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the article slammed beauty pageants as objectifying women and received widespread support from readers.

这篇文章猛烈抨击了选美比赛，认为这是在物化女性，此举得到了读者的广泛支持。

Leanne Woodall, Miss Natural Sparkle organiser, said:` Because beauty pageants are a family event and the whole family like to be involved we decided to introduce just one round for newborns this year.

自然闪耀小姐大赛组织者琳恩·伍德奥说：选美是一种全家参与的活动，所有家庭成员都想要参与其中，所以今年我们决定增加一轮婴儿选美环节。

For Venezuela, the country that has produced the most winners of international beauty pageants, it's explained that there is a highly-criticized practice of giving implants to young girls on their 15th birthdays.

而在委内瑞拉，这个盛产世界选美冠军的国家，很多女孩在15岁生日时做植入物手术，这种做法饱受批评。