I'm not so sure I like beauty pageants as they focus so much on physical attributes
I agree with you! I'm not a big fan of beauty pageants. Women and girls are so much more than just a face and body
And those kid pageants!!!  They wear fake teeth, false eyelashes, hair extensions and provacative outfits.
yes, it's terrible! I can't stand when little girls are dressed  provocative
And apparently spray tanning and waxing are also common - I think that borders on child abuse.
waxing??? They wax little girls?? that's ridiculous
researchers make a distinction between them, treating "child maltreatment" as an umbrella term to cover neglect, exploitation, and trafficking.
Different jurisdictions have developed their own definitions of what constitutes child abuse for the purposes of removing children from their families or prosecuting a criminal charge.
History.
The whole of recorded history contains references to acts that can be described as child abuse or child maltreatment, but professional inquiry into the topic is generally considered to have begun in the 1960s. The July 1962 publication of the paper
Sexualization in child beauty pageants
A child beauty pageant is a beauty contest where contestants are usually under 16 years of age. There does not appear to be reliable statistics about the number of these pageants held each year around the world. They vary in style, and categories may include a talent segment as well as costume and theme wear. Contestants often wear makeup, fake teeth, false eyelashes, lipstick, elaborate hairstyles with hair extensions, and specially designed, sometimes provocative, outfits. Spray tanning and waxing are also common