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, although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term beauty pageant refers originally to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1][2][3] The pageant industry commonly uses three specific courtesy titles – Miss, Ms and Mrs – 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
Major international pageants
The following is the list of the world's four major beauty contests in alphabetical order :[1][2][3][4][5]
- Miss Earth (2001–present)
- Miss International (1960–present)
- Miss Universe (1952–present)
- Miss World (1951–present)
List of minor international pageants in alphabetical order:
- Miss Asia Pacific International (1968–2005, 2016–present)
- Miss Global (2013–present)
- Miss Globe International (1988–present)
- Miss Heritage (2013–present)
- Miss Supertalent (2011–present)
- Miss Supranational (2009–present)
- Top Model of the World (1993–present)
- Miss Teen Earth (2012–present)
- Miss Teen International (1993–present)
- Miss Teenager World (1990–present)
- Miss Tourism International (1994–present)
- Miss Model of the World (1988–present)
- Mrs. Universe (2007–present)
- Mrs Globe (1996–present)
- Mrs. World (1984–present)
- Ms. International (2010–present)
- World Miss University (1986–present)
Continental and regional pageants
The following are continental and regional pageants in alphabetical order:
- Miss América Latina (1981–present)
- Miss Asia Pageant (1985–present)
- Miss Asian America (1985–present)
- Miss Arab USA (2010–present)
- Miss Arab World (2006–present)
- Miss Europe (1927; 1929–1939; 1948–2006; 2016–present)
- Miss India Worldwide (1990–present)
- Miss Chinese International Pageant (1988–present)
- Miss Pacific Islands (1987–present)
- Reina Hispanoamericana (1991–present)
- Reina Mundial del Banano (1985–present)
- Reinado Internacional del Café (1957–present)
- World Muslimah (2011–present)
Former pageants
- International Pageant of Pulchritude (1926–1935)
- International Teen Princess (1966–1974)
Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Congo Republic
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Miss Malaysia
- Miss Universe Malaysia
- Miss World Malaysia
- Miss International Malaysia
- Miss Earth Malaysia
- Miss Malaysia Tourism
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Miss Singapore Universe
- Miss Singapore World
- Miss Earth Singapore
- Miss Singapore International
- Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant
- Korea (South)
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Miss Thailand
- Miss Thailand World
- Miss Teen Thailand
- Miss Universe Thailand
- Miss Thailand Earth
- Miss International Thailand
- Miss Supranational 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
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Miss República Portuguesa
- Miss Queen Portugal (Miss Earth Portugal)
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
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 Islands
- United States
- Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss
- Miss Africa USA
- Miss America
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen
- Miss Arab USA
- Miss Asian America
- Miss Asia USA
- Miss Black America
- Miss Black USA Pageant
- Miss Brasil USA
- Miss Cherokee
- Miss Chinatown USA
- Miss Earth United States
- Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA
- Miss Hispanic International USA
- Miss Latina US
- Miss Native American 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
- Miss Viet Nam Continents
- Miss World America
- Mrs. America
- National Sweetheart
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Oceania
South America
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 pageants
- Manhunt International (1993–2012, 2016–present)
- Mister Global (2014–present)
- Mister International (2006–present)
- Mister Model International (2013–present)
- Mister Supranational (2016–present)
- Mister World (1996–present)
- Mr. Tourism International (2001–present)
Continental and regional pageants
- Mr. Asia (2005–present)
Former pageants
- Mr. International (1998–2003)
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Other pageants
- Miss & Mister Deaf World (2001–present)
- Miss International Queen (2004–present)
- Mister Gay World (2009–present)
- Miss Trans Star International (2010–present)
- Miss & Mister Deaf International (2010–present)
Continental and regional pageants
- Mister Gay Europe (2005–present)
Former pageants
- Mr. Gay International (2005–2012)
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
See also
References
- "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- "Brazil's Miss World finalist has her hands and feet amputated". English.pravda.ru. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- 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