beauty queen

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Despite the fame it brought her, Ms. Malaret bristled at the term “beauty queen.”

From New York Times

While Ms. Malaret never aspired to be a beauty queen, her victory in the televised Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, became a point of pride in Puerto Rico, not only because it was a first but also because she had nudged out Miss USA, Deborah Shelton, the first runner-up in a field of contestants representing 64 countries.

From New York Times

A beauty queen who was thrown through her car window after initially escaping unharmed from a crash said the experience has changed her life.

From BBC

It comes just days after a former beauty queen was arrested after registering as an opposition candidate.

From BBC

Nicaragua said to arrest former beauty queen seeking office: Nicaraguan police have arrested a former beauty queen two days after she registered as an anti-government candidate in the Nov. 7 election, the conservative Citizens for Liberty coalition said.

From Washington Post