Being Quote by Shanna Moakler

I look at pageants as a really wonderful thing to women. I think it helps a lot of women. It gives them opportunity. It…

— Shanna Moakler

I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for pageants. And the reason I got involved is because I wanted to give…

— Shanna Moakler

In pageants, you are evaluated from head to toe and its obviously all about looks, and as vain as that is, they can also…

— Katherine Webb

I think that the pageant world overall is pretty spectacular, it just makes you feel good about yourself and leaves you with great friends.

— Abbey Curran

Basically, pageants have turned to glorifying being obese and being a man.

— Brett Cooper

People think pageant girls are snotty, cutthroat, self-absorbed. Everybody that I meet in the industry is so kind, giving, and they are some of…

— Nicole Johnson

I think pageants like Miss Universe give young women a platform to follow the field we want, a platform to voice our opinions and…

— Lara Dutta

Pageantry isn't just about holding a title, it's also about helping women grow as people.

— Shanna Moakler

Pageants were an amazing platform that gave a little girl like me from the mountains of my beautiful Puerto Rico a chance to travel,…

— Joyce Giraud

Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many.

— Rakul Preet Singh

I hope to see women thriving and happy, loving what they're doing, and being in control and powerful of what they create. I guess…

— Lady Gaga

The Miss America Pageant reinforces a belief that women are merely how they look and how they please.

— Gloria Steinem