beauty contest
noun
1
a
: an assemblage of girls or women at which judges select the most beautiful
called also beauty pageant
b
: a contest or competitive situation that is likened to a traditional beauty contest especially in involving judgments made on the basis of physical attractiveness or popular appeal
… an elite automotive expo and beauty contest where cars of only the highest caliber …
Hannah Elliott
Hannah Elliott2
US politics : a presidential primary election in which the popular vote does not determine the number of convention delegates a candidate receives
Mr. Ford and Mr. Reagan are listed in the Republican preferential primary or "beauty contest." Charles Mohr
Charles Mohr
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Dozens of camels barred from competing in Saudi Arabia beauty contest over use of Botox. Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021 The alt-universe Yeoh in question then does not enter a beauty contest and win. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022 The image shows a Ukrainian soldier who won a beauty contest in 2016. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 Anastasia Lenna, a beauty queen who represented Ukraine in 2015 in the Miss Grand International beauty contest, made the claims on her Instagram, according to the New York Post. Jon Brown, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2022 In 2015, Anastasiia Lenna was Ukraine’s Miss Grand’s international beauty contest representative. Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022 In La Encantada something much bigger is being cooked up than the annual beauty contest that fascinates the Mexican audience. John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022 And even though Burrow has outplayed Jackson this season, the Pro Bowl is basically a beauty contest. Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 27 Dec. 2021 The camel beauty contest is at the heart of the massive carnival, which also features camel races, sales and other festivities typically showcasing thousands of dromedaries. NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021 See More
Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2021 The alt-universe Yeoh in question then does not enter a beauty contest and win. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2022 The image shows a Ukrainian soldier who won a beauty contest in 2016. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 Anastasia Lenna, a beauty queen who represented Ukraine in 2015 in the Miss Grand International beauty contest, made the claims on her Instagram, according to the New York Post. Jon Brown, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2022 In 2015, Anastasiia Lenna was Ukraine’s Miss Grand’s international beauty contest representative. Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022 In La Encantada something much bigger is being cooked up than the annual beauty contest that fascinates the Mexican audience. John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2022 And even though Burrow has outplayed Jackson this season, the Pro Bowl is basically a beauty contest. Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 27 Dec. 2021 The camel beauty contest is at the heart of the massive carnival, which also features camel races, sales and other festivities typically showcasing thousands of dromedaries. NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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