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a sport where you train for years to stand still and beam
means A grand public spectacle or competition—often involving costumes, processions, or contestants displaying beauty, talent, or poise.
from From the medieval Latin 'pagina,' meaning a 'page' or framework, and Anglo-Latin 'pagina'/'pagina,' which came to mean the movable stage or scaffold on which medieval mystery plays were performed. English 'pageant' (originally 'pagyn' or 'pagent') first referred to one of these wheeled platforms rolling through town, and then to the play itself—until the word drifted toward any showy display. The unexpected '-t' on the end appears to be an English accretion of uncertain origin, much like the one in 'tyrant' or 'peasant.'
- miss america
- Started 1921 as Atlantic City tourist bait
- talent gap
- Most score points for poise, not actual skills
- world peace
- The punchline answer that real winners avoid
- vaseline trick
- Contestants coat teeth to hold the smile
- scholarship money
- Miss America claims to be a top women's funder
miss universe — annual beauty competition held since 1952 across 193 countries
miss world — longest-running international beauty pageant, established 1951
miss earth — environmental-focused pageant founded 2001 in the philippines
toddlers and tiaras — american child beauty pageant series that aired 2009-2019 on tlc