List of beauty contests
This is an international list of beauty pageants around the world. They are categorized according to different criteria's and acknowledgement from various government, private institutions and agencies around the globe. Here are the following criteria's originality, their history, longevity and the years of existence, advocacies, mission and vision, motto or slogan, relevance, platforms, passion, purpose, patency, popularity and publicity, performance and production, prestige, pre-pageant events, controversies, consistencies and community involvement. Further categories which are important includes, the official language use by the presenter during the competition, list of participating countries, names and number of the delegates in an annual basis, the live and delayed broadcast, telecast either locally and internationally via satellite, webcast via the internet around the world of their annual international competition. And lastly, the pageant information’s through their official website and Wikipedia mode. See articles about beauty pageants.
Originality and History are the two most important in the world of pageantry especially when organizing a new title in a beauty contest. Best thing to do is investigate if it is feasible otherwise after few edition/s it will be defunct later, search if there is already existing title before launching a pageant to avoid copying others title.
Women's International Pageants
Major Beauty Pageants are beauty pageants that has proven their pageant history and importance in the field of pageantry and the society with all the specific criteria's aforementioned. With this category, these are the most respectable, renowned, and prestigious pageants around the world. They possess and embody the true essence and meaning of a beauty contest. 2nd Tier Beauty Pageants and 3rd Tier Beauty Pageants they were both considered important in their respective pageants and entities. 4th Tier Beauty Pageants they are pageants which are considered relevant, and majority in this category are those beauty contest which are relatively newbie in the world of pageantry. And these are the pageants which least number of countries and territories participated and lack of popularity and publicity. Modeling Pageants these are pageants which cannot be categorized to any of the tier pageants because of certain qualifications involved to be considered. This contest usually focused on modeling, fashion, beauty, body, career, profit and businesses, less participation in advocacy, platform and community involvement. Married Women Beauty Pageants these are pageants which is relatively limited for a mother and women who has been married. Teen Beauty Pageants they are the beauty pageants made for a teenager whose ages 14 to 19 years old. Miscellaneous Beauty Pageants these are pageants that were held in an inconsistent basis. Past/Former/Defunct Beauty Pageants pageants that has been discontinued and inactive for 3 to 5 consecutive years.[1]
Major Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
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Miss World |  United Kingdom |
London | 1951 | |
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Miss Universe |  United States |
New York City | 1952 | |
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Miss International | United States,  Japan |
Tokyo | 1960 | |
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Miss Earth |  Philippines |
Manila | 2001 |
2nd Tier Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Miss Intercontinental |  Panama |
Panama City | 1971 | [2] | |
| Miss Globe International |  Turkey |
Istanbul | 1988 | ||
| Miss Tourism International |  Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | 1994 | ||
| Miss Supranational (WBA, S.A.) | Panama |
Panama City | 2009 | [3][4] | |
| Miss Supranational (WBA, Ltd.) | Panama |
Kowloon, Hongkong | 2009 | [5][6] | |
Note 1: There were two Miss Supranational 2014 Edition both of them were under World Beauty Association, they're using almost similar logos except the crown on top of Miss Supranational , both of them had the same history from 2009 to 2013 except 2014 edition, Due to conflict of interest, one organization split into two. And now the question is? Which among of the two owns the original copyright, the old and official logo of Miss Supranational from 2009 was used by Miss Supranational WBA, Ltd. and the old crown of Miss Supranational from 2009 was used by Miss Supranational WBA, S.A.? Both of them were on their six editions when you look up in their website. For first five editions from 2009-2013 they had the same winners, but on their six editions two separate pageants were held one in Poland and one in India, two winners and two countries carried the title of Miss Supranational 2014. This is one of the major controversies in the world of pageantry. The status of both Miss Supranational as a 2nd tier is only temporarily until further issues will be resolved. You cannot rank a beauty pageant with same title one them it will be compensated and it will be unfair on other hand. To avoid confusion both of them should be presented and updates their website and Wikipedia showing off their official logo, history, advocacy, the mission and vision, list of countries, names and number of participating delegates every year, the winners, runner-ups and semifinalist, countries winner/s ranking and tally board, other special awards given. After splitting into two editions in 2014, here are the winners on both edition.
