What do you think of child beauty pageants?

I think that beauty pageants are to be perfectly honest an absolute discrace. By all means feel free to call me old fashioned and maybe even a bit out of touch but I think little girls should be little girls in their innocent floral beautiful boe tied smock dresses rather than caked in make up where they look like they're ready to hit the town. The world of a child is an enchanting wonderful uncorrupt and innocent place which I believe they need to reatain for as long as possible. x