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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.
The pageant has awarded the five remaining finalists from 1952 to 1989, 2001 to 2014, 2020 and 2024 with the first, second, third and fourth Runner-Up being awarded. From 1990 to 1997 and 2016, the number of finalists was increased to six.
The Miss Gay Philippines pageant consists of traditional costumes, an opening number, swimsuits and evening gowns. After the evening gowns presentation, there is an elimination round to narrow down the contestants. [9] The last portion of the competition is a question-and-answer session with the remaining contestants.
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.
Miss Universe Philippines 2024 was the fifth edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, on May 22, 2024.It was the first where competitors were chosen through local pageants organized by Miss Universe Philippines Accredited Partners.
In 2016 and 2017, she was handpicked by Carousel Productions to be one of the Team Operations Manager for the Miss Earth International pageant. Lin-ay sang Negros 2009 Vickie Marie Rushton joined Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 and emerged the winner.
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
No Pageant Held: 1965 Louise Vail Top 15: ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. The Philippines sent their first delegate in 1966.) Isabelle Santos 1964 Myrna Panlilio Gemma Cruz Miss International: 1963 Lalaine Bennett 3rd Runner-Up: Monina Yllana Top 15: 1962 Josephine Brown Cynthia Ugalde 1961 × Pilar Arciaga ...