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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.
Hundreds of beauty pageant competitions are held yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. Various news agencies collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four", namely—Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. [6] [7] [8]
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Country or territory Titles Year(s) United States 9 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2022 Venezuela 7 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013 Puerto Rico
Replaced pageants The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss Universe franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.
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)
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.
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.