Beauty Pageants (At Issue)

Description

The arguments over whether beauty pageants objectify women and girls by emphasizing their physical appearance, or whether they give the contestants poise, confidence, and self-esteem, are among issues covered in At Issue: Beauty Pageants. Contributors to this volume also debate the relevance of beauty pageants and whether transgendered women should be allowed to compete with 'natural' women. -- Page 10 of volume.