60 Minutes Australia - Beauty Pageants - Part 1

[bubblescankill]

I do a sport called calisthenics you can start from the age of 3 which I did and you wear costumes and make up. My sport was compared to this and I'm here to say its nothing like this! This makes them photo shopped and makes them look 15 and 16 when ur 3 and doing calisthenics it doesn't make u look older it's just so people can see u and when ur little they don't give out medals it's just for fun so yeah

[tmwalkerm]

@bubblescankill I actually googled calisthenics when I saw your post since I wasn't familiar with it and I was pleasantly surprised! It seems much better than these pageants :).

[JanaBajana2]

this is disgusting! little kids looking all grow up and trying to look sexy

[luca00816]

I'm American and this embarrasses me and makes me sad. Please, if you are from another country, please do not let this represent "American culture" because many Americans disagree with these pageants.

[priscillajames]

that eden really looks like jonbenet ramsey

[tmwalkerm]

@priscillajames hardly, Eden is not nearly as beautiful as JonBenet was. I don't think Eden is that pretty at all. There are plenty of girls on T and T that are more beautiful than she is, I really don't see what the big deal is about Eden.

[ihatetaft]

@tmwalkerm

She reminds me of Little Miss Piggy!

[tmwalkerm]

@ihatetaft OMG she does! lol

[ihatetaft]

@tmwalkerm

At least O am not the only one that sees it.

[tmwalkerm]

@ihatetaft hahaha nope, she's cute there are lot of "cute" kids, don't really see what's so special about her, but thats just me lol

[TheJasbajwa]

I m American too... And this is nt my culture......sick

[Multicupcake56]

makenzie and eden are both adorable !!

[hAnnieee90]

@xnicholasjerryjonas

I already accepted your culture. Don't always agree, but I accept. Waiting for America to accept, no wait, reconaize other cultures. America is no longer number 1 in the world and it's time for them to open their eyes and look at other countries and cultures. Most of which are doing so much better, especially economicly!

[janjanbeckham]

Beauty is only skin deep ! My niece laughed and walked away.....

[sosolafolledu26130]

I wouldn't do that even on my dog...

[xKimiDoll]

Shouldn't they be at church on Sundays?



[SecretWarriorGirl]

This is sad,

What happens when it's over?:(

[bunnykisses8]

the only bad thing about pageants is the price i mean its quite alot of money but who cares. life is not about money. its about fun and wonderful experiences !

[terigirl23]

i have been doin pagents since i was around 2 and it didnt change my life one bit... Im now 15 and still loving the pagents

[glamourchice92]

Not only is Eden adorable, she's awesome because her name is Eden like me! :)

[katiegrrl3000]

I think the very fact that society inundates women with messages that feminine worth equals appearance is exactly what makes it so disturbing; that pressure is starting earlier and earlier. Women need to maintain self worth and confidence despite expectations to live up to unrealistic standards of beauty. Children should be protected from that so they can develop confidence based on character and a healthy foundation of skills to deal with those messages later in life. Pageants undermine that.

[blu3vibration]

I don't see the phenomenon of child pageants as more disturbing than any of the other societal messages which equate feminine worth with appearance. Should I have a daughter who earnestly wished to participate in such activities, I'd (grudgingly) support her, but I'd encourage her to work on being independent, smart, adventuresome and confident in addition to looking pretty.

At this age though, I was too busy playing make-believe with my imaginary race of lizard-demons to care about looks.

[MidwestBeautyxo]

Jon Bent was not killed because she was in pageants. parents spend money on all sports has your kids progress in the sport.

FYI: i grow up with pageant and i still know many people in them they have never had all the problems people say pageant girls get t which isn't the case. I have never heard of people that gone on off the cliff because they were in pageants. These girls take the makeup off after its done and many go on 4wheelers after.

[alexia513]

don't flirt, ur 5

[xReaPzWCE]

@SeSQuiKscoPe good one luke :)

[xReaPzWCE]

you guys have problems

[The12345lauren]

imagen eden as a teenager!! she is gonna be wearing really high skirts and way too much makeup!! and her mam wont be able to stop her

[TheChipettes10]

@The12345lauren No she won't. It's just a beauty pageant.

[xnicholasjerryjonas]

Eden's mom isn't stupid and the rest of the world needs to learn to accept American culture!

[lestatsluver666]

@xnicholasjerryjonas The rest of the world needs to accept American culture!??!?!? HAHAHAHHA, how about you accept others first. I see more American crap on my TV these days than Aussie shows. And when the Olympics were last on, my friend who was in America said that watching it over there, you wouldn't think any other country's were competing.

[DemiLovato112244]

Gooooo Eden! You rule:)

[missAlessa2009]

GO MICKIE AND EDEN!!!

[livelaughlove5213]

You go mickie tell them what's up!

[xONExWAYxTICKETx]

I love Eden and pageants. Pageants Forever!

[SparkleBlue123]

Eden Wood ROCKS! :) LOVE HERR!

[DazzlingDivaDeizha]

I love Eden

[tummyman29]

@DazzlingDivaDeizha