People believe that women who compete in beauty pageants are self-centered and expect the world to revolve around them, when in actuality the contestants at Mrs Singapore World were the complete opposite. They were women who gave back, put others first and raised the profile of their communities.

Many people assume that pageant winners are decided way beforehand and that judges tend to play favourites meaning that not all girls are given a fair chance. But the judging system is usually meticulous in its awarding of points so cheating or favouritism has no bearing.

This is probably the biggest misconception surrounding beauty queens who are often labelled unkindly but at the Mrs Singapore World pageant, most of the ladies are extremely smart and have high-flying careers in addition to poise and good looks.

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Many people think that pageants demoralise women because they have put on makeup, high heels and bathing suits in order to gain approval from other people. In reality pageants often help women gain confidence in public and develops their interview skills along with poise and grace.

While many beauty pageant contestants tend to be on the skinnier side this is by no means the norm. At Mrs Singapore World, contestants are encouraged to be healthy and focus on weight maintenance via exercise and keeping fit instead of being drastically underweight.

Beauty queens are real people too and they will have their off days when they don’t want to put on a pair of towering heels or wear make-up. Thankfully, they don’t have to! After all, in pageantry, it’s not about how you look on the outside because it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

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