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pageant

[paj-uhnt] / ˈpædʒ ənt /


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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

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

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

I signed up for this pageant to be like Mama.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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