A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now moved towards including inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions.
Miss Universe 1959 was the eighth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 24 July 1959. This was the last year that the pageant was held in Long Beach before it moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960.
Miss Universe 1960 was the ninth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 9 July 1960.
Miss Universe 1961 was the tenth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 15 July 1961.
Miss Gay Philippines (MGP) is a gay beauty pageant in the Philippines. Considered the longest-running national gay beauty pageant in the Philippines, Miss Gay Philippines was founded in 1979 by entertainment journalist and talk show host Chito Alcid. Miss Gay Philippines is currently owned by the Betera Group.
Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia on 9 November 2013.
Miss Universe Myanmar is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Myanmar's representative to the annual Miss Universe contest.
May Barani Thaw is a Burmese model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2015 and represented Myanmar at the Miss Universe 2015 Pageant.
Miss Teen USA 2016 was the 34th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 30, 2016. Katherine Haik of Louisiana crowned her successor Karlie Hay of Texas, at the end of the event. The pageant was webcast on the Miss Universe website, Facebook page, and mobile app as well as on Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles via Xbox Live. It was hosted by Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan and social media star Cody Johns, while American Idol winner Nick Fradiani performed. This is the first time that the state of Nevada hosted the pageant and the first Miss Teen USA pageant held in the United States since 2007.
Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 was the 7th Miss Universe Myanmar pageant held on 31 May 2019 at Novotel Max Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar. Hnin Thway Yu Aung, Miss Universe Myanmar 2018 of Bago crowned Swe Zin Htet of Hpa-An her successor at the end of the event.The winner represented Myanmar at Miss Universe 2019 in Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States but unplaced.
Miss Earth Myanmar is a national beauty pageant in Myanmar organized by Miss Earth Myanmar Organization.
Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 was the 8th Miss Universe Myanmar pageant held on 30 December 2020 at Novotel Max Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar. Swe Zin Htet, Miss Universe Myanmar 2019 of Hpa-An crowned Thuzar Wint Lwin of Hakha her successor at the end of the event. The winner represented Myanmar at Miss Universe 2020 in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States where she placed in the top 21 and won the Best National Costume award.
Miss Universe Nepal (MUN) (Nepali: मिस युनिभर्स नेपाल) is a beauty pageant competition, organized by Global Glamour Venture. The contest selects the country representative for Miss Universe. The current Miss Universe Nepal is Jane Dipika Garrett from Kathmandu.
Thuzar Wint Lwin (Burmese: သူဇာဝင့်လွင်, also known as Candy Thuzar, is a Burmese activist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2020. She represented Myanmar at Miss Universe 2020, where she reached the top 21 and won the Best National Costume award, becoming the first representative of Myanmar to place in the competition.
Miss Grand Myanmar is an annual female national beauty pageant of Myanmar, founded in 2016 by Yangon-based event organizer Style Plus H. Previously, from 2013 to 2014, the license belonged to the Miss Golden Land Myanmar organization, and then it was under the proprietary of the Miss Universe Myanmar organizer, Hello Madam, during 2017 – 2020. Since 2021, the Glamorous International, headed by a Burmese overseas in Thailand, Htoo Ant Lwin, has been responsible for sending Myanmar delegates to compete at Miss Grand International.
Miss Universe Philippines 2022 was the third edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant. The coronation night was held on April 30, 2022, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 was the 9th Miss Universe Myanmar pageant held on October 1, 2022 at the Grand Ballroom, Novotel Hotel, Yangon. Zar Li Moe of Bhamo won the competition, but didn't have a chance of being crowned by the reigning Miss Universe Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin. She represented Myanmar at Miss Universe 2022 in New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States but unplaced.
Miss Universe Philippines 2023 was the fourth edition of the Miss Universe Philippines competition held on May 13, 2023, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Miss Grand Myanmar 2024 was the 2nd edition of the Miss Grand Myanmar pageant, held at the Hexagon Complex, Shwe Htut Tin Compound in Yangon on December 10, 2023. Fifty-six contestants who have qualified for the national pageant through either the regional preliminary stages or the casting process competed for the title, of whom the representative of Taungoo, Thae Su Nyein, was announced the winner and obtained the right to represent Myanmar in the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, to be held on October 25, 2023, in Yangon.
Miss Universe Myanmar 2024 was the eleventh Miss Universe Myanmar pageant, held at the Yangon Convention Center in Yangon, Myanmar, on 7 June 2024.
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