This JULY, House Of Ecstasy will host a momentous event of unique significance in comparison to other school events. Picture dazzling girls bursting with vivacious positively, frantic nervousness, and un contained excitement. Imagine a wonder struck audience under a hypnotic awe as they witness the brilliance of both inner and outer beauty.
Visualize a gleaming tiara, a symbol of confidence and leadership, placed atop one special girl's head at the finale of the event. Visions such as these could only be found within a pageant; The most beautiful girl in TASUED, to be exact.Now I know what a realistically large number of you are thinking, "Why compete in a pageant?" I will elaborate on that, but first, let me acknowledge the claims made against pageantry.
It is often said that pageants are rigged, that they are biased cutthroat beauty contests lacking any significant purpose or meaning, that they demote the image of the female gender and present girls as prizes to be won, overall reversing the effects of the age-long fight against gender equality. Even I will admit that these claims do sound disappointingly believable. And I have no doubt that a considerable amount of us have more than likely stereotyped pageantry and formed negative opinions on it that are entirely based off of second or third-hand street knowledge. But are these assumptions really accurate? Were they ever accurate? Just about as accurate as a blind gunshot in the dark.
Pageantry has a far deeper significance than originally anticipated. Inner individuality and passion are key components to a contestant's ranking among the judges, not necessarily physical attraction, and the purpose of the pageant is to build confidence and recognize character. Real, not rehearsed character, I might add.
This means that no previous experience is required to be successful in the pageant, as character is not something that can be developed through previous experience, obviously of course, not everyone who registers for the pageant solely views the pageant as a confidence booster. There are contestants who view it as a mental spiritual experience, and simply as a social activity or outlet.With the country remaining suspended and hopelessly tied up in a web of economic ruin and near bankruptcy, otherwise known as 'The Recession,' which financial effects are felt internationally.
One exceptional way of lightening the heavy burden of college payment that duly never fails to look impressive on college applications, is, you undoubtedly saw this coming, winning a pageant. The 'Miss' winner, or, the overall winner of the Miss TASUED got 100'000 in scholarship money, If you had to choose any reason to participate in the school pageant, this would be it! After all, no person in their right mind would turn down the opportunity to have a little extra green in their pocket…
As I previously stated, pageants can be viewed from a spiritual aspect. Although pageants appear to be anything but inner discovery at first glance, the process of pageantry can navigate you through the snaking branches of rivers of self-identification, and the monumental cliffs of courage. How? Well, you reach self-identification through the questions the judges ask during the interview process, and you have to maintain a certain level of stimulated thinking in order to answer those questions.
For instance, a judge might ask about your personal opinions regarding a majorly controversial political issue or international complications, and the responses you give reflect your character, your ethics, and your way of thinking. In all honesty, most of us probably haven't given a second thought as to what our ethical morals or mental characteristics are, but in a pageant interview, all of these thoughts and beliefs that are normally hidden in the dark recesses of the mind, spill out like a waterfall in a series of responses. As for courage, you gain that through participating in all of the remaining components of the pageant.
Take a moment to think about the pageant contestants, and what they do in front of a watching audience. They model swimsuits, formal wear, give some sort of performance that showcases a certain talent, answer questions, and basically radiate beauty more than humanely possible. And they do all of this in front of eager observers! If that doesn't take courage, then nothing else does, because we all know that putting a spotlight on ourselves in front of large masses of people is nothing if not the most nerve-wrecking and frightening experience, generally speaking. Pageant girls must have backbones of impenetrable steel.
Perhaps the most common reason for entering a pageant, is simply to benefit from the social aspect of it. In the past, contestants in a pageant were often believed to utterly despise one another, and were also thought to be highly competitive, almost to a point of extreme antagonism. But in truth, the social experiences within pageants sit at the complete opposite of the spectrum. Contestants are excited to compete in pageants, and to build friendships along the way.Obviously, there is an abundance of reasons to compete in a pageant. But the real problem, is the bitterness we have against pageantry. We've been viewing pageantry from the wrong perspective! Let me take you back to middle school science class for a moment.
Do any of you remember learning about light and the electromagnetic spectrum? Okay, if you do, then I'm probably correct in assuming that you also observed light through a glass prism at one point. When light shines through a certain angle of the prism, the colors of the rainbow are reflected, and again, this is only from that specific angle. From a metaphorical viewpoint, pageantry can be seen as a multi-sided glass prism. Light shines through each angle, and with each reflection of light, we see a different perspective of pageantry. And, just as the glass prism in science class has a specific angle from which light bends in a certain way that reveals the colors of the rainbow, the pageantry prism can reveal its rainbow perspective if viewed a certain way.
Unfortunately, very few of us are able to find the rainbow perspective in pageantry. Perhaps this is because we've never really looked for it. Perhaps it's because we never realized how beneficial pageantry can be, not to just our social rankings, but to our futures, our minds, and our, dare I say, conscious.
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