“What are your measurements?” seems like a question that would not, in 2017, be asked to women. But at the Miss Peru pageant, contestants are still asked this irrelevant, useless question. This year, the contestants decided to adjust what this question truly meant, responding in ways that gave chilling effects.

When asked for their measurements of areas of their bodies, contestants in the Miss Peru beauty pageant instead gave statistics about the violence against women in their country. Contestants were heard giving facts about human trafficking, harassment and other atrocities committed against women.

“I represent the constitutional province of Callaomy and my measurements are: 3,114 women victims of trafficking up until 2014,” said Romina Lozano, the winner of the 2017 Miss Peru pageant, according to The New York Post.

More than 20 women a part of the pageant participated in this movement.

“My measurements are: 13,000 girls suffer sexual abuse in my country,” said Luciana Fernández, according to Daily Edge.

Not only was the act itself pleasantly surprising, the statistics that the women gave were jarring. “My measurements are: more than 80 percent of women in my city suffer from violence,” said Melina Machuca.

When I first watched the videos of the women in the pageant, I immediately got the chills. They walked across the stage, with a sort of fury in their eyes. They introduced themselves, somewhat excited and bubbly, but when they gave these facts and statistics, the whole aura changed. These women were so determined to make a difference and to change the purpose of such a useless question into something that could truly matter.

I sometimes find myself thinking that pageants are a bit dumb. It has always seemed as if these women are being judged solely on their appearance, ignoring the true importance of what makes a woman a good person. But after this, I have gained respect for the pageant industry.