List of beauty pageants
This is a list of beauty pageants from around the world. A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1][2][3] Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Similar events for men or boys are usually called by other names and are more likely to be bodybuilding contests.
Women's pageants
International pageants
Major international pageants
List of world's four major beauty pageants (the Big Four):[1][2][3][4][5]
- Miss Earth (2001–present)
- Miss International (1960–present)
- Miss Universe (1952–present)
- Miss World (1951–present)
Marital international pageants
List of international marital beauty pageants:
- Mrs. International (1988–present)
- Mrs. Globe (1996–present)
- Mrs. Universe (2007–present)
- Mrs. World (1984–present)
Teen international pageants
List of teen beauty pageants:
- Miss Eco Teen (2019–present)
- Miss Teen Supranational Pageant (2018–present)
- Miss Teen Earth (2012–present)
- Miss Teen World (2001–present)
- Miss Teen Intercontinental (1973–present)
- Miss Teen International (1966–present)
- Miss Teenager World (1990–present)
Minor international pageants
List of minor beauty pageants:
- Miss Supranational (2009–present)
- (1971–present)
- (2004—present)
- Miss Grand International (2013–present)
- Miss Tourism International (1994–present)
- (2015–present)
- Top Model of the World (1993–present)
- Miss Multinational (2017–present)
- Miss Global (2013–present)
- (2006–present)
- (2019–present)
- Miss Polo International (2018–present)
- Miss Supertalent (2011–present)
- Miss Model of the World (1988–present)
- World Miss University (1986–present)
- Miss Environment International (2019–present)
- Miss Culture International (2019–present)
- Miss Summit International (2022–present)
- Miss Lumiere International World (2017–present)
- Miss Multiverse (2014–present)
Discontinued international pageants
- International Pageant of Pulchritude (1926–1935)
- International Teen Princess (1966–1974)
- Miss Asia Pacific International (1965, 1968–2005, 2016–2019)
- Ms. International (2010–2018)
- Miss Globe International (1988–present)
- Miss Heritage (2013–present)
Continental and regional pageants
The following are continental and regional pageants in alphabetical order:
- Mesoamérica International (2012–present)
- Miss Arab USA (2010–present)
- Miss Arab World (2006–present)
- Miss Asian America (1985–present)
- Miss Asia Pageant (1985–present)
- Miss América Latina (1981–present)
- Miss Chinese International Pageant (1988–present)
- Miss Europe (1927; 1929–1939; 1948–2006; 2016–present)
- Miss India Worldwide (1990–present)
- Miss Pacific Islands (1987–present)
- Miss Scandinavia (1961–1974, 1976–1981, 1986–2005, 2007–2008, 2021–present)
- Miss University Africa (2010–2012, 2017–2018; 2021–present)
- Reina Hispanoamericana (1991–present)
- Reina Mundial del Banano (1985–present)
- Reinado Internacional del Café (1957–present)
- World Muslimah (2011–present)
National pageants
Africa
- Algeria
- Miss Algeria
- Angola
- Miss Angola
- Botswana
- Miss Botswana
- Miss Universe Botswana
- Miss Earth Botswana
- Cameroon
- Miss Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Miss Chad
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Miss Congo (RDC)
- Miss Earth DR Congo
- Congo Republic
- Egypt
- Miss Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Miss Ethiopia
- Miss Universe Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Miss Gabon
- Ghana
- Miss Universe Ghana
- Miss Ghana
- Miss Earth Ghana
- ECOWAS Peace Pageant
- Miss Malaika Ghana
- Kenya
- Miss Kenya
- Miss World Kenya
- Miss Universe Kenya
- Miss Earth Kenya
- Liberia
- Miss Liberia
- Miss Earth Liberia
- Madagascar
- Miss Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Miss Mauritius
- Miss Estrella Mauritius
- Miss Earth Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Miss Maroc
- Mozambique
- Miss Mozambique
- Namibia
- Miss Namibia
- Nigeria
- Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
- Miss Nigeria
- Miss Earth Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Miss Réunion
- Miss Earth Reunion
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Miss Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Miss Sierra Leone
- Face of Sierra Leone
- Senegal
- Miss Senegal
- South Africa
- Miss South Africa
- Miss Earth South Africa
- South Sudan
- Miss South Sudan
- Miss Earth South Sudan
- Sudan
- Miss Sudan
- Tanzania
