THOUGH BEAUTY PAGEANTS have become increasingly progressive within the past decade, the overarching purpose has remained consistent: beauty, of course. Gorgeous girls don sparkling gowns with hair coiffed to the nines, and makeup so flawless it might as well be airbrushed. Perfection.
But unfortunately that expectation for perfection isn’t bound to beauty pageants — it’s everywhere. In fact, it’s so deeply ingrained in our society that many people have
