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List of beauty pageants

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This is a list of beauty pageants from around the world. A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term beauty pageant refers originally to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1][2][3] The pageant industry commonly uses three specific courtesy titles – Miss, Ms and Mrs – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Similar events for men or boys are usually called by other names and are more likely to be bodybuilding contests.

Women's pageants

International pageants

Major international pageants

The following is the list of the world's four major beauty contests in alphabetical order :[1][2][3][4][5]

List of minor international pageants in alphabetical order:

  • Miss Asia Pacific International (1968–2005, 2016–present)
  • Miss Global (2013–present)
  • Miss Globe International (1988–present)
  • Miss Heritage (2013–present)
  • Miss Supertalent (2011–present)
  • Miss Supranational (2009–present)
  • Top Model of the World (1993–present)
  • Miss Teen Earth (2012–present)
  • Miss Teen International (1993–present)
  • Miss Teenager World (1990–present)
  • Miss Tourism International (1994–present)
  • Miss Model of the World (1988–present)
  • Mrs. Universe (2007–present)
  • Mrs Globe (1996–present)
  • Mrs. World (1984–present)
  • Ms. International (2010–present)
  • World Miss University (1986–present)

Continental and regional pageants

The following are continental and regional pageants in alphabetical order:

  • Miss América Latina (1981–present)
  • Miss Asia Pageant (1985–present)
  • Miss Asian America (1985–present)
  • Miss Arab USA (2010–present)
  • Miss Arab World (2006–present)
  • Miss Europe (1927; 1929–1939; 1948–2006; 2016–present)
  • Miss India Worldwide (1990–present)
  • Miss Chinese International Pageant (1988–present)
  • Miss Pacific Islands (1987–present)
  • Reina Hispanoamericana (1991–present)
  • Reina Mundial del Banano (1985–present)
  • Reinado Internacional del Café (1957–present)
  • World Muslimah (2011–present)

Former pageants

  • International Pageant of Pulchritude (1926–1935)
  • International Teen Princess (1966–1974)

National pageants

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Former states

  • Serbia and Montenegro (before 2006)
    • Miss Serbia and Montenegro
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia (before 2002)
    • Miss Yugoslavia
  • Czechoslovakia (before 1993)
    • Miss Czechoslovakia
  • Soviet Union (before 1991)
    • Miss USSR
  • Union of South Africa (before 1981)
    • Miss RSA
  • Rhodesia (before 1980)
    • Miss Rhodesia
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland (before 1963)
    • Miss Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • Siam (before 1938)

Men's pageants

International pageants

  • Manhunt International (1993–2012, 2016–present)
  • Mister Global (2014–present)
  • Mister International (2006–present)
  • Mister Model International (2013–present)
  • Mister Supranational (2016–present)
  • Mister World (1996–present)
  • Mr. Tourism International (2001–present)

Continental and regional pageants

  • Mr. Asia (2005–present)

Former pageants

  • Mr. International (1998–2003)

National pageants

Asia

Peter England Mr India

  • Indonesia
    • L-Men of The Year
  • Japan
    • Mister Japan
  • Korea
    • Mister World Korea
  • Lebanon
    • Mister Lebanon
  • Myanmar
    • Mister Myanmar
  • Malaysia
    • Mister Malaysian
  • Philippines
    • Mister World Philippines
    • Manhunt International Philippines
    • Mister Philippines
    • Misters of Filipinas
  • Singapore
    • Mister Singapore
  • Thailand
    • Mister Thailand
  • Vietnam
    • Mister Vietnam

Europe

North America

South America

Other pageants

  • Miss & Mister Deaf World (2001–present)
  • Miss International Queen (2004–present)
  • Mister Gay World (2009–present)
  • Miss Trans Star International (2010–present)
  • Miss & Mister Deaf International (2010–present)

Continental and regional pageants

Former pageants

  • Mr. Gay International (2005–2012)

National pageants

Africa

Asia

  • Cambodia
    • Miss Queen Cambodia
  • India
    • Mr Gay India
    • Miss Transqueen India
  • Israel
    • Miss Trans Israel
  • Laos
    • Miss Queen Laos
  • Philippines
    • Mr. Gay World Philippines
  • Thailand
    • Miss Tiffany's Universe
  • Vietnam
    • Miss International Queen Vietnam

Europe

North America

South America

See also

  • Lists of awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil's Miss World finalist has her hands and feet amputated". English.pravda.ru. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ^ "24-year-old former Tian Zhizi elected as "Miss Japan 2011"". Business Times. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Beauty with scandals". The Standard. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. ^ Changed name to Miss Lindeza in 2017
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