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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.
Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant, the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance. In January 2018, the new board of directors increased the maximum age of titleholders to 25 years old, from 24. [1]
The winners of the International Pageant of Pulchritude 1930 competition. A beauty pageant is a competition traditionally focused on judging and ranking the contestants' physical attributes. Pageants have now moved towards including inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable ...
The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America competition. The pageant began in Santa Cruz in 1924 and was held there in 1925. During the years 1926 through 1946 in years when the Miss California pageant was held, the competition was primarily in San Francisco and Venice, California.
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008 prior to her ...
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.
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. [ 1][ 2] Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. [ 3][ 4] Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.
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 ...