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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 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 ...
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Texas titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by Texas native Crystle Stewart, herself a Miss USA for 2008. The pageant is currently held in Houston.
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 71-year-old from El Paso is making history this weekend as the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant.. Marissa Teijo is slated to compete in the pageant in Houston. The winner will go ...
71-year-old Texas beauty queen Marissa Teijo proved that age is just a number after becoming the oldest woman to ever compete in the Miss Texas USA competition.
The Miss Texas' Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Texas in the Miss America's Teen pageant. In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen, to Miss Texas’ Teen, in accordance with the national pageant