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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 last portion of the competition is a question-and-answer session with the remaining contestants. These question-and-answer segments are an essential part of the pageant. A smart, articulate response given by a contestant is a major factor in their pageant success. [8] Afterwards, major titles and minor awards are awarded. [9]
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.
More than a decade ago, a teenager named Caitlin Upton became one of the world's first true viral sensations. This was 2007, a few years before "going viral" was a daily occurrence: There was ...
Jasmin Castro Bungay (born 1997 ) is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2024. An advocate for Overseas Filipino Workers and a vocal supporter of the SOGIE Equality Bill. She represented the Philippines at The Miss Globe 2024 competition and ended as second runner-up.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the 37-year-old winner said she prepared for the Mrs. American Pageant for "over a year" after finding out about the organization "out of the blue" on Instagram.
[49] [50] [51] From sixteen, five finalists were chosen to compete at the final question-and-answer round. Two questions were asked; the first being unique to each candidate and the second is the same question answered by all five finalists. [52] Afterwards, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 and her runners-up were announced. [40]
Miss Chinatown USA 2010, Crystal Lee. The signature evening gown is a tightly fitted cheongsam, chosen by the New Year Festival's organizer, H.K. Wong, to exoticize the contestants as "the perfect blend of East and West" and draw tourists to Chinatown.