Beauty Pageant and its Origin & History | Femina Miss India | Miss Univers
WHAT IS A BEAUTY PAGEANT OR BEAUTY CONTEST? A BEAUTY PAGEANT OR BEAUTY CONTEST is a competition that is traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent; and a contestant’s ability to answer judges’ questions on various subjects as judged criteria. The term Beauty Pageant refers largely to contests for women such as the BIG FOUR INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY PAGEANTS. The “BIG FOUR” or “BIG LEAGUE” BEAUTY PAGEANTS refers to the four major International Beauty Pageants for women; namely Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth. Hundreds of beauty pageants are held annually but the BIG FOUR are considered the mos...