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The oldest pageant still in operation today is the Miss America pageant, which was organized in 1921 by a local businessman to entice tourists to Atlantic City, New Jersey. [22] The pageant hosted the winners of local newspaper beauty contests in the "Inter-City Beauty" Contest, attended by over one hundred thousand people.
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.
3rd Runner-up: 2001 Janet Cho 2nd Runner-up: 2002 Ha Ri-ri Miss Asia USA: 2003 Kim Hee-jeong Miss Asia USA: 2005 Ju So-jin Miss Asia USA: Popularity Award; 2006 Kim Min-kyo Unplaced 2008 Diane Yu Miss Asia USA: 2009 Kim Mi-na 3rd Runner-up: 2010 Jo Hyo-bin 1st Runner-up: 2011 Jacqueline Kim Miss Asia USA: 2011 Angela Kim 2nd Runner-up: 2011 ...
Miss Planet International [1] is an annual international beauty pageant organized by Miss Planet International Organization, headquartered in Cambodia.MPI is an organization focused on promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. [2]
The International Pageant of Pulchritude, also known as Miss Universe or the International Beauty Contest, was a beauty contest that began in 1920, featuring contestants from multiple nations. This pageant originated the title "Miss Universe" and was the first international contest. The last pageant event in the United States was held in 1931 ...
Paige helps a friend with a beach-wedding dress. A woman needs a torn dress fixed before the next pageant. A mom and daughter argue over a pageant-dress purchase. The staff helps clean out a closet full of old dresses.
A child beauty pageant is a controversial [1] [2] [3] beauty contest featuring contestants under 18 years of age. Competition categories may include talent , interview , sportswear , casual wear , swimwear, western wear, theme wear, outfit of choice, decade wear, and evening wear .
Miss Gay America is a national pageant for female impersonators.Established in 1972, the pageant is based on the Miss America contest and follows a similar format. [1]Each year, contestants compete at various city, state, and direct regional preliminaries for the opportunity to advance to the official Miss Gay America pageant.