- Miss Universe Tanzania
- Miss Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Miss Tunisia
- Uganda
- Miss Uganda
- Miss Earth Uganda
- Zambia
- Miss Zambia
- Miss Universe Zambia
- Miss Earth Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Miss Zimbabwe
- Miss World Zimbabwe
- Miss Earth Zimbabwe
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Miss Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Miss Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Miss Cambodia
- Miss Universe Cambodia
- Miss World Cambodia
- China
- Miss Universe China
- Miss China World
- Miss International China
- Miss Earth China
- Hong Kong
- Miss Hong Kong Pageant
- Miss Asia Pageant
- Macau
- Miss Macau
- Tibet
- Miss Tibet
- Cyprus
- Miss Cyprus
- Georgia
- Miss Georgia
- India
- Femina Miss India
- Miss Diva
- Miss Divine Beauty
- Glamanand Supermodel India
- Miss Earth India
- Miss India International
- Miss India Worldwide India
- Gladrags Megamodel Contest
- Elite Model Look India
- I Am She–Miss Universe India
- Bharat Sundari
- Indonesia
- Puteri Indonesia
- Miss Indonesia
- Miss Earth Indonesia
- Miss Grand Indonesia
- Iraq
- Iraqi beauty pageants
- Israel
- Miss Israel
- Japan
- Miss Nippon
- Miss Japan
- Miss Universe Japan
- Miss World Japan
- Miss International Japan
- Miss Earth Japan
- Jordan
- Miss Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Miss Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Miss Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Miss Laos
- Miss Universe Laos
- Lebanon
- Miss Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Miss Universe Malaysia
- Miss World Malaysia
- Miss International Malaysia
- Ratu Bumi Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Miss Universe Myanmar
- Miss International Myanmar
- Miss World Myanmar
- Miss Earth Myanmar
- Miss Supranational Myanmar
- Miss Grand Myanmar
- Nepal
- Miss Nepal
- Miss Teen Nepal
- Miss Universe Nepal
- Pakistan
- Miss Pakistan World
- Philippines
- Binibining Pilipinas
- Miss Universe Philippines
- Miss Earth Philippines
- Miss World Philippines
- Miss Republic of the Philippines
- Mutya ng Pilipinas
- Singapore
- Miss Universe Singapore
- Miss World Singapore
- Miss Singapore International
- Miss Earth Singapore
- Korea (South)
- Miss Korea
- Miss Queen Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Miss Earth Sri Lanka
- Miss Universe Sri Lanka
- Miss World Sri Lanka
- Miss Sri Lanka Online
- Taiwan
- Miss Chinese Taipei
- Thailand
- Miss Thailand
- Miss Teen Thailand
- Miss Thailand World
- Miss Universe Thailand
- Miss Earth Thailand
- Miss International Thailand
- Miss Grand Thailand
- Miss Supranational Thailand
- Turkey
- Miss Turkey
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Miss Vietnam
- Miss World Vietnam
- Miss Universe Vietnam
- Miss Grand Vietnam
- Miss Earth Vietnam
- Miss Supranational Vietnam
- Miss Vietnam World
Europe
- Albania
- Austria
- Miss Austria
- Belarus
- Miss Belarus
- Belgium
- Miss Belgium
- Miss Earth Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Miss Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Miss Universe Bulgaria
- Miss World Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Miss Universe Croatia
- Miss Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Czech Miss
- Miss České Republiky
- Miss Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Miss Denmark
- Miss Universe Denmark
- Miss World Denmark
- Face of Denmark
- Estonia
- Miss Estonia
- Finland
- Miss Finland
- Suomen Neito
- France
- Miss France
- Miss International France
- Corsica
- Germany
- Miss Germany
- Miss Universe Germany
- Miss World Germany
- Gibraltar
- Miss Gibraltar
- Greece
- Star Hellas
- Hungary
- Miss Hungary
- Miss Universe Hungary
- Magyarország Szépe
- Iceland
- Miss Iceland
- Miss Universe Iceland
- Ireland
- Miss Universe Ireland
- Miss Ireland
- Italy
- Miss Italia
- Miss Italia nel Mondo
- Miss Universo Italia
- Miss World Italy
- Miss Earth Italy
- Kosovo
- Miss Universe Kosovo
- Miss World Kosova
- Miss Kosovo
- Latvia
- Mis Latvija
- Miss Universe Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Miss Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Miss Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Miss Luxembourg
- Malta
- Miss Malta
- Miss World Malta
- Monaco
- Miss Monaco
- Montenegro
- Miss Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Miss Nederland
- North Macedonia
