New York Mother Challenges Rules Disqualifying Women With Children From Beauty Pageants

Danielle Haven, 25, filed a discrimination complaint Monday with New York City’s Commission on Human Rights.
New York Mother Challenges Rules Disqualifying Women With Children From Beauty Pageants
Contestants enter the stage during the 2018 Miss America Competition Show in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 10, 2017. Donald Kravitz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions
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A 25-year-old woman is objecting to the long-established rules of the Miss America and Miss World beauty pageants that deem mothers ineligible to compete.

On Monday, Danielle Hazel of New York spoke next to the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument located in Central Park. She told the audience about her dream to participate in the pageants, only to find out she was prohibited from competing because she had a son.

Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.