Maddy's Dolly Parton outfit was originally worn by her mum in beauty pageants. Image� courtesy of Toddlers & Tiaras on TLC Source: Supplied
- US mum gives girl padded chest, bottom
- In the UK it's a spray tan for a 4-year-old
- In China, just let the kid drive a car
A FOUR-year old girl has been given fake boobs and a padded bottom to emulate Dolly Parton in the latest beauty pageant controversy from the US.
Mum Lindsay Jackson has defended her efforts to give her daughter Maddy the busty look under a tight-fitting pink outfit in an appearance on reality show Toddlers and Tiaras.
"To some people, it's over the top, to us it's just what happens. It's just normal.
"When she wears the fake boobs and the fake butt, it's just like an extra bonus.
"It's really funny when she comes out on stage and everyone thinks it's hysterical," she said.
The news is likely to fuel concerns about the sexualisation of children in beauty pageants and the messages being sent to young girls in society generally.
In the UK, The Sun also reports on a mum who gives her four-year-old regular spray tans to "feel included".
Beautician Jools Willis, 37, says little Tate's 10-year-old sister Darcie is a dancer and "when she does shows the tan helps her under the stage lights".
The East Sussex mum believes: "Beauty treatments help boost a child's confidence."
Tate said: "I like having a spray tan because it makes me look good. I like having the same as Mummy and Darcie."
By now, mums might be feeling a little under the hammer, but the news from China is that dads may be missing the "age-appropriate" message too.
Shocking video shows a four-year-old Chinese girl behind the steering wheel as her father allows her to drive along the busy highway in Shandong Province, China, The Daily Mail reports.
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