- Miss Macedonia
- Norway
- Miss Norway
- Poland
- Miss Polski
- Miss Polonia
- Miss Earth Poland
- Portugal
- Miss República Portuguesa
- Miss Queen Portugal (Miss Earth Portugal)
- Romania
- Miss Romania
- Miss Universe Romania
- Russia
- Miss Russia
- Krasa Rossii
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Miss Serbia
- Slovakia
- Miss Slovakia
- Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky
- Slovenia
- Miss Universe Slovenia
- Miss Slovenia
- Miss Earth Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Miss Universe Sweden
- Miss World Sweden
- Switzerland
- Miss Earth Schweiz
- Miss Switzerland
- Miss World Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Miss Ukraine Universe
- Miss Ukraine
- Miss Ukraine Earth
- United Kingdom
- Miss Universe Great Britain
- Miss Great Britain
- Miss United Kingdom
- Miss Africa Great Britain
- England
- Miss England
- Miss Earth England
- Northern Ireland
- Miss Northern Ireland
- Miss Earth Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Miss Scotland
- Miss Earth Scotland
- Wales
- Miss Wales
- Miss Earth Wales
North America
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Miss Aruba
- Bahamas
- Miss Bahamas
- Miss Universe Bahamas
- Barbados
- Miss Universe Barbados
- Miss Barbados World
- Belize
- Miss Belize
- Bermuda
- Miss Bermuda
- Bonaire
- Miss Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Miss British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Miss Canada
- Miss Universe Canada
- Miss World Canada
- Miss Earth Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Miss Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Miss Costa Rica
- Reinas de Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Miss Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Miss Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Miss Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Nuestra Belleza Mundo El Salvador
- Reinado de El Salvador
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Miss Grenada World
- Guadeloupe
- Miss Guadeloupe
- Miss International Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Miss Guatemala
- Haiti
- Miss Haiti
- Honduras
- Señorita Honduras
- Miss Honduras
- Jamaica
- Miss Jamaica Universe
- Miss Jamaica World
- Miss Earth Jamaica
- Martinique
- Miss Martinique
- Martinique Queens
- Mexico
- Mexicana Universal
- Miss México
- Miss Earth México
- Rostro de México
- Señorita México
- Nicaragua
- Miss Nicaragua
- Miss Mundo Nicaragua
- Miss Nicaragua International
- Miss Grand Nicaragua
- Nuestra Belleza Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Miss Puerto Rico
- Miss Universe Puerto Rico
- Miss World Puerto Rico
- Miss International Puerto Rico
- Miss Earth Puerto Rico
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Miss St. Barthelemy
- Miss St. Martin & St. Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Miss St. Lucia
- Saint-Martin (French part of Saint Martin)
- Miss St. Martin & St. Barthélemy
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part of Saint Martin)
- Miss Sint Maarten
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Miss Trinidad and Tobago
- Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago
- Miss Earth Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Miss Turks and Caicos
- United States
- Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss
- Miss America
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen
- Miss Arab USA
- Miss Asian America
- Miss Black America
- Miss Black USA Pageant
- Miss Brasil USA
- Miss Chinatown USA
- Miss Earth United States
- Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA
- Miss India USA
- Miss Latina US
- Miss Rodeo America
- Miss Rodeo USA
- Miss Supranational USA
- Miss U.S. International
- Miss United States
- Miss USA
- Miss Teen America
- Miss Teen US Latina
- Miss Teen USA
- Miss Teenage America
- Ms. Texas Senior America
- Miss Viet Nam Continents
- Miss World America
- Mrs. America
- National Sweetheart
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Miss US Virgin Islands
- Miss Virgin Islands
Oceania
- Australia
- Miss Australia
- Miss Earth Australia
- Miss International Australia
- Miss Universe Australia
- Miss World Australia
- Miss India Australia
- Miss Latina Australia[6]
- Mrs Globe Australia
- Cook Islands
- Miss Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Miss Fiji
- Guam
- Miss Guam
- Miss World Guam
- Miss Earth Guam
