Child Pageants - Tyra (Part 1)

The Tyra Banks Show - ''Children compete in beauty pageants'' (Recorded Mar 13, 2009, WWOR)

[@ALittleBitShabby]

I do not care what people say, I disagree with this stuff- a woman has her entire adult life to have spray tans and wear false lashes, one of the most beautiful things about children is their natural - and it is important in todays society that young girls know that beauty isnt just the outside and life isnt about that- this is instilling the wrong idea. Just my opinion but this is the future generation and I know a lot of young girls who think if they dont look a certain way they are ugly.

[@eyebleached]

The problem is… here aren’t as many opportunities for adult women to compete in pageants, at least not at an entry level.

[@IamMyAnne]

five year olds can't make descions like this. They are mentally uncabable. I can't be the only one to know this

[@rebieroo99]

She would say yes it a big game of dress up to her probably

[@misswhitegrape0225]

+(My-Anne) I think a 5 year old can choose and enjoy being in pageants. Unfortunately most are forced and I think we can both agree that forcing a child to do a pageant is wrong.

[@QTPiNintendofan]

The only issue I have with child beauty pageants is that the participants, who are usually female, are held to a standard of adult beauty. You have little girls marching out in bikinis and wearing more make-up than most adult fashion models, which I find a little disturbing. The pageants themselves are fine, but the adult standards the children are judged by rings of child sexualization to me, especially in glitz pageants. At least in natural pageants, the children look like children instead of the grown-up idealization of children.

[@kingsfred123]

I love how these little kids that have barely learn to use the bathroom alone are capable of "making decisions" like giving tyra a gift...let alone if they want to be in pageants

[@anditspaganpoetry]

I got a spray tan of the exact same kind when I was 15 or 16 and it scared the hell out of me! The sound is horrible and you feel like you're being gassed (even though fake tan is mostly made of sugar) because you can't breathe properly. I can only imagine what it'd be like when you're that young.

[@charmagne2102]

why I am against pageants... 1. early upbringing in a attention dense setting brings the child to depend on attention for normal psych. 2. Waste of money, could be spent on college. 3. Why are the girls wearing pageant dresses if they are obviously not in a pageant. 4. You are teaching them that normal childhood curiosity and mistakes are not acceptable.(missing teeth, climbing trees, playing tag.) 5. The child is not fully aware to make these conscious decisions that will obviously have an effect on their future psych.

[@naydd9459]

6. Creepy pedophiles.

[@coopertharrington5054]

I was a little pageant and I def see it 😂 but my mom wasn’t that crazy crazy

[@LastYearsRegrets]

When Lexi came out of the tanning booth crying I started to cry :( At least her mother stopped tanning her. That's good.

[@kelsey2333]

The candy rose part was added to start talking about the teeth flippers in an organic way nobody can change my mind. And to make tyra look good by being all like "oh I like your natural teeth with your gaps!" No way I would bring my child to the tyra show to have her rip apart my parenting

[@ellenlob]

I love Tyra!

[@Kokobot]

wow fast upload thank you!

[@lovebrickandlace]

LOVE Tyra's hair!

[@joshnolanefc1990]

im in love!

[@americanmouth15]

It's not a child's decision if the mother is subliminally teaching her daughter that beauty earns money and it should be valued higher than education,independence,etc.This is sickening. Babies wearing veneers and sexualized stripper-esque costumes. THIS IS WHY WE ARE BEHIND IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS NATIONALLY. We teach little girls not to learn and form their own interests but to look pretty to win prizes and be wanted by boys. Moms are taking their children's childhood away and trading it for an adult image to fulfill their sick desires. This needs to change.

[@paulinamalek1788]

Exactly

[@pinkcolor03]

They are so CRAY - CRAY

[@brittneyhall1601]

I like your new show Tyra Banks show keep Rick and God bless

[@PetitePerson]

I love you Tyra

[@duncarrig]

THANx SO SO SO SO MUCH 4 UPLOADiN... i LiVE iN iRELAND.. AND TYRA DOESN'T Air HERE..... SO iM ALWAYS ONLiNE WATCHiN... THANx 2U:):):):)

[@AlisonDulaneyMusic]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE beauty pageants! :)

[@123654sophie]

Tyra is so amazing!!She reminds me of my ballet teacher!!Lol!

[@Beuatifymepls]

This is sick!

[@xUgleee]

i luv tyra`s hair here ;)

[@lisan11]

so cute.

[@josiahw79]

WE LOVEE MS.ANNETTE AND AVA!!!!!

[@xokayxobella]

they r so cute

[@mindlessmarci]

I remember doing these, winning the ultimate grand supreme was always my favorite thing to do. It was not easy because as myself starting at 2, I did cry and throw fits as well because all I wanted to do was go home and watch curious George, I stopped at the age of 11

[@animelly]

The only thing I remember when I was a kid, was playing with my friends, watching cartoons, and drawing. I only wore make-up once in junior high. I didn't fully wear make-up until I started high school.

