Spray Tan Two-Year-Old “Worth Every Penny” $4,500

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   Stacie Lposted 11 years ago

   Spray Tan Two-Year-Old “Worth Every Penny” $4,500
   
   By: Rob Adams
   06/11/2012 06:57 PM ET
   
   A Michigan mother defends spending nearly $4,500 a month for spray tan sessions on her two-year-old for beauty pageants, saying its worth every penny.
   http://www.newsoxy.com/odd/spray-tan-tw … 76092.html
   
   Mom claims that the money spent on tanning gives her daughter an edge in the competition which leads to better self-esteem.Huh?

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      TheMagicianposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      /facepalm

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      eternals3ptemberposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Better self-esteem for whom?

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   eternals3ptemberposted 11 years ago

   "I don't want to live on this planet anymore... Wait... I like this planet! You get off!
   
   - Prof. Farnsworth

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   MayGposted 11 years ago

   That works out to be around $145 a day for a spray tan. Is this for real?   In Australia, we only pay around $40 for a spray tan (for an adult - we're not in the habit of spraying our children). I can't help wondering about the possible long-term effects of putting this stuff on a young child's skin either. I honestly think child beauty pageants should be illegal and I  was sickened that one was held in Melbourne last year.  Why don't these mothers spend more time worrying about the face they present to the world, instead of obsessing about their kids' appearances.

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      Stacie Lposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/99139#post2119410

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   habeeposted 11 years ago

   ?? A spray tan in GA is $25 for a pageant kid.

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   Mighty Momposted 11 years ago

   Looks like they spray tanned the kid's palms, too.
   That probably costs extra.
   

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      habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      

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   paxwillposted 11 years ago

   I don't get why judges favor kids with orange skin.  Isn't it a little discriminatory to judge them on the color of their skin--be it white, brown, or black (or orange)???

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      habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The stage lights really "wash out" contestants. Even kids with average skin tones will look really pale. My granddaughter has a naturally darker skin tone, thanks to her Native American heritage. We didn't spray tan her, but the makeup person wiped some kind of lotion on her skin to even out her color.

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         paxwillposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Ah, that makes sense. I didn't think of that.

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