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There is a lot that continues behind the perfectlywhite smiles, glitter glitter, andmotionless hairstyles Beauty competitions. As a permanent winner of the contest - I was Miss Black Texas Teen Beauty 2012 - I saw the ins and outs of the tradition of controversial competition. And let me tell you that there isa lot Secrets on the beauty pages you probably do not know.

I have a lot of thanks to the preparation h, instantaneousdental bleaching Strips and tape of the skin. And while the competition is definitelyBoosted my confidencehelped me make friends of life and allowed me to build professional relationships that played a key role in molding in the person I am today, winning this crown was hardly a breeze. In anticipation of competitions, I wasSleep four to five hours Every night, eat only plant-based foods andpractice twice a day. But it's just the beginning.

The beauty pages are around since the beginning of the 1850s and we have seen them evolve massively over time. The requirements are changing, the standards fluctuate and prohibits prohibitionsbikinis come and leave. Want to know more about what's going on behind the scenes? Here are 27 facts that will surprise anyone who is not in the world of the beauty of the Pageant.

According toSmithsonian magazine, legendaryCircus Showman P. Barnum Launched the first official beauty contest in 1854. This was found so risky that instead of having a live show, Barnum has just asked women to submit photos for judging.

Yes,thisThomas Edison. There is a long-standing rumor thatSlateexplored,That the inventor served as a judge at the beginning of 1880 pages in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. A moment of bulb, indeed.

TheMiss America Pageant first started as an incentive to keep tourists at Atlantic City afterLabor Day. In 1920, the city held a parade of beautiful women, hoping that tourists would be intrigued and would prolong their vacation, according toTime. The next year, the parade was transformed into Miss America and the first winner was 16 years oldMargaret Gorman Washington, D.C.

In 1935, a beauty contest in Dallas, Texas, made womenLaying in their swimsuits inside a wooden cutting From the ideal shape for the female bodies to see how they measured. Women who correspond almost perfectly inside the outline were more likely to proceed with the next turn, according toSmithsonian magazine.

In 1930, the average body mass index (BMI) of a competitor of beauty beauty was 20.8 years, according toToday. The average in 2010 was 16.9. According toNational Heart, Blood and Lung InstituteHowever, a BMI less than 18.1 is considered underweight and unhealthy.

Each competition holds different rules of whether women must wear a bikini or not, but theRevealing swimsuit certainly had his ups and downs in the world of the Pace. In 1947, the candidates for Miss America wereobliged to wear two-piece swimsuits assorted. Then, in 1948, the bikinis were banished.

It was not until 1997 that Miss America allowed candidates to wearSwimwear in two pieces again. And a little over 20 years later, in 2018, Miss America announced that they would beTake an end to the swimsuit part absolutely.

Compete in Miss America, candidatescan not be married,divorced,committedor have already had achild. This rule was adopted after Miss America 1949,Jacquque Mercer, was married and divorced during his reign. According toThe Baltimore Sun, from 2000, candidates must take an oath, "I am single," and "I am not pregnant and I am not the natural or adoptive parent of a child."

Miss New JerseyBette Cooperwas crowned Miss America in 1937. Only hours after discovering that she won, she sank with her boyfriend getting rid of all the tasks and responsibilities of the crown. People thought he was missing or had been kidnapped. It turned out that Cooper did not expect to win and did not want the fiction to the title.

Since then, New Jersey candidates believe they have been cursed by Cooper. "I personally blame him for me not winning the Crown Miss America", Miss New Jersey 2013CARA MCCOLLUM jokerAtlantic City press.

It is difficult to imagine that there is a little less than 50 years ago, women in color were not allowed to participate in competitors. Only in the 1970s that women of color had the chance to compete on the main stage alongside their white counterparts. And, up until 1940, Miss America needed candidates to trace their lineage of seven generations to prove that they were 100% white, according toFox News.

The racist history associated with the pages of America led African Americans and other people of color to form their own competitions where candidates would not have to worry about the loss of their ethnic origin.

It was only in 1984 that a black womanVanessa Williams-The first African-American woman to crown Miss America. But she was forced to give up her title when her risky glamorous photos were disclosed to the press. It was replaced by the first 1984 runner, Miss New JerseySuzette Charles, which was half Italian-black.

Bess Myerson Is the only Jewish woman ever win the title of Miss America. She won shortly afterThe Second World War In 1945. According to theJewish Women's Archives, MySerson even put pressure on the name change in Beth Merrick to prevent people with her Jewish.

But she chose not to hide her identity and became the first Jewish American woman to win the crown. "It was the most important decision I've ever done," she said.

