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A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include other criteria, such as personality, intelligence, talent, character, causes, and charitable involvement, through closed-door interviews with judges, or the conventional question-and-answer round(s) in the finals.
Pages in category "Beauty pageants in the United States" The following 135 pages are in this category, out of 135 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Miss World is the oldest existing major international beauty pageant. [28] [29] It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. [30] [31] Since Morley's death in 2000, his widow, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant. [32] [33] Miss Universe is an international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization.
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. Titleholders Nine Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face.
Inter-City Beauty, Amateur: Earned title of "The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl in America" (pageant renamed "Miss America" in 1922) 1922: Sept. 7, 1922 Mary Katherine Campbell [4] [5] Ohio: Columbus: 16 Only person to win twice; also was 1st runner-up at the 1924 pageant: 1923: Sept. 7, 1923 17 1924: Sept. 6, 1924 Ruth Malcomson [6] Pennsylvania ...
Pages in category "Beauty pageants" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
All beauty pageants have one thing in common: real women. But the new Miss AI pageant challenges the need for human participation. The personas competing in this competition look like real women ...
The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. [1] [2] [3] Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, [4] but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [5] and are widely covered and broadcast by news media.