Beauty contest

A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate events, and those for men are not referred to as beauty contests except derogatorily. Those for women are more common; for an example of a male beauty contest, see Mr. Universe. There are also beauty contests for children; they are controversial, in particular if the term "sexy" is used and/or the children (mostly females) are dressed in no more than a swimsuit or frilly dresses. The term "prosti-tot" came into being after the still unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2941472.stm

Beauty contests and race

• Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., USA was the first White Miss America in 1921. She was also the first Miss America.
• Kiki Haakonson of Sweden was the first White Miss World in 1951. She was also the first Miss World.
• Armi Kuusela of Finland was the first White Miss Universe in 1952. She was also the first Miss Universe.
• Jackie Loughery of New York, USA was the first White Miss USA in 1952. She was also the first Miss USA.
• Carmen Dujim Zubilaga of Venezuela was the first Latina Miss World in 1955.
• Gladys Zender of Peru was the first Latina Miss Universe in 1957.
• Akiko Kojima of Japan was the first Asian Miss Universe in 1959.
• Maria Stella Márquez Zawadzky of Colombia was the first Latina Miss International in 1960. She was also the first Miss International.
• Stam Van Baer was the first White Miss International in 1961.
• Macel Leilani Wilson was the first Asian Miss USA in 1962.
• Gemma Theresa Guerrero Cruz of the Philippines was the first Asian Miss International in 1964.
• Reita Faria of India was the first Asian Miss World in 1966.
• Jennifer Hosten of Grenada was the first black Miss World in 1970.
• Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad & Tobago was the first black Miss Universe in 1977.
• Vanessa Williams was the first black Miss America in 1984.
• Laura Martinez-Herring was the first Latina Miss USA in 1985.
• Carole Gist was the first black Miss USA in 1990.
• Veronique De La Cruz was the first black Miss France in 1993.
• Lola Odusoga was the first black Miss Finland in 1996.
• Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana was the first black African Miss Universe in 1999.
• Lucbel Carolina Indriago Pinto was the first colored Miss Venezuela in 1999.
• Angela Perez Baraquio was the first Asian Miss America in 2001.
• Agbani Darego of Nigeria was the first black African Miss World in 2001.
• Catharina Svensson of Denmark was the first White Miss Earth in 2001. She was also the first Miss Earth.
• Malou Hansson was the first black Miss Sweden in 2002.
• Erika Cruz Escalante was the first colored Miss Mexico in 2002.
• Adriana Zubiate Flores was the first colored Miss Peru in 2002.
• Erika Ramírez Marín was the first black Miss Honduras in 2002.
• Ruth Ocumárez Apatano was the first black Miss Dominican Republic in 2002.
• Vanessa Mendoza Bustos was the first black Miss Colombia in 2002.
• Winnie Adah Omwakwe of Kenya was the first black Miss Earth in 2002.
• Dania Patricia Prince Méndez of Honduras was the first Latina Miss Earth in 2003.
• Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gomez of Colombia was the first black Miss International in 2004.
• Marva Weatherborn was the first black Miss Guatemala in 2004.
• Helene Trasavik was the first biracial (Thai and Norwegian) Miss Norway in 2004-05.