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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 ...
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 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.
The criteria for judging the winner of the pageant allotted 80 percent to physical beauty, leaving just 20 percent to be divided evenly between personality and intelligence. [6] Bediones later defended San Miguel, saying "I admire her for not buckling under the pressure and for being as blatantly honest as possible".
In the pre-judging stage, Miss Earth delegates are judged on their intelligence and their knowledge of environmental issues and policies, comprising 30% of the total score, while the remaining criteria are as follows: 35% for beauty and knowledge, 20% form and figure, 10% poise, and 5% attitude. [155]
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.
The criteria for judging included beauty, form, grace, and personal charm, while costumes and float decorations were not considered. [3] The judges were as follows: [8] J. Knowles Hare, an artist and painter. Harry Tuthill, a cartoonist, creator of The Bungle Family. Albert Ricker, an artist. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., a newspaper publisher from ...
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 .