Child beauty pageant debate

A mother from Lincoln whose daughters regularly take part in child beauty pageants, is preparing to publish the country's first magazine dedicated to the contests.

Leanne Woodall says she wants to win over the critics who say the competitions are more about pushy mothers than giving their children confidence.

Leanne Woodall says she has noticed her daughter Tia's confidence increase in the two years since she began attending beauty pageants.

Leanne hopes that the new magazine she is launching in July will encourage more families to get involved in the competitions, giving them the same benefits she has seen in her own children.

A Lincoln mother whose 10-year-old daughter is a regular at child beauty pageants is launching the country's first magazine on the events. Leanne Woodall, 33, plans to publish Sparkle Girlz in July which will be aimed at pageant contestants of all ages.

Her second daughter, Niyah, 2, has also just started taking part in pageants. She hopes launching the magazine will change critics' negative views of the events which she says are becoming more and more popular among children.

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