A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include other criteria, such as personality, intelligence, talent, character, causes, and charitable involvement, through closed-door interviews with judges, or the conventional question-and-answer round(s) in the finals. The term "beauty pageant" originally refers to the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pageant titles are divided into Miss, Mrs., Mister, and Teen, as well as international, regional, and national—to clearly identify the differences among these categories. Similar events for male pageants are usually called by other names, some are likely to be bodybuilding competitions.
Women's pageants
International Competition
Major
The following are list of the world's Big Four international beauty pageants (the original Big Four) considered the most important in the world.[6][3][5][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- Miss World (1951–present)
- Miss Universe (1952–present)
- Miss International (1960–present)
- Miss Earth (2001–present)
Minor
The following are minor beauty pageants. These lists are based on the year they were established.
- Miss Intercontinental (1971–present)[13]
- Miss Globe (1974–present)
- World Miss University (1986–present)
- Miss Model of the World (1988–present)
- Top Model of the World (1993–present)
- Miss Tourism International (1994–present)
- The Miss Globe (2004–present)
- Miss Aura International (2006–present)[14]
- Miss United Continents (2006–present)[15]
- Miss Tourism Metropolitan International (2007–present)
- Miss Supranational (2009–present)
- Miss Supertalent (2011–present)
- Miss Scuba International (2011-present)
- Face of Beauty International (2012–present)[16]
- Miss Grand International (2013–present)
- Miss Global (2013–present)
- Miss Heritage Global (2013–2016, 2019–present)
- Miss Global International (2014, 2019, 2023-present) [citation needed]
- Miss Eco International (2015–present)[17]
- Miss Planet International (2016, 2019–present)[18]
- Miss Cosmo World (2017–present)[19]
- Miss Multinational (2017–present)[20][21]
- Miss Progress International (2017–present)[22]
- Miss Polo International (2018–present)
- Miss Glam World (2018–present)[23]
- Miss Glamour Look International (2019–present)[24]
- Miss Supermodel Worldwide (2019–present)[25]
- Queen of International Tourism (2019–present)[26]
- World Tourism Queen (2020–present)[citation needed]
- World's Unforgettable Beauty (2020–present)
- Miss Ambar World (2021–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Elite (2021–present)[27]
- Miss Glamour International (2021–present)[28]
- Miss Environment International (2022–present)[29]
- Miss Fabulous International (2022–present)
- Miss Face of Humanity (2022–present)[30]
- Miss Petite Global (2022–present)[31]
- Supermodel International (2022–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Supraglobal (2022–present)[32]
- Miss Business Global (2023–present)[33]
- Miss Mutya International (2023–present)[citation needed]
- Universal Woman (2023–present)[34]
- Miss Omninational (2023–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Charm (2023–present)
- Miss Cosmo (2024–present)[35]
- Miss Multiverse [36]
Continental, regional, sub-regional, and cultural
The following are continental and regional pageants:
- Miss Europe (1927; 1929–1939; 1948–2006; 2016–present)
- Reinado Internacional del Café (1957–present)
- Miss Scandinavia (1961–1974, 1976–1981, 1986–2005, 2007–2008, 2021–present)
- Miss Asia Pacific International (1965, 1968–2005, 2016–2019, 2024–present)
- Miss América Latina (1981–present)
- Miss Asian America (1985–present)
- Miss Asia Pageant (1985–present)
- Reina Mundial del Banano (1985–present)
- Miss Pacific Islands (1987–present)
- Miss Chinese International Pageant (1988–present)
- Miss India Worldwide (1990–present)
- Reina Hispanoamericana (1991–present)
- Miss Chinese World (2005, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023–present)
- Miss Arab World (2006–present)
- Miss University Africa (2010–2012, 2017–2018; 2021–present)
- World Muslimah (2011–present)
- Miss Filipina International (2013–present)[citation needed]
- Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress (2015–present)
- Reina Internacional de la Paz Petite (2020–present)[citation needed]
- Reina Mundial de los Carnavales (2020–present)[citation needed]
