beauty contest
noun /ˈbjuːti kɒntest/
/ˈbjuːti kɑːntest/
(British English)- a competition to choose the most beautiful from a group of women compare pageant
- (US English beauty parade)an occasion on which several competing companies or people try to persuade somebody to use their services
- Ireland is to award four telecommunications licences in a beauty contest next year.
- The licence to operate the Digital Terrestrial Television retail company will be awarded via a hybrid of an auction and a beauty parade.