Miss Supranational 2014 (World Beauty Association, S.A.) - Asha Bhat of India was held in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Miss Supranational 2014 (World Beauty Association, Ltd.) - Yennifer Poleo of Venezuela was held in Udaipur, India
3rd Tier Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| World Miss University |  South Korea |
Seoul | 1986 | ||
| Miss Tourism Queen International |  Singapore,  China |
Toa Payoh, Singapore | 1993, 2004 | [7][8] | |
| Miss Tourism Planet |  Greece |
Athens | 1999 | [9] | |
| Miss Tourism World | Great Britain |
Nottingham | 2000 | ||
| Miss Tourism Universe |  Lebanon |
Beirut | 2000 | [10] | |
| Miss Globe (Albania Ed. Miss Globe ÂŽ under Deliart Ass.) |  Albania |
Tirana | 2010 | [11][12][13] | |
| Miss Globe (under WBO) | Panama |
Panama City | 2010 | [14] | |
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Miss Grand International |  Thailand |
Bangkok | 2013 | |
Note 2: Albania hosted Miss Globe International from 2004-2009. After hosted for six consecutive years, Albania started to founded and organized its own pageant as Miss Globe was established in 2010 under Deliart Association (DA).
There is another Miss Globe which was also existed since 2010 under World Beauty Organization (WBO) same organization with Miss Intercontinental and Top Model of the World. These two pageants are not related to each other.
Miss Globe 2014 (Albania Edition Miss Globe ÂŽ under Deliart Association) - Jacqueline Wojciechowki of Canada was held in Shkodër, Albania
Miss Globe 2013 (under World Beauty Organization) - Savanagh Walker[15] of Canada was held in El Gouna, Egypt
Miss Globe 2014 (under World Beauty Organization) - winner not specified[16] was also held in El Gouna, Egypt
4th Tier Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Reinado Internacional del Café |  Colombia |
Manizales | 1957 | ||
| Miss All Nation | Thailand, China |
Singapore | 1989, 2010 | ||
| Miss Humanity International |  Barbados |
Bridgetown | 2003 | [17] | |
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Miss United Continents |  Ecuador |
Guayaquil | 2006 | |
| Miss Princess of the World |  Czech Republic |
Praha, Ostrava | 2006 | [18][19] | |
| Miss Summer International |  Bulgaria, Colombia |
Barranquilla | 2008 | ||
| Miss Progress International |  Italy |
San Giorgio Ionico, Puglia | 2010 | [20] | |
| Miss Global International |  Jamaica |
Kingston | 2010 | [21] | |
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Miss Asia Pacific World | South Korea |
Seoul | 2011 | |
| Miss Freedom of the World |  Kosovo |
Prizren | 2011 | [22] | |
| Miss Multiverse |  Netherlands |
Amersfoort | 2011 | [23] | |
| Miss Scuba International | Malaysia |
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 2011 | [24] | |
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Miss Heritage International |  Zimbabwe |
Harare | 2011 | [25] |
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Miss Heritage | Zimbabwe,  South Africa |
Sandton | 2012 | |
| Miss Global | United States |
Los Angeles, California | 2012 | ||
| Miss Diversity Culture International |  New Zealand |
Auckland | 2012 | [26] | |
| Face of Beauty International | Thailand |
2012 | [27][28] | ||
| Miss Planet |  France |
2013 | [29][30][31] | ||
| Miss Planet | Bulgaria |
Sofia | 2014 | [32][33] | |
| Miss Universal Peace and Humanity | Lebanon |
Beirut | 2014 | [34] | |
| Miss Culture and Peace International |  Mexico |
Tijuana | 2014 | [35] | |
| Face of the World | 2014 | [36] | |||
| Queen Beauty Universe |  Spain |
2015 | [37] | ||
| Miss Eco Queen |  Egypt |
Alexandria | 2015 | ||
Note 3: Aside from Miss Supranational and Miss Globe, there is another beauty pageant with the same title Miss Planet one was established in 2013 in France and the other one was established in 2014 in Bulgaria . Here are the two Miss Planet winners on both editions in a two different owners, organizations and organizers.
Miss Planet 2014 (under MPO) - Anais Chetcuti of Malta was held in Lyon, France.
Miss Planet 2014 - Ana Sorokina of Russia was held in St. Vlas, Bulgaria.
