Frustrated Former Beauty Contestant

For those of you who don't know, I was a contestant in a couple of beauty pageants. Yes I am aware of all the negative connotations that go along with that.

Anyways. As a contestant I realized how biased and unfair the competition was, as a former contestant I continue to receive emails and letters from the organization.

Today I received one and wrote a reply.

To Whom it May Concern,

As a past participant in your beauty pageant I feel that it is time for me to express some of the frustrations of being a contestant. As someone who values all of the "requirements" you say are vital to being a Teen or Miss. winner I thought your beauty pageant would be a beneficial experience. I was unfortunatly not entirely correct. I, along with several other of the contestants, soon came to realize that I had no chance of progressing past the preliminaries. That no matter how hard we tried, how hard we sparkled we would not move forward. This unfortunate fact arose because we had not complied with the unspoken rules of your pageant.

 In order to win anything in this pageant you must buy your dress(es) from the biggest sponsor, be coached by the biggest sponsors, be willing to pay out the nose to the biggest sponsors. For some of us however this is not an option. Some of the girls who enter this pageant cannot afford to buy a dress that costs a few thousand dollars and then pay hundreds more for "proper" training. To tell them that they have the same chances as all of the girls who can pay and know to do such things is immoral. 

I have contemplated over and over how I could change the way things are done at RPM Productions and I realized that the obvious beginning would be simply voicing my frustrations. I continue to hope for the future contestants sake that you all recognize these faults and make amends. I also cannot see how you have not noticed a trend to begin with. Most would think it odd that other than the "pageant" girls none of your other contestants ever come back again. I would venture to say that it is because they too have noticed what I've noticed. 

I think that if steps were taken to change how things were done you would see a rise in the number who apply and the number that choose to return. The only thing that made me become a contestant for a second time was the other girls, the prospect of being able to meet so many other amazing women and make so many friends was the only reason I returned. 

Regards,

Alex Foxworth

Yes its a frustrated yet (I'd like to think) eloquent response to their disgusting newsletter but I felt it was long over due.