List of beauty pageants
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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.
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International competitions
- Major
The following are list of the world's Big Four beauty pageants (the original Big Four) considered the most important in the world.[6][3][5][7][8][9][10]
- 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)[11]
- World Miss University (1986–present)
- Miss Tourism World (1991–present)[12]
- Top Model of the World (1993–present)
- Miss Tourism International (1994–present)
- The Miss Globe (2004–present)
- Miss Tourism Metropolitan International (2007–present)
- Miss Supranational (2009–present)
- Miss Progress International (2010–present)[13]
- Miss Supertalent (2011–present)
- Miss Scuba International (2011–present)[14]
- Face of Beauty International (2012–present)[15]
- Miss Grand International (2013–present)
- Miss Global (2013–present)
- Miss Heritage Global (2013–2016, 2019–present)
- Miss Global International (2014–2019, 2023–present)[16]
- Miss Cosmopolitan World (2015–present)[17]
- Miss Eco International (2015–present)[18]
- Miss Planet International (2016, 2019–present)[19]
- Miss Cosmo World (2017–present)[20]
- Miss Multinational (2017–present)[21][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 Aura International (2021–present)[28]
- Miss Glamour International (2021–present)[29]
- Miss Environment International (2022–present)[30]
- Miss Fabulous International (2022–present)
- Miss Face of Humanity (2022–present)[31]
- Miss Petite Global (2022–present)[32]
- Supermodel International (2022–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Supraglobal (2022–present)[33]
- Miss Business Global (2023–present)[34]
- Miss Mutya International (2023–present)[citation needed]
- Universal Woman (2023–present)[35]
- Miss Omninational (2023–present)[citation needed]
- Miss Charm (2023–present)
- Miss Cosmo (2024–present)[36]
- Miss Celebrity International (2024–present)
- Miss Multiverse[37]
- 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 Asia Pacific International (1965, 1968–2005, 2016–2019, 2024–present)
- Miss América Latina (1981–present)
- Miss Asian America (1985–present)
- Miss Pacific Islands (1987–present)
- Miss India Worldwide (1990–present)
- Reina Hispanoamericana (1991–present)
- Miss Chinese World (2005, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2023–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 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 International (India) (2018–present)
- 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
- Ghana's Most Beautiful (2007-present)
- Discontinued
- Miss Globe International (1925–2021)[38][39]
- International Pageant of Pulchritude (1926–1935)
- Miss Subways (1941–1976, 2004, 2017–2019)[citation needed]
- Miss Scandinavia (1961–1974, 1976–1981, 1986–2005, 2007–2008, 2021)
- International Teen Princess (1966–1974)
- Miss Maja International (1966–1989)[citation needed]
- Miss Globe (1974-2018)
- Miss Asia Pageant (1985–2022)
- Reina Mundial del Banano (1985–2019)
- Miss Wonderland (1987–1989)[citation needed]
- Queen of the World (1988–2011)[citation needed]
- Miss Chinese International Pageant (1988–2019)
- Miss Model of the World (1988–2022)
- Miss All Nations (1989–1990, 2010–2019)[citation needed]
- Miss Global Beauty Queen (1998–2009, 2011, 2015–2017)[citation needed]
- Miss Arab World (2006–2021)
- Miss United Continents (2006–2022)[40]
- Nuestra Belleza Latina (2007–2016, 2018, 2021)
- ECOWAS Peace Pageant (2008–2012)
- Ms. International (2010–2018)
- Miss University Africa (2010–2012, 2017–2018; 2021)
- Miss Asia Pacific World (2011–2014)[41]
- Miss Crystal Angel International (2018)[42][43][44]
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
Tanzania
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
Georgia
India
- Femina Miss India
- Miss Universe India
- Miss Diva
- Miss Divine Beauty
- Miss Supranational India
- Glamanand Supermodel India
- Miss Earth India
- Miss India International
- Miss Grand India
- Miss Teen Diva
- Miss India Worldwide India
- Gladrags Megamodel Contest
- Elite Model Look India
- I Am She–Miss Universe India
- Bharat Sundari
- Alee Club
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
- Miss Navajo
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)
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International Competition
- Major
The following list are the leading world's largest male beauty pageants (the Big Seven); known as major in male pageantry.[46][47][48][49] Big Seven are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. Various news agencies collectively refer to the seven major pageants as "Big Seven" namely:[50][51][52][53]
- Manhunt International (1993–2012, 2016–present)
- Mister World (1996–present)
- Mister International (Thailand) (2006–present)
- Mister International (Philippines) (2006–2022, 2023–present)
- Mister Global (2014–present)
- Mister Supranational (2016–present)
- Man of the World (2017–present)[50][52]
- Mister Grand International (2017–present)[51][53]
- Minor
The following are list of minor male beauty pageant. These lists are based on the year they were established.
- Mister Model International (2013–present)
- Mister Globe (2015–present)[54]
- 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 Universe Tourism (2017–present)
- Mister Glam International (2019–present)
- Caballero Universal (2021–present)
- Mister Friendship International (2021–present)
- Man Hot Star International (2022–present)
- Mister Cosmopolitan (2023–present)
- Mister Fitness Supermodel World (2023–present)
- Mister Celebrity International (2024–present)
- Modeling
- 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)[55][56][57]
- Mister Teen Earth (2014–present)[citation needed]
- 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)
- Mister Young International (2000–2014)
- 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)
- Men Universe Model (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 Global Teen (2015–2018)
- Mister United Continents (2015–2018)
- Mister Universal Ambassador (2015–2018)
- Mister Model Universe (2015–2019)
- Mister Trifinio Mundo Internacional (2017–2019)
- Mister Tourism and Culture Universe (2018–2019)
National
Africa
- Egypt
- Nigeria
Asia
- Azerbaijan
- Cambodia
- China
Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Europe
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Spain
North America
- Bahamas
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
South America
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
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International
- Major
Here is the following list of the largest international LGBTQIA+ competitions in pageantry.[58]
- Best Model of the World (1990–present)
- Miss International Queen (2004–present)
- Mister Gay World (2009–present)
- Miss Star International (2010–present)
- Miss T World (2017–present)
- Miss Trans Global (2020–present)
Here is the following list of the largest international deaf competitions in pageantry.
- Miss & Mister Deaf World (2001–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf International (2010–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
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Vietnam
Europe
- Albania
- Ireland
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Mr Gay UK
- Wales
North America
Oceania
American Samoa
Tonga
South America
- Chile
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