Yup!  I don't understand beauty pageants in general.  Some say its a role model for little girls.  Really?  There are every day role models/heroes:  the police officer directing traffic when the lights are out or catching the "bad guys," the teacher who inspired you to make something of yourself, the doctor who saved you from cancer, the firefighter who stopped a brush fire from burning homes, and hopefully, your parents...these are my role models/heroes.  One day physical beauty will fade, it's inevitable.  You still have to be part of society afterwards.