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Miss Universe New Zealand
- New Zealand at Miss World
- Miss Earth New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Miss Marianas
- Samoa
- Miss Samoa
- Tahiti/French Polynesia
- Miss Tahiti
- Wallis and Futuna
South America
- Argentina
- Miss Argentina
- Belleza Argentina
- Miss Earth Argentina
- Bolivia
- Miss Bolivia
- Brazil
- Miss Brasil
- Miss Brazil World
- Miss Earth Brazil
- Chile
- Miss Universo Chile
- Miss Earth Chile
- Miss World Chile
- Colombia
- Miss Colombia
- Miss Mundo Colombia
- Miss Earth Colombia
- Ecuador
- Miss Ecuador
- Miss Earth Ecuador
- Miss World Ecuador
- Miss Teen Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Miss French Guiana
- Guyana
- Miss Guyana
- Miss Universe Guyana
- Miss Earth Guyana
- Paraguay
- Miss Paraguay
- Peru
- Miss Peru
- Suriname
- Miss Suriname
- Uruguay
- Miss Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Miss Venezuela
- Miss Earth Venezuela
Former states
- Serbia and Montenegro (before 2006)
- Miss Serbia and Montenegro
- / Yugoslavia (before 2002)
- Czechoslovakia (before 1993)
- Miss Czechoslovakia
- Soviet Union (before 1991)
- Union of South Africa (before 1981)
- Miss RSA
- Rhodesia (before 1980)
- Miss Rhodesia
- Rhodesia and Nyasaland (before 1963)
- Miss Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Siam (before 1938)
Men's pageants
International pageants
Major international pageants
List of world's six major beauty pageants (the Big Six);
- Mister World (1996–present)
- Manhunt International (1993–2012, 2016–present)
- Mister International (2006–present)
- Mister Supranational (2016–present)
- Mister Global (2014–present)
- Man of the World (2017–present)
Teen international pageants
List of teen beauty pageants:
- Mister Global Teen (2015–present)
Minor international pageants
- Mister Model International (2013–present)
- Mr. Tourism International (2001–present)
Discontinued international pageants
- Mr. International (1998–2003)
Continental and regional pageants
- Mr. Asia (2005–present)
National pageants
Asia
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- Mr. Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Korea
- Mister World Korea
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Mister Lebanon
- Myanmar
- Mister Myanmar
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Mister World Philippines
- Manhunt International Philippines
- Mister Philippines
- Misters of Filipinas
- Singapore
- Mister Singapore
- Thailand
- Mister Thailand
- Vietnam
- Mister Vietnam
Europe
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Mister Spain
North America
- Canada
- Mexico
- El Modelo Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
South America
- Brazil
- Mister Brazil
- Venezuela
- Mister Venezuela
LGBTQ+ pageants & Deaf Pageants
- Miss Trans Global (2020–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf International (2010–present)
- Miss Trans Star International (2010–present)
- Mister Gay World (2009–present)
- Miss International Queen (2004–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf World (2001–present)
- Best Model of the World (1990–present)
Continental and regional pageants
- Mister Gay Europe (2005–present)
Discontinued pageants
- Mr. Gay International (2005–2012)
National pageants
Africa
- South Africa
- Mr Gay South Africa
Asia
- India
- Israel
- Miss Trans Israel
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Mr. Gay World Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Europe
- Ireland
- Mr Gay Ireland
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
North America
- United States
- All American Goddess
- Best in Drag Show
- La Femme Magnifique International Pageant
- Miss Continental
- Miss'd America
- Miss Gay America
- Miss Gay USofA
- National Entertainer of the Year
South America
- Chile
- Mister Gay Chile
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Brazil's Miss World finalist has her hands and feet amputated". English.pravda.ru. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ a b Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "24-year-old former Tian Zhizi elected as "Miss Japan 2011"". Business Times. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Beauty with scandals". The Standard. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ Changed name to Miss Lindeza in 2017
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