Basically, pageants have turned to glorifying being obese and being a man. — Brett Cooper Copy Share Image
The relevance of beauty pageants in the Philippines is that it gives people hope. — Pia Wurtzbach Copy Share Image
We didn't do cotillions or anything. My family made fun of the pageants. — Parker Posey Copy Share Image
I've seen a bunch of movies about pageants, and I know in general how they work. — Danielle Macdonald Copy Share Image
Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many. — Rakul Preet Singh Copy Share Image
Breast implants in pageants is not a rarity. It's definitely not taboo. It's very common. — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
People associate pageants with glamour, where there are celebrities walking on the ramp wearing beautiful gowns, heels and make-up - but that's… — Manushi Chhillar Copy Share Image
If you think beauty pageants are all about perfections, then I am sorry to say, it is not like that. — Harnaaz Sandhu Copy Share Image
I was never an ambitious girl, or even a self-confident one. I never went in for beauty pageants or wore a stitch… — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
I think pageants like Miss Universe give young women a platform to follow the field we want, a platform to voice our… — Lara Dutta Copy Share Image
The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected. — Bob Barker Copy Share Image
I look at pageants as a really wonderful thing to women. I think it helps a lot of women. It gives them… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
I had never imagined I will come into pageants, because all this happened accidentally in my life, when I was just 17-years-old. — Harnaaz Sandhu Copy Share Image
I was that kid that did dance, singing, pageants. I did everything pretty much across the board, so it was kind of… — Normani Kordei Copy Share Image
I've always loved watching movies and pageants. As I grew up, my dreams turned into goals and I started working towards that… — Srinidhi Shetty Copy Share Image
I saw pageants as a way to be a role model. I think that was always very important to me, to live… — Hannah Brown Copy Share Image
I never did pageants as a kid, but when I got into high school, I did a couple that were tied to… — Shannon Bream Copy Share Image
I once played a character called Mr. Jonathan in something called 'Razzle Dazzle.' I was a choreographer of children's pageants. That was… — Ben Miller Copy Share Image
If you've ever noticed, beauty pageants are a lot like county fairs. The farmers show the cows the same way. They walk… — Sherry Argov Copy Share Image
I think the beauty industry is a stepping stone in terms of pageants that will give you a launching pad to be… — Kenya Moore Copy Share Image
I felt like I was not a cute kid, and I remember seeing people transform. It was actually when my sister was… — Huda Kattan Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for pageants. And the reason I got involved is because I wanted… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Most women in pageants love the actual pageant - the competition, the show. They don't understand that it is actually a real… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another… — Joyce Giraud Copy Share Image
Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height. — Katherine Webb Copy Share Image
I love beauty pageants. I love the idea of representing my country at an international level and being able to meet women… — Priscila Perales Copy Share Image
Pageants have consistently evolved over the decades and have tried numerous plays on different portions of the competition. — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Beauty pageants in general are foreign and noxious to me: I can barely muster the energy to put on lip gloss and… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
I fell in love with the pageant world. People that don't compete in pageants, I think they have a negative feeling for… — Abbey Curran Copy Share Image
In pageants, you are evaluated from head to toe and its obviously all about looks, and as vain as that is, they… — Katherine Webb Copy Share Image
So many people look up to pageants, including young girls and young boys. The message that I would hate to send to… — Catriona Gray Copy Share Image
For the pageants, it was my mother who got me involved in Miss America. It really gave me the opportunity to sing… — Jane Badler Copy Share Image
Colombia, Philippines, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico, these are all powerhouse countries in pageants, and have very aggressive fans, this is like soccer… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
I entered beauty pageants in much the same spirit most people enter politics - with high ideals and ambitions. Similarly, I had… — Elizabeth Ray Copy Share Image
“beauty contests, she said seriously, they gave out scholarship awards. "It's the biggest scholarship program in the world—they told us that at… — Kathleen Gilles Seidel Copy Share Image
Pageants were an amazing platform that gave a little girl like me from the mountains of my beautiful Puerto Rico a chance… — Joyce Giraud Copy Share Image
