and I think beauty contest is the best platform to show the talent.

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Beauty contests are not degrading womanhood. They are the one way to women to explore their talent to outside world.

They are not only for physical appearance, but also to show their social awareness, attitude towards the society.

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According to my point of view, beauty contests are not degrading womanhood. Beauty contests are just a competition to Jude who is gorgeous and intelligent. I think womanhood deals with traditional values of a woman. So to conclude we can say beauty contests are not degrading womanhood.

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I believe that it's not as much as its shown because the platform modelling, fashioning etc are very very different. And if we relate this with our personal life so, I think that's very wrong because the common housewife is not the part of that platform she is happy in her own world so, why are we comparing this platform to the normal ladies.

Paying due respect to the views of my fellow members in the present group discussion, I would love to share my views about the same. First of all I thinl beauty contest is neither effecting nor degrading womenhood rather it is helping them to groom and broom their talent. Yes, it is providing them the platform through which they could prove their worth and mettle to the rest of the world. Besides, there are a number of burning examples in font of us where by a women after going through such contests made a name for herself and leading a financially and economically sound life thereafter. Aft.

Er taking part in such contests a woman gets more sharpened in the professional world and she gets a number of options available to her hereafter to boost her carrier by a wide range of career oprions available to her. She could have a careerin modelling, Djs, news nroadcaster, show hoster etc. Finally, it is the perfect platform to a women to. Channelise, capitalize and harness her beauty.

In conclusion, I would like to add that beauty contests are must welcome contests and it is helping the women to add a new dimension to their beauty and womenhood and such contests should only be encouraged by one and all so that tomorror our women fraternity could rise and shine like the toppest star in the sky.

Beauty contests are actually considered as platforms to enter the glamours world of film industry.The focus of the pageant is to select a contestant who is considered as "beauty with brains".The contestants have to show off their dresses and carry themselves gracefully.Some people donot like it,there view is limited to what they see.Its is not limited to physical beauty.The winner of the contest has many responsibilities on her shoulder.She has to spend a year in social welfare.The beauty pageants is involved in welfare of women and children of the world.I totally disagree that the Beauty contest degrade womanhood.We need to change our view regarding these pageants.

The topic on the table is are beauty contests degrading womanhood.

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My friends, to my mind these contests are not degrading womanhood because by these contests women can explore herself, also her confidence increases.

Its world of globalization. It gives platform for women to be a model or actress or both.

Everybody have their own dreams or wishes, it they are participating by her own & her parents wishes, so I don't think anybody have problem for it.