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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.
Pages in category "Beauty pageants in the United States" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. [1] [2] [3] Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, [4] but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [5] and are widely covered and broadcast by news media.
But, echoing the reality of most modern Miss USA beauty pageant winners since the competition’s inception in 1921, most are White, thin and have long hair and symmetrical features, detailed ...
Pages in category "Beauty pageants" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Ahead of the Miss Teen USA Pageant, AOL.com is looking at contemporary views of beauty and how they are shaping the next generation of Americans. Miss Universe was first introduced to the world as ...
The politics and economics of Indian beauty. Pageants in India started as early as the 1940s, and the first Miss India was crowned in 1947, the year British colonialism ended. The pool of ...