Yes it is a fact, at this point, but these guys seems to be making a start at trying to change a preconcieved idea of beauty and kudos to them for it. I am larger (and before you ask no, not telling you how big, but I often refer to myself as a fat chick) and I see nothing wrong with this as long as it is done with taste. It seems like these men are taking it seriously and trying to make a point that beautiful doesn't have anything to do with big or small. This is no different then having a special beauty pagent for an ethnic group or a lifestyle in my opinion. Frankly I see this as something great. It is showing that people can be valued and judged by different standards of beautiful. Think what a great message this is sending to kids, you don't have to fit a stereotype to be beautiful.

Did you want people to only latch onto that part of what you said? Or the whole post? It's not weird. It's GC. You've been a member since 2006. You should be used to it by now.

Exactly.

I was kinda wondering the same thing, but if not I think it's awesome that they are putting their time and effort into something like this.

I love you.

Get over yourself. You need to watch the MTV episode on overweight people. There was a girl on there who was into pageants.... she starved herself by eating only cottage cheese all day. It may not be normal or healthy to be overweight (even tho NORMAL could mean anything nowadays), but it's definitely not normal or healthy the way most of those pageant girls take care of themselves.

I would like to see a Miss FUPA contest. Now that would be the tits.

Or Miss Cameltoe?

And I'm sure MTV is really concerned about representing things the way they actually are and not the extremes for entertainment sake. They are after all an educational television channel.

I participated in a few beauty pageants when I was in high school and although the girls there were a lot more concerned with their appearance then many other girls, unhealthy eating was just as common as it is in the entire population of girls of that age, no more no less. Show me 10 young women, no matter if they are in beauty pageants or not, and I'll show you 10 young women with not so perfect eating habits. We are after all subjected to university cafeteria food.

According to recent studies the average woman is actually a size 14.

yeah I'm kinda feeling that

Answers a lot.

This doesn't make sense. I can show you 10 young women. So what? If I tried hard enough I could show you 10 hermaphrodites. Or 10 fingers and toes. Elaborate?

Did you mean to quote me and respond to my post or were you speaking in general? I've already indicated my support of such an event.

Kudos to the Ques for this event. The only beauty pageant that I have ever heard of that caters to voluptuous women is the one hosted by comedian/actress Monique. Unfortunately, society standards of beauty do not come in full figured packages so since society refuses to acknowledge the beauty of curvy women, then why not create something, like Monique, where the beauty of curvy women will be celebrated. I highly doubt we will ever see a pageant where a size 1 and a size 22 can compete against each other. Heck, the modeling industry is just now starting to create plus size modeling divisions, which are still quite rare.

Absolutely not true. Very few people can possibly, even with starving themselves, have a beauty queen body. Most people just are not built like that. Hell, my skeleton alone probably wouldn't fit into anything smaller than an 8. I could starve myself, have surgery, etc and still never be a size 2.

Full Figured Frame.
 

Here's the article about the results of the pageant.
http://www.wkuherald.com/media/stora...-2824808.shtml

The familiar beat of the "Pink Panther" theme song plays as 13 beautiful, curvaceous women enter from the back of the packed DUC Theater. They prance down the aisles, donning fatigue pants, purple shirts with gold writing, and glimmering, spray-painted golden shoes.

They sway their hips and snap their fingers to the rhythm as they smile seductively at the those they pass.

Audience members in the front rows squirmed and turned their bodies to unimaginable angles, nearly breaking their necks to see the women as they enter the theater.

That's when they see them.

They are the contestants of the inaugural Miss Omega Pageant, a showcase for the full-figured women on Western's campus.

The Miss Omega Pageant is hosted by Omega Psi Phi fraternity. They decided to host a pageant for full-figured women to embrace the beauty of a woman's curves, said Western alumnus Montez Phillips, co-coordinator of the pageant.

"This pageant is showing that we are beautiful," said contestant LaTya Palms, a freshman from Nashville, Tenn. "Beauty has no size."

As the women walk onto the stage, the crowd erupts into a frenzy. They confidently strut to the center, moving their bodies, smiling energetically and captivating the audience. All eyes are on them.

The contestants of the pageant began popping their chests and shaking their hips to the beat of the music.

Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" echoed from the speakers as audience members swayed back and forth, singing along to the music and cheering for the 13 women.

The Omegas felt there was an absence in the classic celebration of pageantry, according to their pageant advertising book. They wanted to show full-figured women in their finest elements.

Yet Miss Omega was no easy show to prepare for. Contestants endured about 10 weeks of intense, rigorous practices to ensure the success of the show.

At first, there were about four practices a week, which each lasted about four to five hours. As time progressed, the practice regime intensified.

Contestants practiced five to six days a week, about four to five hours a night.

"The pageant took a lot of my time," said contestant Bryttnee Price, a Louisville freshman. "When it's over, I'm going to miss being around these ladies; we've connected. However, this will give me time to do other things on campus."

Baltimore graduate student Branson Holly, an organizer of the event, demanded a lot of time for practices to ensure the longevity of the pageant. The progress of the pageant depended on the contestants, he said.

During one of the several Miss Omega practices, one contestant leaned over to another while Holly was speaking.

She joked that it was unfair for her competitor to participate in the pageant, because she had lost so much weight from practicing.

Plus-sized typically describes women who wear a dress size ranging from 14 to 24. There is no absolute weight distribution to determine exactly what is plus-sized, because of the variations in different bodily characteristics, like height and bone structure, Holly said.

Price said the pageant has helped her tune into her self-confidence and self-respect more.

"This show presents something good to the public," Price said. "We are a population who is often overlooked."

The Miss Omega Pageant consisted of five categories: business, "nitelife," sleepwear, talents and formal walks.

Performance after performance, the audience was amazed and entertained from beginning to end.

Whether it was contestant Arielle Holt, a Louisville junior, performing a spiritual dance to Tye Tribbitt's "Thank You," or contestant Andrea McMurry, a Louisville sophomore, suggestively dipping her body during the sleepwear portion, the audience continuously gave roaring applauses and standing ovations.

As the night came to a close, contestants, coordinators and audience members awaited the announcement they had been dying to hear all night.

Price was crowned the first Western Kentucky University Miss Omega.

As Master of Ceremony and Western alumnus Lemarceo Shemwell announced her name, she fell to her knees crying. Other contestants and audience members crowded around her, congratulating Miss Omega as she was crowned and received a bouquet of flowers.

"This is so unexpected," she said. "I'm at a loss of words. This title holds a lot of responsibility, and during my reign I will represent it well."

Second runner up was Louisville junior Jessica Sutherland, and first runner up was Holt.

Palms' predictions were correct.

"We're gonna show out the night of the pageant and look better than any of them skinny girls," she said.

From audience's reactions, they did.

Reach Stephanie Keene at features@wkuherald.com.

All's well that ends well. :)

Precisely!

Sounds like it was a lovely event that was well coordinated and attended! Kudos to the Omegas at WKU and to the participants in the pageant!!:D

Someone on GC (I didn't search the thread again) predicted this.:)

The blood, sweat, and tears paid off! Good Job!!!