A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The phrase almost invariably refers only to contests for women and girls; similar events for men or boys are called by other names and are more likely to be bodybuilding contests. Winners of beauty contests are often called beauty queens. Children's beauty pageants mainly focus on beauty, gowns, sportswear modelling, talent, and personal interviews. Adult and teen pageants focus on makeup, hair and gowns, swimsuit modelling, and personal interviews. Possible awards include titles, tiaras or crowns, sashes, savings bonds, and cash prizes.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Purpose
  • 1.2 Types of pageants
  • 1.3 International Pageant of Pulchritude
  • 1.4 Around the globe
• 2 Selecting a "beauty queen"
• 3 Criticism
• 4 See also
• 5 Notes
• 6 References

Noun

looker (plural lookers)

1. (literally) One that looks (actively), watches.
2. One having a specific look, appearance.
3. (slang) Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking.

   Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one!

• looker-on, onlooker

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  Coverage of Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International.
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  Pageant magazine covering pageants, fashion, talent and modeling competitions.
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  Your online guide to Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America pageants.