美国密歇根州一名26岁的女子每月都要带两岁的女儿做喷雾日光浴好让她的皮肤变成古铜色，然后再带她参加各类选美比赛。她表示，女儿很喜欢现在古铜色的皮肤，而且喷雾日光浴很安全。至于参加各类选美比赛，她说是为了帮助女儿建立自信，享受比赛的乐趣，同时抓住任何可能成功的机会。这位母亲在女儿只有十个月的时候第一次带她参加选美比赛，当时在不允许化妆而且没有太多服饰变化的情况下，女儿赢得了选美比赛。自那以后，她便一发不可收拾，每年都要带女儿参加各类选美比赛，每月在这方面的花费就高达4666美元。
A mother has defended her decision to give her two-year-old daughter monthly spray tan sessions for beauty pageants.
Savanna Jackson entered her first contest at just 10-months-old and now undergoes monthly tanning sessions.
She stands in a special tent while being sprayed with an airbrush and a roller is then used to even out any blotchy patches.
But her mother Lauren Jackson – who spends up to £3,000($4666) per month taking Savanna to pageants – says the process is perfectly safe and her daughter "loves" her darker skin tone.
"I just want her to have the best possible opportunity to win. Besides, Savanna loves it. Now, it's a must for every pageant," she said.
"To me the pageants are about having fun, building up her self-esteem, and giving my girl the best possible opportunity in life.
"When I see Savannah on that stage, her confidence blossoming, it's worth every penny. I'm so proud of my tanned toddler."
Ms Jackson, 26, from Michigan, USA, first entered Savanna into a 'natural pageant' – which allows little or no make-up and limited amounts of embellishments on the gown or dress – when she was just 10-months-old.
To the delight of the family Savanna won, and she has been entered into pageants ever since.
Within a year Ms Roberts, Savanna and grandmother Sherry were travelling up and down the USA competing in pageants.
They soon realized that young contestants of Savanna's age were using spray tans and took the plunge themselves.
Savanna now receives monthly spray tans before every competition while a professional make-up artist applies eyeliner, mascara, lipstick and neatens her delicate eyebrows.
"There is a line but I strongly feel I've kept Savanna on the right side of it," she said.
"I'd never even consider surgery or Botox – she already wears more make-up than I do!"