article_snippet: A teenager has been told A teenager will not be allowed to compete to become Miss England because A teenager is a single mother.
article_snippet: Miss Salim decided to enter local auditions for the competition in Birmingham only to be told this would not be possible because in the small print this says mothers and married women cannot enter.
article_snippet: Dhakirah Salim, 19, was told A teenager could not compete for a place in the Miss England competition in the local heats in Birmingham because the rules of the contest ban mothers and married women from taking part .
article_snippet: I think that's discrimination towards women with babies.'
article_snippet: The Miss England beauty pageant claims This rule is in place to protect young families because the busy schedule for contest winners is not compatible with having a settled home life.
article_snippet: I don't think it's fair that because I have a baby I shouldn't be able to enter the contestBirmingham . '
article_snippet: the organisers of the competition're trying to say women with children can only be housewives.
article_snippet: Angie Beasley, Director of Miss England, said the controversial rule was in place to protect the 'family unit' because of the winner's demanding schedule.
article_snippet: Ms Beasley, who is a mother, added: 'There are other competitions that are less demanding, where ladies who have children should enter. '
article_snippet: I couldn't enter a baby contest because I'm not a baby.
highlights_snippet: Went to local auditions in Birmingham and was told her could compete .
  
highlights_snippet: But her was barred from competition because her has a daughter .
  
highlights_snippet: Competition small print says mothers and married women cannot enter .
  