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Little kids don't wear high heels in pageants, teenagers in pageantry do however.  White Leather Mary Janes are worn with their dresses (which I personally purchase right at Stride Rite shoes, a CHILDREN'S shoe store, which last time I've checked was not in the business of selling adult, "sexy" shoes lol) These shoes are  absolutely no different than the little dress shoes ANY little girl wears when they get dressed up for church, Holidays or special occassions.  In swimwear, most go bare foot, some do flip flops (not many) but some, again no high heels.  Casualwear, most wear white keds sneakers that are covered with material or decorated in the same colors to match the outfit they are wearing, some might wear boots, or the mary janes again, in different colors, sandals, depends on the outfit, but in the 3 1/2 years we have been INVOLVED with pageantry (not watching tv shows about the subject from the couch) I have yet to see a CHILD sport a pair of high heels in that event either.  I know my daughter never has, infact every single casualwear outfit she has worn on stage has been with the keds, painted or decorated to match what she was wearing.  Sportswear, use to be Mary Janes or the FLAT dyeables dyed to match the color of their outfits, but since sportswear routines have developed into more of a dance routine, the girls wear jazz shoes, painted or dyed to match.   

And I am very sorry but if I saw an adult standing there in a capri/tank outfit in pastels, with lace ribbons and bows with decorated to match shoes, ruffle socks, big hair bows, and poofy pigtails, blowing kisses, doing cutsey dimples, and spinning, wether or not she might be wearing lipstick, Id say Id be a bit concerned and probally make sure I went in the opposite direction lol, as I am sure anyone would.   Now a child, I definately wouldnt stand there and say "Shame, she's trying to act so "Sexy" and if anyone would I am sorry but yeah theres most certainly a problem.  I dont know what kind of Adults you know, but none I have ever encounter act that way.