pageant
Example Sentences
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For the past 10 years Thilothama has returned to Koovagam, where a beauty pageant and singing contests are held alongside religious rituals.
From Barron's • May 3, 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
The “Nasty” video’s feminist empowerment pageant makes it stand out, as it begins with Jackson and Abdul squeezing past a crowd of catcallers to enter a movie theater.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
It messed with our glamorous aviation industry; once, it skewed the odds at a beauty pageant because the planes flying contestants in from around Southern California to the Glendale airport couldn’t land in the smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But everything for the pageant is almost set.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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