It may also set the clothing standards in which contestants will be judged, including the type of swimsuit.īeauty pageants are generally multi-tiered, with local competitions feeding into the larger competitions. The rules may also require the contestants to be unmarried, and be 'virtuous', 'amateur', and available for promotions, besides other criteria.

The organizers of each pageant may determine the rules of the competition, including the age range of contestants. For example, The Wall Street Journal, BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as 'Big Four' namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions.

The winners of the International Pageant of Pulchritude 1930 competition.Ī beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. For other uses, see Beauty contest (disambiguation) and Beauty queen (disambiguation). 'Beauty contest' and 'Beauty queen' redirect here.

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