From what I have learned, there is no such thing as safe tanning. Tanning is skin damage, and it will show up, sooner rather than later. The only "safe" tan is the sray-on stuff, but who knows how safe that is in the long run!

I never have tanned, my skin always burned, just genetics, but consequently I wore sunscreen, and many women my age that I know used to "tan" have skin that is much wrinklier, more creased and leathery, and I am only 42.

I had a teacher in High school who explained her very wrinkly, leathery skin that way, said when she was in high school everyone envied her dark tan.

All that said, good luck with the contest, okay?