Beauty contest facts for kids
A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a public competition. Its goal is to find the person judged to be the most beautiful. Most often, young women enter these contests. However, some contests are also held for men. Each contest has its own rules about who can enter. They also have different prizes for the winners. A person who takes part in a beauty contest is called a contestant.
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What are Beauty Contests For?
Beauty contests are often held to get attention for the group that organizes them. These events are frequently shown on television. Newspapers also report on them, often with many photographs. The very first local beauty contest in the United States likely happened in the late 1800s. Some say it was in 1880 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
How are Winners Chosen?
In most beauty contests, judges look at two main things. They consider a person's physical appearance. They also judge aspects of their personality. The winners are often called "Beauty Queens." After winning, the "Beauty Queen" usually works as a public representative. They promote the contest and its goals for about a year.
Well-Known Beauty Contests
Some of the most famous beauty contests around the world include:
Many smaller, local beauty events also take place all over the world.
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The winners of the International Pageant of Pulchritude 1930 competition.
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Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset was crowned the 'Queen of Beauty' at the Eglinton Tournament of 1839, the first known beauty pageant
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Woman receiving an award for winning a beauty pageant, 1922
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Bathing beauty contest, USA, 1920
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The panel of judges for the 1973 Miss Amsterdam pageant
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See also
In Spanish: Concurso de belleza para niños
