Pageant mum criticized for ''sexualising' 4 year old beauty queen daughter

 A young mum who splurges thousands on her beauty queen daughter has hit back at claims she is 'sexualising' the four-year-old.

Enrika Milne, 26, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, spends two to three hours preparing Arielle for pageants.
By kitting her out with hair extensions, fake nails and extravagant dresses, the mum says she is schooling her daughter to become a future Miss England .

"I would be upset if she stopped doing them now, as they’ve been great for her confidence and have taught her all about charity work," Enrikia said.
"In a lot of pageants, contestants raise money for charity too.”

 Since she started competing in April 2016, the beauty queen has taken home more than a dozen crowns .

But Enrika, who spends up to £350 preparing Arielle for a single pageant, is forced to defend herself against people who condemn her for 'sexualising' her daughter.

She tells Daily Mirror

“We [the pageant community] do get misjudged, but I want Arielle to do what makes her happy,” she said.
“Pageants have been amazing for her confidence. A lot of kids her age struggle with self-esteem, but she doesn’t.
"If she’s already this confident at just four, she’ll go on to great things.
“I want her to be Miss England one day, and I think having that focus will keep her on track and stop her going astray, drinking and smoking, in her teenage years.”