[Suze]

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Pageant mum gives eight-year-old daughter BOTOX and WAXES her legs

When a child smiles and flashes a couple of dimples, people usually comment on how adorable they look.

But when you are the eight-year-old daughter of a pageant mum, even the most endearing imperfection cannot be tolerated.

California mum Kerry Campbell has come under fire after admitting she injects her young daughter Britney with Botox to get rid of 'wrinkles' that appear on the girl's face when she smiles.

In a shocking example of how far some competitive parents will go in the name of pageant success, Kerry also waxes her daughter's upper legs in case she hits puberty and any 'fluffy hair' starts to appear.

Experts said the child is now at risk of long-lasting psychological problems because of the beauty treatments.

Kerry, a part-time beautician who also administers Botox on herself, claimed she only gives her daughter the treatment because when they were applying for pageants, her child asked her for it.

'We were getting into the pageants. I knew she was complaining about her face, having wrinkles, and things like that. When I brought it up to Britney she was all for it,' she told Good Morning America.

'She had watched me do it before. So when we first did it she was fine with it.'

When they spot 'wrinkles', Kerry gives her daughter five injections in three different locations on Britney's face.

Kerry would not comment on where she buys the expensive treatment from, saying only that she had 'a trusted source where I get it. He is a behind-the-scene doctor.'

'The few times that we did it, it would lessen the lines,' said Kerry. 'They wouldn't completely disappear, she's a kid. And we don't do so much to where it's going to make a big difference. Just on the lines.'

Kerry also admitted to waxing her daughter in the name of pageant success.

'They call it little fluffy hair,' she said. 'They get judged on all that stuff. It's a tough world, the pageant world, I'm telling you. The kids are harsh.'

Eight-year-old Britney added: 'I just don't think it's ladylike to have hair on your legs. I did that one time. It was super, super hard. It hurts.

Asked if she would like to be waxed again, the child quickly said: 'No.'

Experts said Kerry was at serious risk of damaging her daughter for life, both physically and psychologically.

Psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy said: 'When I first heard this story, I think my initial reaction is to be a little bit in disbelief, and a little bit horrified. There's a lot of psychological damage that can be caused.'

The girl's mother, however, insists she is a good mother and says she is not doing anything that other pageant mums would not do.

'I got influenced by some of the mums when we went to one of the pageants,' she said. They were telling me about the lines on her face. A lot of the mums are giving their kids Botox. It happens.
'I have a normal child. It's not breaking her spirit. She's happy. She runs around. She's smart.

'I'm a great mother. I've taken care of her by myself my whole life and nobody can really tell me what I'm doing is wrong. Because it's me. I live in my shoes. And she lives in hers. She's a happy kid and that's the bottom line.'

Britney added: 'It hurts sometimes. It makes me nervous. But I get used to it.

'My friends think it's cool I have all the treatments and they want to be like me. I check every night for wrinkles, when I see some I want more injections. They used to hurt, but now I don't cry that much.'

[Josy]

That's the same woman there was an article about a few months ago, its ridiculous that she is allowed to continue doing this to that little girl.

[Callum]

This story is just appalling. The mother shouldn't be able to get away with it, her daughter is not of an age to understand properly what botox can do the skin. She should be ashamed of herself.

[Patrick]

'Mum said she gave her daughter botox incase she hits Puberty.'

No ******ing sh*t.

[Marsh.]

Sick bitch should have the kid taken away from her.

[Jordan.]

Bets on the mum being an ugly bitch. They always are.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Bets on the mum being an ugly bitch. They always are.

No its was in the paper
few weeks back
both look good.



But this must be illegal.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

*pregnant

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

oh i thought it was typo -_-

[Pyramid*]

Hi Suze!!

This is an terrible example of supposedly 'good parents'. Personally I think it's tantamount to abuse and I can't quite figure out why the mother is free to do this, why the social services / police haven't been involved. The child may have a 'good home', but nothing is going to convince me that this is anythig less than abuse of the child: not to mention it's may mess her head up completely.

Sickening doesn't come close to how it makes me feel.

[Zippy]

Im shocked there aren't laws introduced to prevent this crap happening. Seems some children need protecting from their own parents stupidity.

Nobody knows the long term effects of botox so this kid could be well fcked by time she's 30 because of this totally unnecessary procedure. An 8 yr old doesnt have lines or need their skin protecting from sagging. At that age it has enough elasticity to prevent wrinkles.

Stupid bitch mother

[Vicky.]

Is it not classed as child abuse?

If not, it should be.

['Conor]

would her child even have hair on her legs ?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by 'Conor

would her child even have hair on her legs ?

Maybe shes german
I joke

['Conor]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Maybe shes german
I joke

i actually laughed out load at that

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Maybe shes german
I joke

LOL Vicky after your comments in the euro thread about racism!

[Vicky.]

[arista]

On ITV1 Now Lorraine

Yank Mother SF, Claif.
the girl has gone into care,
the mother injected her hereself
but they just said -- the mother is not who she claims to be
more to follow.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Is it not classed as child abuse?

If not, it should be.

Yes it is Abuse.

Going public with this
ended it.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by arista

On ITV1 Now Lorraine

Yank Mother SF, Claif.
the girl has gone into care,
the mother injected her hereself
but they just said -- the mother is not who she claims to be
more to follow.

What does that mean? Is she going under an alias or something?

Thanks for the update on the news story, Arista.

[Lee.]

I can't believe a parent could be that shallow and stupid! I actually really do find the fact that a mother would give her child botox in the name of a beauty pageant hard to take in!

[arista]

Originally Posted by Suze

What does that mean? Is she going under an alias or something?

Thanks for the update on the news story, Arista.

The US based Reporter
Scottish bloke would not give any more
so maybe be on all our news soon.

[arista]

Shocking: Kerry marks Britney's face before injecting her with Botox

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1MbmDwPM6

[arista]

the so called mother


"A British mother who admitted on American TV that she gave her eight-year-old daughter Botox injections has had the child taken away by social workers.
Britney Campbell was removed from the care of her mother Kerry after the TV appearance boasting about the beauty treatment sparked outrage across the U.S.
Hundreds of complaints were received when she was featured on the Good Morning America show injecting her daughter with the anti-wrinkle treatment."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1MbnS6Uv8

[Niamh.]

That's good news ^^