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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 .
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.
Type Image Description Beauty pageant: Finalists at the swimsuit round of Miss Earth 2007 from Georgia, Canada, Venezuela, Spain, Thailand, Switzerland, and India. Though many pageants are playing down the bikini contest part, [2] participants in some beauty contests like the Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth or the Miss USA pageants, are required to wear bikinis as part of the ...
But, echoing the reality of most modern Miss USA beauty pageant winners since the competition’s inception in 1921, most are White, thin and have long hair and symmetrical features, detailed ...
Ahead of the Miss Teen USA Pageant, AOL.com is looking at contemporary views of beauty and how they are shaping the next generation of Americans. Miss Universe was first introduced to the world as ...
In 2010, the Better Business Bureau received nearly 10,000 inquiries from consumers about beauty pageant promotions, up from 5,941 in 2009 and 6,159 in 2008.
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.
American beauty pageant contestants (32 C, 33 P) Beauty pageants in insular areas of the United States (4 C) Beauty pageants in the United States by state (3 C, 1 P)