Modeling Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
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Supermodel of the World | United States |
New York City | 1980 | |
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Elite Model Look | United States, France |
Paris | 1983 | |
| Miss Model of the World | Turkey |
Istanbul | 1988 | ||
| Best Model of the World | Turkey |
Istanbul | 1990 | ||
| Top Model of the World | United States, Panama |
Panama City | 1993 | ||
| Miss Supermodel International | Thailand |
Bangkok | 2011 |
Married Women Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Mrs. World | United States |
Santa Monica, California | 1985 | ||
| Mrs. International | United States |
Roanoke, Virginia | 1988 | [38] | |
| Mrs. Globe | United States |
Newport Beach, California | 1996 | [39] | |
| Mrs. Universe | Bulgaria |
Sofia | 2007 | ||
| Mrs. Earth | United States |
Bridgewater, Massachusetts | 2008 |
Teen Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Miss Teen International |  Costa Rica |
San José, Costa Rica | 1993 | ||
| Miss Teen World | United States |
Houston, Texas | 2008 | [40] | |
| Miss Teenager |  Guatemala |
Guatemala City | 2008 | [41] | |
| Miss Global Teen | 2010 | [42] | |||
| Miss Teen Universe |  Nicaragua |
Managua, Nicaragua | 2011 | [43][44] | |
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Miss Teen Earth | Panama |
Panama City | 2012 |
Miscellaneous Beauty Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International | Malaysia |
Kuala lumpur | 1993 | ||
| Miss Global Beauty Queen | China |
Xiangshan | 2005 | ||
| Miss Beauty of the World/Miss International Beauty and Model Festival |  Azerbaijan |
2007 | [45][46] | ||
| Miss University International | [47][48] | ||||
| Queen of the World |  Austria |
1988 | [49][50] |
Past/Former/Defunct Beauty Pageants
| Title | Country of Origin | Year/s |
| International Pageant of Pulchritude | United States |
1920-1932 |
| International Model of the Year[51] | China |
2005-2009 |
| Miss Ambar del Mundo / Miss World Amber |  Dominican Republic |
1975-1978 |
| Miss Asia Pacific International[52] | Philippines |
1968-2005 |
| Miss Bikini International | China |
2006-2011 |
| Miss Charm International |  Russia |
1989-1990 |
| Miss Charming International | Thailand |
1972 |
| Miss Cyberspace International | ? | 1999 |
| Miss International Teen Princess / World Teen Princess | United States |
1966-1973 |
| Miss Internet WWW | Turkey |
2001-2006 |
| Miss Italia Nel Mondo / Miss Italy in the World | Italy |
1991-2011 |
| Miss Flower Queen | Japan |
1990 |
| Miss Friendship International | China |
2009-2010 |
| Miss Global Queen | China |
2005-2011 |
| Miss Maja International | Spain |
1966-1991 |
| Miss Maja Mundial | Colombia |
2004 |
| Miss Model of the Universe-Asia | China |
2002 |
| Miss Model of the Year | China |
2005 |
| Miss Oriental Tourism | China |
2012 |
| Miss Tourism Intercontinental | Malaysia |
2003,2010 |
| Miss Tourism International (Anatolya Turkish version) | Turkey |
2001 |
| Miss Tourism International (Black Sea Ukrainian version) |  Ukraine |
2002 |
| Miss Tourism International (Macau version) |  Macau |
1997 |
| Miss Tourism Metropolitan International | Malaysia |
2007 |
| Miss Tourism Pageant | Malaysia |
2005,2007 |
| Miss Tourism Queen International-Asia | China |
2013 |
| Miss United Nations / Miss Naciones Unidas | Spain |
1963-1964, 1981 |
| Miss Wonderland | Malaysia |
1987-1989 |
| Miss Young International | Japan |
1970-1983 |
| Queen of Tourism International | China |
2003 |
| Queen of the Pacific Quest |  Australia |
1967-1978 |
| Queen of the Year | Malaysia |
1993-1997,2000 |
| Reina Internacional del Carnaval / International Carnival Queen | Colombia |
1968-1993 |
Note 4: Majority of the past/former/defunct pageants listed were founded in China and Malaysia. Other past/former or defunct pageants from international, continental and regional some are not included in the list due to lack of information's and history.
