To think this is a bit of a shitty application criteria

[Chillyegg]

So just browsing facebook and up popped an advert to apply for miss Universe 2016. I was struck with curiosity and clicked on the link and if I'm honest found the application criteria a bit I don't know ...wrong.
www.missuniversegb.co.uk/appformstep1.php
Now I won't be applying because quite frankly the only contest I'll be winning is a pie eating contest but I just thought humph I don't like this.
To enter you must never of been or be married
You must never of had children
You must be between the ages of 18 and 26.
I don't really have an opinion on beauty pagents but these criteria seem a bit wrong to me. I know loads of beautiful women who've had kids and been married.
I can't put my finger on why this annoys me so much!

Tali - I read that as homophones and couldn't work out what the link with lesbians was

user bloody homophones

"Never have been married or have had children".
Is what is clearly written if I was a potential applicant I would take that as a past and present tense term.

I also hold no brief for beauty pageants, but why would it be surprising that a large majority of the candidates to represent a country come from the ethnic group that makes up 85% of that country?

I think unashamed was making the most of her username and your use of 'of' rather than 'have' in your OP.

Being ancient, I remember a UK winner of Miss World being dethroned within hours when they discovered she had a child (1974).

why would it be surprising that a large majority of the candidates to represent a country come from the ethnic group that makes up 85% of that country?

Interesting you should say that as the height restriction in the Mexican beauty contest eliminates all the natives as well as most everyone else. One would have to have a high percentage of foreign blood to even compete.

Oops sorry I meant all the UK representatives were mostly white.

Most women in the UK are white.

What is the difference between Miss World and Miss Universe? Were women from other planets previously unfairly excluded?

I guess it depends if you want to run the risk that a blandly pretty and overly madeup extra terrestrial will beat you to the title or not.

Even the regional competitions in the UK (which then become national to find our entrants) don't allow parents or married women. It seems to be a common "thing" in beauty pageants.

There's a 16 and pregnant where the girl is a professional pageant entrant too, and they won't let her enter again once she's had her baby, despite still being 16 and looking pretty much the same.

What a strange world they are.

Tis odd.