BIG IS BEAUTIFUL….?

All the plus sized ladies in Singapore are probably cheering at this news.

“Ms Beverly Tan, 29, founder of TKS and Sons, said she came up with a plus-size pageant to give big women a platform to show off their beauty.”

I think the intention is good, but I am still somewhat skeptical about the whole message that this beauty contest is supposed to bring across.

Beauty contests have always been very subjective affairs, and I believe that no one single judge will be able to define the criteria of beauty that is being used in each contest. Fair of face? Hot bods? Inner beauty? Intelligence? Confidence? Je ne sais quoi? All of the above?

In my opinion, if we are to talk about a true beauty pageant that celebrates plus size acceptance, then it should be one that has a clearly defined criteria and which takes physical size out of the equation. It should be therefore be one that accepts women who meets or exceeds the set criteria, regardless of physical size. Simply put, plus sized, normal sized, undersized women should compete on the same stage. These women are considered beautiful because of X number of factors which do not include physical size.

A beauty pageant for plus size women only seem to say, “You are beautiful, but only among the big babes.”

Seems like not much of a compliment, after all.