pageant
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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
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
Harmon started in the entertainment business as a child model and pageant queen and worked her way up through appearances on comedy and quiz shows.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Unfolding under the theatrical auspices of Imeldific, “Here Lies Love” retells the history of the Marcos years as a musical pageant.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Our great event for counterfeit Easter Sunday was a pageant, organized by Father and whoever else could drum up the enthusiasm.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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