Participating in a beauty pageant is lot more than just winning a crown! Yes, it has its own set of benefits, it does not only take a woman to the level of fame where people know her by her name, but also teaches young women some important life skills, such as developing self-confidence, personal development, grooming, communication skills and so on. See for yourself, it isn’t all about the long hair, beauty, walking around on stage, and being plastic!!!
Boosting Self-Esteem – The capability to face one’s qualms and take action, anyway develops great confidence. It’s common knowledge that speaking in front of a crowd is the greates fear of people. Well, in pageantry there’s a bag full of opportunity to get in front of large groups of people on a regular basis and develop a comfort level with being on stage. Through the interviewing process and introducing yourself to many people, will not just boost your self confidence, but also your speaking skills will blossom too.
Polishing Communication Skills - The ability to articulate ones thoughts into written and spoken words is priceless. We live in an age where the skill of having a meaningful and fluent face to face conversation with another human is very important. Entering in a beauty pageant gives you ample opportunity to polish your communication skills, which is very important in this era. By developing your communication skills, the relationships in your life will also develop into a life giving way.
Recognition/Fame - People feel cherished and overwhelmed when they obtain recognition for their hard work. Some pageants offer cash prizes along with onstage recognition for elective areas of participation, such as talent, speech, commercials, modeling, community service, scholastic, letters of recommendation, career achievement and creative arts, and ad pages.
Dealing with Pressure, Stress and Disappointment – When you’re taking part in a beauty pageant, dealing with reactions like stress, disappointment and pressure, are obvious. Your way of dealing with these reactions can either take you forward towards fulfillment or break you down. In a beauty contest, you will face these to the fullest extent, and with proper supervision, you can learn how to flip them to work to your advantage.
Develop a bond called Friendship - When you compete at pageants, definitely the other contestants become your family, after all you had to spend certain days with them. Regardless of all stereotypes cat fights, you will be pleased to know that this is not true. You always have one of those girls with whom you create a bond, a bond which lasts long.
Community Involvement – Another best side of the beauty pageant is the organizations you get to work with! It gives you the chance to network with plentiful organizations and work with them, and assist them spread the awareness and much more!
Opportunities – You can consider it as the best part of the Pageantry, because it bestows you with a bag full of opportunities! So, it opens doors to modeling, acting, performing, and much more!
These were the prominent benefits of participating at beauty pageants. So all you young girls out there, get inspired and take a step forward towards the enthralling world of multi-billion dollar industry. Cheers!!!