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

See also

• Miss Earth
• Miss International
• Miss Universe
• Miss World
• Miss Russian Army
• Wet T-shirt contest
• In Search of the World's Most Beautiful Woman®