i won a beauty pageant one time but didn t feel like it was worth the effort.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term almost invariably refers only to contests for unmarried women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants. Similar events or competition for men or boys being called by other names and more likely to be bodybuilding contests. The organizers of each pageant may determine the rules of the competition, including the age range of contestants. The rules may also require the contestants to be unmarried, and be \"virtuous\", \"amateur\", and available for promotions, besides other criteria. It may also set the clothing standards in which contestants will be judged, including the type of swimsuit. Beauty pageants are generally multi-tiered, with local competitions feeding into the larger competitions. For example, the international pageants have hundreds or thousands of local competitions. Child beauty pageants mainly focus on beauty, gowns, sportswear modelling, talent, and personal interviews.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I won a beauty pageant once, but I really don't think it was worth the effort. How do you feel about beauty pageants?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, growing up in Texas they were part of the landscape! I know they're trying to update them from the traditional judging and ranking of the physical attributes only....how was your experience?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "It was a long time ago, but pageants seem to be very different now. I think they're very expensive! Do you know about how much it costs to enter a pageant?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "From what I understand it's a *huge* investment of time and money. I guess each pageant can set entry, age range, \"theme\"....was it expensive when you competed?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Not really. The cost to enter the pageant was around $200 I think. But nowadays it seems like in order to compete, you need expensive dresses, shoes, hairpieces, make-up and spray tans. That seems excessive, don't you think?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "VERY. And you have to wonder....why?! Especially child pageants -- even then a big investment in beauty, gowns, modeling, talent..."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes! I used to watch the show, Toddlers & Tiaras. It was crazy the amount of money that was spent. I guess it's a good way to build confidence in a child, but there must be other ways!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Ooooh, or maybe *undermine* the confidence since it means *that* kind of comparison from such an early age! Spray tanning and waxing and \"flippers\"...yuck!"}]