I have my own opinions on the practice of giving little girls fake tans, dolling them up in makeup, and teaching them to believe that beauty (if you can call it that) is a worthy quality to be ranked by. So I was especially gratified to see that a mainstream magazine like People is questioning the culture of child beauty pageants.
“Child beauty queens are taking the pageant world—and reality TV—by storm with spray tans, fake teeth and risque costumes. Should they be stopped?” the magazine asks in “Too Much Too Soon?” The photos for the story are by Lauren Greenfield. Here’s a look at the opener. More photos at the INSTITUTE blog.
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Photo by Lauren Greenfield, as seen in the September 26 issue of People magazine.
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