B2 – Upper Intermediate
Beauty pageants have long been associated with elegance, grace, and traditional standards of beauty. However, in recent years, there has been a growing trend of contestants with visible tattoos participating in these competitions. This shift has sparked debates about the impact of tattoos on the perception of beauty and whether they should be allowed in such events.
Some may view tattoos as incompatible with traditional beauty pageants, others see them as an expression of personal identity. The inclusion or exclusion of tattooed individuals in these competitions will continue to be debated as society’s perception evolves further towards acceptance and appreciation for diverse forms of beauty.
Read the article to learn how the pageant world is changing along with our beauty standards.
https://celebrityink.com/tattoos-enter-the-beauty-pagent-world/
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does the word “enrich” mean? “Their aim is to create role models who enrich the perception of beauty while positively impacting communities.” Use it in a sentence.
- What does “recurring theme” mean, “However, the idea of natural, unaltered beauty is still a frequently recurring theme throughout many modern beauty pageants, with tattoos being considered unladylike.”? Use it in a sentence.
- What does the word “allure” mean? “Beauty pageants, like Miss World and Miss Universe, have moved with the evolving beauty standards and recognised the allure of tattoos on women.” Use it in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on beauty pageants?
- Share your opinion on having a visible tattoo as grounds for disqualification from a beauty pageant.
- Are there any tattoos anywhere on your body? If so, could you kindly describe what one means; if not, could you please explain why not?
- Do you believe that getting tattoos diminishes your beauty? Explain your answer.
- Have you ever had an experience of someone judging your beauty? In what way did it occur?
6 replies on “Tattoos Enter the Beauty Pageant World”
1. What are your thoughts on beauty pageants?
I don’t like beauty pageants, but I know they generate a lot of money because many brands have interests in them.
2. Share your opinion on having a visible tattoo as grounds for disqualification from a beauty pageant.
I think tattoos can be very beautiful. In my opinion, tattoos shouldn’t be a reason to disqualify contestants.
3. Are there any tattoos anywhere on your body? If so, could you kindly describe what one means; if not, could you please explain why not?
I have five tattoos on my body. I have a feather on my left leg, birds on my right leg, a wolf on my chest, a dog on my shoulder, and a tattoo I designed on my left arm.
4. Do you believe that getting tattoos diminishes your beauty? Explain your answer.
I don’t believe that. Tattoos are a form of art, and your body is the canvas. Sometimes tattoos are an expression of what you think, your beliefs, or your hobbies, and that is a form of personal expression.
I think tattoos are very integrated into society.
5. Have you ever had an experience of someone judging your beauty? In what way did it occur?
I’ve never had any problems with that. I’m not a very handsome man, but I’m certainly not a monster either.
Interesting knowing your thoughts on this matter.
Note some changes you can make in order to improve this sentence:
* Observe parallelism in a series.
* Use the term “self-expression”.
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Vocabulary Questions:
1. improve the quality or value of something or someone. This conversation and getting to know you has enriched me a lot.
2. something that repeats itself over time. The recurring theme of whether Messi or Cristiano is better is tiring.
3. something powerful, attractive or fascinating. Lovecraft’s stories allures me, all these space mysteries drive me crazy.
Discussion Questions:
1. I don’t understand them and I don’t like them, I think they create an unrealistic image of women and can cause frustrations to many people.
2. It does not seem logical to me as there are currently more women with tattoos in Europe than without them.
3. Yes, I have quite a few, some of them without meaning, simply because I like them, for example I have several cartoon series, like itchi and scratchy, rick and morty, mickey and minnie, and then I have a big one of my footbal team, atletico de madrid.
4. No, on the contrary, I personally like them very much and I think they generate a more real image of a person’s personality.
5. Fortunately, no, I don’t think it is something that should be judged because it is very subjective.
Well done writing your answers. Nice work on improving your skills so far!
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To be honest, I don’t like the beauty pageants, nevertheless it is probably a way to make visible some things about society.
As the society, the beauty pageants must evolve. By the way the tattos are a tend therefore, woman with tattos must be present in these kind of venues. The balance of beauty and unladylike is an important line to decide if any women deserves to win the beauty pageant.
A nice tatto can enrich your body but if the tatto is unladylike will not be beutiful for you. But everyone is freedom to decide their tatto and I can’t say nothng about it. What I mean is if your tatto is something personal for you, will be fine. From my point of view, the most important thing when you decide to make a tatto, is that it must be something important and personal. In my case I have one tatto that it is important for me,and the sense of it is about what I am, so it’s very intimate for me. It is something so important to be part of my body forever.
Great job sharing your thoughts on this topic. Good work in writing your responses.
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