- Reina Internacional del Cacao (2020–present)[citation needed]
- Reina Internacional del Chocolate (2019-present)
- Miss Africa (1987-present)
Teen
List of teen beauty pageants:
- Miss Teen International (Americas) (1966–present)
- Miss Teen International (India) (2018–present)
- Miss Teen Intercontinental (1973–present)
- Miss Teen USA (1983–present)
- Miss Teenager World (1990–present)
- Miss Teen World (2001–present)
- Miss Teen Earth (2012–present)
- Teen Universe International (2012–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Teen Supranational (2018–present)
- Miss Eco Teen (2018–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Teen Grand International (2023–present)[citation needed]
Marital
List of international marital beauty pageants:
- Mrs. World (1984–present)
- Mrs. International (1988–present)[citation needed]
- Mrs. Globe (1996–present)
- Mrs. Universe (2007–present)
Senior
List of senior women (aged 40+) beauty pageants:
- Senior Pageants Group
- Señora Clásica Mesoamérica Universe (2021–present)[citation needed]
- Señora Mesoamérica Universe (2021–present)[citation needed]
Reality series
- Nuestra Belleza Latina (2007–2016, 2018, 2021)
Discontinued
- International Pageant of Pulchritude (1926–1935)
- Miss Subways (1941–1976, 2004, 2017–2019)[citation needed]
- International Teen Princess (1966–1974)
- Miss Maja International (1966–1989)[citation needed]
- Miss Wonderland (1988–1990)[citation needed]
- Queen of the World (1988–2011)[citation needed]
- Miss Globe International (1988–2021)[citation needed]
- Miss All Nations (1989–1990, 2010–2019)[citation needed]
- Miss Global Beauty Queen (1998–2009, 2011, 2015–2017)[citation needed]
- ECOWAS Peace Pageant (2008–2012)
- Ms. International (2010–2018)
- Miss Asia Pacific World (2011–2014)[citation needed]
- Miss Crystal Angel International (2018)[citation needed]
National
Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Congo Republic
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Miss Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Europe
- Albania
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Miss Universe Great Britain
- Miss Great Britain
- Miss United Kingdom
- Miss Africa Great Britain
- Miss Grand United Kingdom
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
North America
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint-Martin (French part of Saint Martin)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part of Saint Martin)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- United States
- Miss America
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen
- Miss USA
- Miss World America
- Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss
- Miss Asian America
- Miss Black America
- Miss Black USA Pageant
- Miss Chinatown USA
- Miss Earth USA
- Miss Grand USA
- Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA
- Miss India USA
- Miss Latina US
- Miss Rodeo America
- Miss Rodeo USA
- Miss Teen Rodeo USA
- Miss Supranational USA
- Miss U.S. International
- Miss United States
- Miss Teen America
- Miss Teen US Latina
- Miss Teen USA
- Miss Teenage America
- Ms. Texas Senior America
- Miss Viet Nam Continents
- Mrs. America
- National Sweetheart
- US Virgin Islands
Oceania
- Australia
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Guam
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Samoa
- Tahiti/French Polynesia
- Wallis and Futuna
South America
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Former states
- Serbia and Montenegro (before 2006)
- / Yugoslavia (before 2002)
- Czechoslovakia (before 1993)
- Soviet Union (before 1991)
- Union of South Africa (before 1981)
- Rhodesia (before 1980)
- Rhodesia and Nyasaland (before 1963)
- Siam (before 1938)
Men's pageants
International Competition
Major
The following list are the leading world's largest male beauty pageants (the Big Seven); known as major in male pageantry.[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
- Manhunt International (1993–2012, 2016–present)
- Mister World (1996–present)
- Mister International (2006–present)
- Mister Global (2014–present)
- Mister Supranational (2016–present)
- Man of the World (2017–present)[42][44]
- Mister Grand International (2017–present)[43][45]
Minor
The following are list of minor male beauty pageant. These lists are based on the year they were established.
