 Pageantry also teaches you how to handle stress by learning to deal with pressure and disappointments.Critics of beauty pageants argue that such contests reinforce the idea that girls and women should be valued primarily for their physical appearance, and that this puts tremendous pressure on women to conform to conventional beauty standards by spending time and money on fashion, cosmetics, hair styling, and even cosmetic surgery.They say that this pursuit of physical beauty even encourages some women to diet to the point of harming themselves.