Beauty Pageants

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101 Beauty Pageant Tips
101 of the best tips for competing in beauty pageants!

Beauty Pageants : Good, Bad or Plain Ugly
Beauty pageants have not always been around, contrary to what we may think. Paris of Troy was perhaps the first man who had the pleasure of selecting the most beautiful woman, but his choice was limited to three, Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and two other women. The choice was clear. Helen of Troy would have been the first Miss World, the face that launched a thousand ships.

It's No Beauty Pageant - There Are Real Differences Between the Candidates
Jonathan Freedland: The US campaign has been painted as all about image, but there are policy distinctions - and they do matter

Chinese Secretary Crowned Miss World
China, where beauty contests were banned until five years ago, was celebrating its first Miss World last night when Zhang Zilin won the competition

Miss Peru And Miss Universe 1957: 50th Anniversary
This article deals with the biography of Gladys Zender, formerly Miss Universe (1957). This year is her anniversary as Miss Universe. Like Rita Moreno (actress from Puerto Rico) and Carolina Herrera (fashion designer from Venezuela), she is a heroine of Latin America.

Miss Japan Is Miss Universe 2007
The article "Miss Japan is Miss Universe" deals with the biography of Riyo Mori, currently Miss Universe 2007. Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, became the second Japanese to win the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe pageant has been held annually since 1952. It is also the world’s best global beauty contest.

Miss Universe 2007
"Miss Universe 2007" speaks about Miss Universe history in the 21st century. From 2000 to 2007. There are refreshing surprises…

Miss Universe Facts & Figures
"Miss Universe Facts and Figures" is a material about Miss Universe pageant in the 20th & 21st centuries. More than 140 countries have participated in the Miss Universe since 1952.

Miss Universe 2007 In Mexico
"Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico" is a profile about Miss Universe Pageant. In my opinion, I think that Miss Universe Pageant is a symbol of the modern woman in this century…

Who is the World's Most Beautiful Woman?
A brief history of beauty pageants and how they are evolving into the new millenium.

The First Ever Artificial Beauty Pageant
Nineteen surgical marvels who have been nipped, tucked and stretched to within an inch of their unnaturally taut forms are to battle it out in the first ever artificial beauty pageant held in China.

Chaos and terror as Miss World contestants escape carnage
More than 80 beauty queens were fleeing Nigeria last night, leaving behind a country in chaos and cries of rage at how their planned Miss World pageant had fanned the flames of communal hatred and left more than 120 people dead.

Briton Wins Libya Beauty Pageant
A British model has fulfilled the traditional beauty queen's pledge to work towards world peace and harmony by winning Libya's first pageant. Lucy Layton triumphed over 22 other international entrants to take the title Miss Net World, in a competition which aimed to boost the image of the...

No Stoning, Nigerian Minister Vows
Nigeria acted to avert threatened boycotts of the Miss World beauty pageant yesterday by promising to stop Islamic courts carrying out executions by stoning. The minister of state for foreign affairs, Dubem Onyia, said: "Nobody will ever be stoned as a result of sharia law. Nobody...

Pageant of birthday suits and lawsuits
Miss North Carolina 2002 arrived at the opening ceremony of the Miss America beauty pageant on Sunday night, accompanied by her mother, an entourage of fans, and one person who adores her somewhat less: the other Miss North Carolina 2002.