VenezuelaRACE BEAUTY PAGANT WINNERS. There are four main international competitions for adult women to cope with the Miss River, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Terre. And Venezuela holds seven Miss World, six Miss Universes, eight Miss International and two Miss Earth titles.

In this country of South America, girls attend school finish to learn how to walk, talk and present themselves as a Crown holder. Often, bootcamps encourage girls to have a surgical intervention at the age of 12, according toThe daily mail. The facilities are surrounded by cosmetic surgery clinics.

In Venezuela, some girls even undergo hormones to slow down puberty in an attempt to grow for beauty pages,The daily mailreports. Young women also have a mesh sewn on their languages ​​to prevent them from eating solid foods, according to theBBC.

While the scene is filled with makeup and perfect curls, the scenes are a totally different story. A body odor, sweaty clothes and the stench that derives from a packaged piece fills the air of the cloakrooms of Pageant. Believe me, it's not nice at all.

The most beautiful is not the only theme of these days. According toTo listen, Miss American Vampire, the most pretty ankles, and even Miss Subway are some of the strange conclusions that the United States saw.

Today, niche contests exist according to the size and ethnic origin, also like beauty contest specifically forPlus size women andwomen's.

Candidates use "adhesive glue" and tape to keep their swimsuit funds in place or to avoid revealing too much cleavage. "It happens," admitted former Miss USAOlivia Jordanin an interview withYahoo! "I can not say that this is not the case."

One thing you will notice when monitoring a beauty contest is that many candidates have an incredibly tiny size. Although many of these can be awarded to work constantly outside and to follow a diet, it is also because of the preparation h and a plastic wrap.

"I'm going back on the hemorrhoids ointment, wrapping me with Saran Wrap, and run on a treadmill with an inclination for 30 minutes", "Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, saysYahoo! Beauty. "It's not permanent, but it tightens you."

Candidates barely get any sleep during the last days of the pageant and the tea bags used can help the eyes of puff and reduce dark circles. Miss Rhode IslandAllie Curtis RecountTodaythat she swears by this beauty of beauty.

Candidates have a secret to prevent them from smiling for long quantities of time on stage: Vaseline. The friction petroleum on your teeth keeps your mouth open to avoid feeling the sliding texture and taste the unpleasant flavor. It's tried and true.

In my experience, most girls wear extensions on the day of the pageant. With all the teasing, the hairstyle and curling needed to get a perfect, it is safer to throw clips or opt for a sewing, so you do not damage your natural hair.

After hearing about all this priming, it is probably not surprised that, according toBanking rate, most competitors of Beauty PAGEANT spend about $ 6,000 for their hair, makeup, clothes and classes. It's a lot of money, especially if you do not win when everything is said and done.

In the world of the pageant, the term "class" is used to describe a person who has not made the last cup in a pageant, because all they are there to do is clasp. So, if you do not have at least placed, you are a clerk. Ouch!

Larger women are more likely to win. Although there is no need for height requirements to enter most pages, the winners tend to be between 5'6 and 5'11, writerAsh Parisauto crushCatalog of thought. The winners of Pageant generally end up pursuing a modeling career. Judges therefore pay special attention to the size and stature, which give the woman a bump in the fashion industry.

There were only two Winners of Miss USA who were 5'4 ": Miss USA 1952Jackie Loughry In 1952 and Miss USA 2006Tara Conner.

If you have already seen the show TLCToddlers and Tiaras,You know that beauty pages are filled with young children. In fact, according toOccupy therapyAbout 5,000 children's beauty pages take place every year, with 250,000 participating children candidates.

And they run on "Go-gois juice", that the world has been exposed for the first time byAlana Thompson (better known as honey boo boo) onToddlers and Tiaras.It is a mixture of rosé of the mountain and red bull used to keep the young queens of Pageant Eveake for long days of competition. According toABC News, a portion equals two cups of coffee.

Although the United States is known for hosting beauty contests for children and young women, France forbids children under 13 years of competition in beauty competitions.

"It is extremely destructive for a girl from 6 to 12 years to hear his mother say that what is important for her is to be beautiful"Chantal Jouanno, a French senator saysThe New York Times.

Currently, theThe Philippines holds the most titles Since the four big (Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Terre). They picked up at home12 international victories In 2018 alone.

DAYANA Mendoza andStefanía Fernández(In the photo above) Venezuela won Miss Univers in 2008 and 2009, making their country of origin the only one to take the crown to the universe round of twice in a row. And for more glamor dirt behind dirt, here's23 secrets your nail lounge technician wishes you knew that you knew.

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