Continental and Regional Beauty Pageants
| Association/League/Religion/Union | Title |
 Arab League |
Miss Arab World |
 European Union |
Miss Europe Miss Europe World |
 Hispanic America |
Miss América Latina Reina Hispanoamericana Miss Continente Americano Nuestra Belleza Latina Reina Mundial del Banano |
| China |
Miss Chinese International Pageant Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant |
 India |
Indian Princess International Miss India Worldwide |
 Indonesia |
Miss World Muslimah |
 Southeast Asia |
Miss ASEAN Miss Southeast Asian |
Women's National Pageants
Africa
Americas
North America
| Country/Commonwealth/State/Territory | Title |
 Canada |
Miss Canada Miss Universe Canada Miss World Canada Miss Earth Canada |
 Greenland |
Miss Greenland |
| Mexico |
Señorita Mexico Nuestra Belleza Mexico Miss Earth Mexico Miss Grand Mexico |
| USA |
Miss USA Miss Teen USA Miss America Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Teen America Miss World United States Miss United States International Miss Earth United States Miss United States Miss United States Teen Distinguished Young Women Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss Miss Black America Miss Black USA Pageant Miss Chinatown USA Miss Latina US Miss Teen US Latina Miss National Asia Miss Viet Nam Continents Miss Black Deaf America Mrs America National Sweetheart Miss Hmong Minnesota Miss Arab USA Ms. Arab USA |
Central America
| Country/Commonwealth/State/Territory | Title |
 Belize |
Miss Belize |
| Costa Rica |
Miss Costa Rica |
 El Salvador |
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador |
| Guatemala |
Miss Guatemala Miss Guatemala Latina |
 Honduras |
Miss Honduras |
| Nicaragua |
Miss Nicaragua |
| Panama |
Señorita Panamá |
South America
| Country/Commonwealth/State/Territory | Title |
 Argentina |
Miss Argentina |
 Bolivia |
Miss Bolivia |
 Brazil |
Miss Universo Brasil Miss Brazil World Miss Earth Brazil Miss Brasil International Miss Brasil Globo Miss Grand Brazil |
 Chile |
Miss Chile Miss World Chile |
| Colombia |
Señorita Colombia Miss Mundo Colombia Miss Earth Colombia |
| Ecuador |
Miss Ecuador |
 Guyana |
Miss Guyana Universe Miss Guyana |
 Paraguay |
Nuestra Belleza Paraguay |
 Peru |
Miss Perú |
 Uruguay |
Miss Universo Uruguay Miss Atlantico Internacional |
 Venezuela |
Miss Venezuela Miss Venezuela Mundo |
Caribbean
Asia
Europe
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Oceania
| Country/Commonwealth/State/Territory | Title |
| Australia |
Miss World Australia Miss Universe Australia Miss Earth Australia Miss International Australia Miss Tourism Australia Miss Supranational Australia Miss Grand Australia Miss Galaxy Australia Miss Tourism World Australia |
 Fiji |
Miss Fiji |
 Guam |
Miss Guam Universe Miss Earth Guam Miss World Guam |
 Marianas Northern |
Miss Marianas Universe |
| New Zealand |
Miss Universe New Zealand Miss World New Zealand |
 Tahiti |
Miss Tahiti |
No longer existing Country
| Country/Commonwealth/State/Territory | Title |
 Czechoslovakia (before 1992) |
Miss Czechoslovakia |
 Serbia and Montenegro (before 2006) |
Miss Serbia and Montenegro |
 Yugoslavia (before 2002) |
Miss Yugoslavia |
 USSR (before 1991) |
Miss USSR |
Men's International Pageants
Major International Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Manhunt International | Singapore |
Singapore | 1993 | ||
| Mister World[53] | United Kingdom |
London | 1996 | ||
| Mister International | Singapore |
Singapore | 2006 | ||
| Men Universe Model | Dominican Republic |
Sto. Domingo | 2008 |
2nd Tier International Pageants
| Logo | Title | Country of Origin | Headquarters | Formation | Ref |
| Mr. Tourism International | Panama |
Panama City | 2001 | ||
| Mr. Diversity Culture International | New Zealand |
Auckland | 2012 | ||
| Mister Global | Thailand |
Bangkok | 2014 | ||
| Mr. Universal Ambassador | Indonesia |
Bali | 2015 | ||
| Mister Globe | France |
2015 | |||
| Mister United Continents | |||||
| Mister Worldwide International | United States |
Orlando, Florida | 2015 | ||
| Mister Model International | |||||
| Mr. Tourism Intercontinental | |||||
| Mr. Mundial Universe | |||||
| World Championship of the Performing Arts / Model of the Year | |||||
| International Best Male Model of the World |
Miscellaneous International Pageants
| Title |
| Mr. Intercontinental Mr. International Mister Gay World |
Continental and Regional pageants
| Association/League/Union | Title |
| Hispanic America |
Mister Latin America |
| Asian Region | Mister Asia |
Men's National Pageants
Africa
Asia
- India
- Gladrags Manhunt India
- Mr Gay India
- Mister United Nations India
- Mister World India
- Mister India International
- Mister India
- Men Universe Model India
Nepal
- Manhunt International Nepal
- Philippines
- Mister World Philippines
- Mister International Philippines
- Manhunt International Philippines
- Mr. Republic of the Philippines
- Mister United Continents Philippines
Europe
- Spain
- Mister Spain
North America
- Canada
- Mr. Canada
- Mr. World Canada
- Mexico
- El Modelo Mexico
South America
Other pageants
- Miss International Queen
- Super Sireyna Worldwide
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