Beauty pageants became part of United States culture in the 1920s. After that, Pageants for kids gained popularity in the 1960s.Today, Pageants for children and adults are money making businesses. According to statistics about 5,000 child beauty pageants are held yearly with about 250,000 children participating. Weathering the Jon Bonet tragedy,child pageant reality tv shows, … [Read more...] about Beauty and talent pageants