List of beauty pageants

This is an international 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 almost invariably refers only to contests for women and girls such as the Big Four international beauty pageants;[1][2][3] with similar events for men or boys being 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 (referred to as the Big Four):[1][2][3][4][5]

Other international pageants

List of minor international pageants in alphabetical order:

Continental and regional pageants

Former pageants

National pageants

Africa

Americas

North America
Central America
Caribbean
South America

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Australasia

No longer existing states

Men's pageants

International pageants

Continental and regional pageants

National pageants

Africa

Americas

North America
Central America
Caribbean
South America

Asia

Europe

Other pageants

References

  1. 1 2 News, Reuters (2004-10-25). "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  2. 1 2 "Brazil’s Miss World finalist has her hands and feet amputated". English.pravda.ru. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 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 (Hong Kong). 4 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Beauty with scandals". The Standard. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Munevar, Tatiana (August 31, 1996). "Now they have crown". El Tiempo. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
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