Beauty Pageants are a way girls can learn important life skills while also having fun. It’s a way to learn the difference between winning and losing and also gaining friendships. Beauty Pageants are encouraging as competitions, that bring out the best in young women. Women empowerment does not come in one form, it comes in many forms. One thing can be considered to be empowerment for one woman but the other might not see how it can be considered as empowerment.
Women who take part in pageants have utilized the platform, and their own platforms, to empower other women, others have also used pageants as a way to advance their careers. Jagrati Jagwani, hailing from the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, who is a professional make up artist recently bagged the Award for 2nd Runner up in the Mission Dreams Miss India contest 2022, held at Kolkata, West Bengal.
Jagrati says, “I always believe that the harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it. I’m very passionate in my work and a very positive person in my life. I have always imagined and dreamt of this and today when I have made it I feel very happy blessed. My parents always support me in every field. And now I’m a part of Mission Dreams who gave us this stage and opportunity to shine bright. I aim to use this to grow as an individual and contribute to society on a greater front. The Mission Dreams Miss India platform is like the fruition and beginning of everything that I have been working for all my life.
The Mission Dreams beauty pageant are successful women who strive to be better individuals, voice their opinion, and speak out on behalf of the society to spread the message to the society at an array.”