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pageant

[paj-uhnt] / ˈpædʒ ənt /


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As a former beauty pageant organizer, the president also notoriously comments on women's looks, once causing a diplomatic stir by praising Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Twisha was a former beauty pageant winner and actor, while her husband and mother-in-law were lawyers.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Rebecca “Becky” Hill, now 58, grew up in Walterboro and won the local beauty pageant her senior year in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

A model and actor, Twisha was crowned Miss Pune in 2012 after winning a beauty pageant in the western Indian city.

From BBC May 21, 2026

“Woolworth’s? They don’t serve meals fit for a pageant queen. Let me take you to my favorite spot.”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Founded in the Bay Area in 1965, the organization hosts drag pageants to raise funds for the LGBTQ+ community, namely to help those contending with HIV/AIDS and homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

The shorts often satirize Christmas traditions such as gift-giving and pageants.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

More than 120 women from across the world have gathered in Thailand, vying to be crowned Miss Universe in a contest considered one of the "big four" of global beauty pageants.

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

The Miss Universe contestants, who are the winners of national pageants in their home countries, attended Tuesday's event in their sashes and gowns.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2025

This is a time of festivals and carnivals, of extraordinary theatrical pageants.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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