Former Child Beauty Queen Speaks Out

When asked which one is her favorite, Eden pointed to one crown and said, "This one, because it's so big."

Four-year-old Eden Wood, who is featured on TLC's reality show "Toddler's & Tiaras,"was considered...

Four-year-old Eden Wood, who is featured on TLC's reality show "Toddler's & Tiaras,"was considered the beauty to beat at a Texas pageant. She's been on the circuit most of her short life. "I like the makeup and I like hairspray," she said. "Makeup makes me happy. I like being pretty on stage with my makeup on."

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But some "GMA" viewers were outraged by Eden's story.

One online comment read "Children who are taught that their beauty will get them what they want in life grow up to be very shallow people."

"If that was all we did and we were constantly in the mirror primping, if she was overzealous about her appearance, but I don't see that and if I ever did see that I would put a stop to it," she said. "I want her to be well rounded and balanced. It's just not all about beauty."

But the comments still came flooding in.

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"These children are being denied their childhoods because of their parents needs to fulfill their own dreams," read another online comment.

"Parents enjoy showcasing their kids, and what is wrong with that? What is wrong with showcasing to the world, here is my beautiful daughter or my beautiful son? As long as you keep it in a positive aspect, I don't think anything is wrong with that," Wood said.

Wood says her daughter is not missing out "on friends, on playing, on school."

But Brooke Breedwell did feel like she was missing out. She quit pageants when she was 7 because of the pressure.

"I think the most important thing in doing pageants is doing them for the right reasons," Breedwell said. "You have to know what you want to do with your life and focus on those skills you want to build on."

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