7 Interesting Things You Never Knew About Beauty Pageants

Girls as young as 12 have cosmetic surgery to compete in pageants

Venezuela breeds beauty pageant winners. There are four main international pageants for adult women to compete in—Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth. And Venezuela holds seven Miss World, six Miss Universe, eight Miss International, and two Miss Earth titles.

In this South American country, girls attend finishing school to learn how to walk, talk, and present themselves as a crown holder. Often, the bootcamps encourage girls to have surgery at the young age of 12, according to The Daily Mail. The facilities are surrounded by cosmetic surgery clinics, as well.

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