- Men Universe Model (2008–present)
- Mister Young International (2000–present)
- Mister Model International (2013–present)
- Mister Globe (2015–present)[46]
- Mister United Continents (2015–present)
- Mister Universal Ambassador (2015–present)
- Mister Universe International (2015–present)
- Man of the Year (2016–present)
- Mister Planet (2016–present)
- Mister Tourism World (2016–present)
- Mister National Universe (2017–present)
- Mister Tourism and Culture Universe (2018–present)
- Caballero Universal (2021–present)
- Mister Cosmopolitan (2023–present)
Modeling
- Best Male Model of the World (1995–present)
- Elite Model Look Men (2014–present)
- Altitude World Supermodel (2018–present)
Continental and regional
- Mr. Asia (2005–present)
- Mr. Mesoamérica Universe (2012–present)
Teen
List of teen beauty pageants:
- Mister Teen World (2003–present)[47][48][49]
- Mister Teen Earth (2014–present)
- Mister Global Teen (2015–present)
Discontinued
- Mr. Europe (1993–1998)
- Mr. Joven Internacional (1993–1999)
- Mr. Scandinavia (1997–2003)
- Hombre Internacional (1998–2002)
- Male International Model (1998–2005)
- Mister Handsome International (1998–2019)
- Mister Intercontinental (1998–2002)
- Mr. International (1998–2003)
- Mister Continents (1999–2003)
- Mr. Tourism International (2001–2002, 2010–2015)
- Mister Latino International (2002–2004)
- Mister Model Millenium (2003)
- Mister Teen Continents (2002–2003)
- Mister Tourism Universe (2002–2005)
- International Best Male Model of the World (2003)
- Mister Earth (2003)
- Mr. Tourism World (2003)
- Axe Men World Male Model (2004)
- Mr. Globe (2004)
- Mister Teen Model World (2004)
- Zeus of the World (2004)
- Mister Continentes del Mundo (2005–2016)
- Mister Expo World (2005–2020)
- Mister Mundial (2005–2014)
- Mister Pacific of the World (2006–2018)
- World Most Beautiful Bum (2007–2008)
- Mister Sea World (2008–2019)
- Fresh Faces (2010–2013)
- Mister Teen Jade Universe (2010–2018)
- Mister Jade Universe (2010–2018)
- Mister Pacífico y el Caribe (2012–2015)
- Mister Universo Mundial (2012–2019)
- Mister Universo Mundial (2012–2019)
- Mister América Internacional (2013–2019)
- Mister Mesoamérica International (2013–2019)
- Mister Teen Mesoamérica Universe (2013–2017)
- Mr. Joven Mesoamérica International (2014–2019)
- Mister Real Universe (2014–2019)
- Mister Teen América International (2014–2019)
- Mister Model Universe (2015–2019)
- Mister Trifinio Mundo Internacional (2017–2019)
National
Africa
- Egypt
- Nigeria
- South Africa
Asia
- Azerbaijan
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Myanmar
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Mister World Philippines
- Manhunt International Philippines
- Mister Philippines
- Misters of Filipinas
- Mister Pilipinas Worldwide
- Singapore
- Mister Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Europe
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Spain
North America
- Bahamas
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
South America
- Brazil
- Chile
- Mister Chile
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
- Mister Venezuela
- Caballero Venezuela
- Mister Deporte Venezuela
- Mister Global Venezuela
- Mister Handsome Venezuela
- Mister Petite Venezuela
- Mister Supranational Venezuela
- Mister Teen Venezuela
- Mister Turismo Venezuela
- Mister Universo Venezuela
- Mister Young Venezuela
LGBTQ+ pageants & Deaf Pageants
International
Major
Ref: [50]
- Best Model of the World (1990–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf World (2001–present)
- Miss International Queen (2004–present)
- Mister Gay World (2009–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf International (2010–present)
- Miss Trans Star International (2010–present)
- Miss T World (2017–present)
- Miss Trans Global (2020–present)
Minor
- Miss Teen World International (2021–present)
- Miss Fabulous International (2022–present)
Continental and regional
- Mister Gay Europe (2005–present)
- Miss Wheelchair Latinoamericana (2021–present)
Discontinued
- Mr. Gay International (2005–2012)
- Super Sireyna Worldwide (2014–2018)
National
Africa
- South Africa
Asia
- Cambodia
- India
- Israel
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Vietnam
Europe
- Albania
- Ireland
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Mr Gay UK
- Wales
North America
- United States
Oceania
- American Samoa
- Tonga
South America
- Chile
See also
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