[@annabelle326]

I love pageants! All of my little girls will be pageant babies!

[@jandax00]

THIS IS SUCH SICK

[@mrv963]

I entered my 1 yr old in the Hawaiian Tropic Pageant in 2005 in which she won a trophy for "Beautiful Hair" with a $10 outfit from Walmart. She still loves looking at that trophy! That's the only one we've ever done & we had a great experience! The rules specifically stated that make-up NOT be used on the children & that they wanted them looking like real kids. Toddlers & Tiaras is a totally different type of pageant & I sure would feel out of place esp since our tans are ones we were born with.

[@Amblin80s]

i love tyra! and the older girl was so sweet to her friend, "you did a good job"... what cuties. but it's sooo shocking to watch this

[@22meshugat]

That is exactly what I was thinking:)

[@rach0babe]

they are the cutes little girls ever(:

[@FatBubble.]

i like how tyra handled this... she probably had a very strong opinion but she was very very subtle showing it

[@hannahforevaa64]

"Beside me of course" I love Tyra

[@MultiMooomooo]

the moms are probably like OMG THROW THAT CHOCOLATE UP RIGHT NOW! right when they got of the show

[@Tyrfingr]

Severe culture shock for me *almost* everytime i watch stuff from the states lol

[@wendyalane1]

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[@fabu10us]

damn those girls are so pure and adorable

[@jupiterscrybabyy]

I was in pageants since i was 4 months old until now. I CHOSE to do it. my mother never made me. I stuck to it till this day. I love it! Dont blame it on the parents. I turned out just fine!

[@jennyynicole]

I agree with you!

[@sologratia1]

Sick

[@ZRI999]

oooh i love pageants id want my child to do this

[@GoodMorningButch]

I love Tyra's questions to the girls... the answer was so obvious. I doubt any child would come up with the idea of doing pageants if their parents had not tried to force that first.

[@ViktoriaVision]

I've said it on other videos and I'll say it again here. These girls are not only being taught that they need to be beautiful and that they need to win, but they are also being taught that their personality, intelligence, and talent is something they need to prove to please others. They will have a hard time being happy as adults without constant attention and positive reinforcement because they've spent their whole lives competing for judges who decide their worth as a person.

[@rara1800]

EXACTLY

[@leinyjimenez5204]

Exactly right

[@ginny14rox]

when tyra asked the audience "you guys wana see the girls?", I wonder what would happen, if they all went.. "nooooo" :P

[@Katrca88]

omfg , this is sick

[@TatianaCaprice011]

I think it's sooo cute ! And i wish my mom would have put me in them when i was younger ! I understand how people could think it sends the wrong message but i like them. I think the child should only do it if they truely like it !

[@bbygirlx31]

i used to be in beauty pageants when i was young in Armenia and i won Miss Armenia. and i started at about 4 years old. but i moved to America when i was 5 and i had to stop and I'm 12 now.

[@AlisonDulaneyMusic]

I LOVE beauty pageants :) I've been in 15 and lost 2.

[@WithADashOfPazazz]

the tanning thing...omg

[@evasestic]

this is sick

[@angeljadengrandquist6420]

Can the kids just don pageant without makeup and and tanning?

[@maarukka58]

You are right.

[@tiffwxy]

Sick..

[@ItsCheyenneBitch]

i cant even watch part 2. this is hurendous.

[@sailorcharlene]

i agree

[@Fizzonion]

"It's her decision, it's always her decision" yeah right, after you've threatened the poor girl and bribed her with a doll house or something...

[@EmmaDy9]

aww the little girl cried in the tanning thing :(

[@allythomas2308]

that is just crazy

[@poptartbabe234]

beauty pageants are all right as long as the kid likes to do them

[@MissPopeyes22]

at 4:30 when tyra when "lal lal lal" referring to the gaps she had in her teeth, she reminded me of the annoying orange

[@alimahou]

ooh yeahh!! 15 year old pageant winnerrrs

[@poopmcscoopface]

"you can't have a picnic at a beach and not expect the seagulls to show up"

[@1945nik]

So true. These are children and should be allowed to be just that. That time doesn't last long.

[@warrennhighh]

completely agree . it teaches kids vice instead of value and morals . being spoiled like that only has the outcome of being bratz and worse in the future .

[@trebeojoj]

This was today's ep? Dang you upload fast.

[@meemeekoeX]

i usually don't like people like this tyra or whoever did the top model thing, cause when i listen to them talk about looking beautiful and stuff, they always talk about "well, it just looks better when...". they say they love natural beauty, yet they wear make-up everyday. so at first i was worried to watch this, but i'm happy to see that even she thinks this is too much and too young.:D that made me happy

[@jonandkateplus812]

that was hilarious when they pulled out the flippers i love the show, but the parents are crazy. all of them say it teaches them self confidence and they love pagents. Story looks pretty with no makeup and light makeup, but looks SCARY with full makeup. I know all that was random, but yea!

[@pageantcrazed22]

im going to do my first pageant in december and wanted to know if once you make the flipper do they last longer than one pageant~!!!!!

[@BaileyyGonzales]

I think these beauty pageants are great. I was in pageants, and i want my kids in pageants. It makes little girls feel beautiful, you make friends, and unlike what most people think, they get downgraded for being too revealing, & they absolutely learn that there ARE other girls that will be better looking, and worse looking. & to realize, that other people see beauty in different girls. Cheesy or not, it's true. It's not as terrible as TV makes it look.

[@Kimbelle10]

As a child I did dance and ballet, so whenever we did performances we had the outfits and the makeup...and I liked it for a while. I was put into dancing at 2 and then stopped when I was 8....Simply because I grew bored with it and even though my mom threatened to force me, I clearly let her know--it'd be a waste of our time and her money if she did b/c I didn't want to do it.

[@ilovecows0529]

wow, i can tell that these girls are going to be great people in our society when they are older, i hope they enjoy putting most of their money towards taxes instead of clothes :D

[@Stephie2007]

I've done research on it. if you've ever watched the shows like "Toddlers and Tiaras", some little girl cries in some parts of the show almost every episode. I'm not speaking from experience (although when I was 4, I was in dance classes but I wanted to do that and most of the girls in my age group wore make up for a recital but I did not b/c mom knew I was too young. and no we did not wear skimpy outfits like the ones displayed on the girls in "Dance Moms" or "Toddlers and Tiaras")

[@anakay83]

I agree. The mom is trying to absolve her own self from any guilt by saying "It's her decision". Parents should make decisions for kids until they are mature enough to make their own decisions.

[@Fangirl44]

I think pagents are great. It helps with confidence and I love total glitz even though my sister loves natural. It helps with so much more than people know, you win and loose in it and its a great way to build confidence and if you think about it a lot of things kids are in are just like pagents. Like dance or cheerleading can get expensive and you have to wear certain costumes and makeup and theres a winner and looser. Not that big of a difference.

[@Keiri12]

@TheDellanator what make up usually you wear when you go to school? included eyeliner & eye shadow? I'm curious, because most of schools in my country that I know don't even allow high school students to wear make-up, have second hole in one ear, included highlight/colouring hair.

[@sarahizjaleeah]

Because they're not the same thing. I grew up doing ballet shows and yes, we got our hair and makeup done for "The Nutcracker" but we saw it as transforming into a character, getting dance steps right, and contributing to a show, rather than focusing on looking beautiful.

[@MrsPeebles62]

Putting a 5 year old in a tanning booth!!!!! REPUGNANT!

[@ashelynrodriguez6111]

Its spray tan. I mean I wouldn't do it to my kids but you're making it sound like they were in a tanning bed with UV Ray's

[@MollyPrewittWeasley]

Kids should just be kids.

[@HeavensSweetHearts]

OMG LEXIE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@312riccardo]

besides me of course...hahahaaaa

[@Rimfaxe96]

One girl once said that she wanted to be a pageant until she's a thousand years old because she'll still be georgous until that but might need a few faceliftings. I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[@violetandjulianna]

Tyra acts like they do this EVERY single day. They only do it occasionaly, seriously!

[@littleredsubmarine]

A child that young doesn't know what she wants. She is simply agreeing with what her mother says. It promotes low self esteem - it's such an aesthetically focused environment, you kind of get the impression all they're going to be instilled with in life is that being beautiful, hair, make up, shoes and dresses is the only thing that makes a person - when its not.

[@mirukethees4286]

Why destroy a child’s childhood with fake tanning , makeup and a fake Barbie doll smile

[@glitterbat107]

I think i remember tyra saying in an episode that she doesn't like chocolate.

[@GreeceOTOT]

that reminds me, i left my retainer at my aunts office

[@whitexchina]

These kids say they want to do these shows, because they feel that it is the only way to be loved by their mothers.

[@zj211]

look people, everyone has there own oppinion stop trying to change theirs if u have nothing good to say dont say it at all u have no right to judge!

[@TinyRoseTamer]

I rather have an award for my education than beauty!!!! Education stays with you, while beauty hits the road...

[@princess44dream]

their teeth are so cute when they took their "flipper"s out! These moms actually seem "normal" compared to most "pageant moms". Maybe Tyra will have some other examples on later.

[@DramaGirl143]

@TheDharmawheel tanning doesnt have harsh chemicals, it has anti aging ingrediants, and basically is just sugar and water

[@zitalee2]

@toffee4 how did she develop self esteem issues from the pageants? did she lose?

[@lalalanalala]

Oh darn I just rembered I forgot to put my retainer on

[@MsSilentsiren]

People have to realize that looks are important and help get your foot in the door. You could be the most intelligent person but if you don't look right, who will care?

[@AyoLovesGod]

@VanessaDipasquale im from london & im running in a beauty pageant and im up for public voting and i wanted to no if you have any tips/advice

[@happybigsmileSD]

@sweetblackstarx yes it is

[@scentofstrawberry]

These girls wear more makeup and accessories than I ever have and I am 22 years old.