Surely, every young girl at least once in her life dreamed of becoming a beauty queen. Miss University Contests, Miss City, Mrs. City Library, etc. held just so that as many beautiful women as possible have a chance to declare themselves.
However, there are contests that are far from easy to get into. Participation requires solid experience of participation, truly outstanding external data, endurance and other talents. And let them say that everything is bought, the most prestigious beauty contests for years do not lose their popularity.
10. Mrs. Peace
This international beauty contest has been organized for married women since 1985. In 2006, the Russian woman Sofya Arzhakovskaya, a ballet dancer and actress, became the winner. The finals of the next competition will be held in May 2014 in Bulgaria.
9. Mr. International
Beauty contests are held not only for women. The most prestigious among men's contests is Mr. International, which has been held since 2006. There were no winners among the Russians, but this year Maxim Sorochinsky from Yakutsk participated in the final of the competition.
8. Miss Granny of Brazil
The main condition for participation in the competition is the presence of grandchildren. The age of participants is usually from 40 to 60 years. The competition is famous for extremely frank bathing suits in which beauties perform.
7. The beauty of Russia
This competition is traditionally widely covered not only by Russian but also by foreign media. The winner of the Beauty of Russia annually represents our country at the Miss Earth contest. The age of the participants varies from 14 to 25 years.
6. Miss National Prestige
The annual French national beauty contest, which has been held since 2010. The competition is a qualification stage for the more prestigious Miss International.
5. Miss America
One of the most famous beauty contests. The first Miss America contest took place in 1921. In 1951, the winner, Yolanda Betbeze, refused to pose in a swimsuit, which allowed the competition to become more intelligent. In 1995, the deaf-mute Heather Whitestone became the winner. Many winners are active in charity.
4. Miss International
The fourth largest international beauty contest was first held in 1960. Traditionally, the competition is held in Japan and China. The Russians have never in their entire history won the Miss International title.
3. Miss Earth
Among international competitions, Miss Earth leads in the number of participants. The last 6 years, the competition has been held in the Philippines. In 2012, a scandal involving a Russian woman, Natalya Pereverzeva, broke out at the Miss Earth finals. In her speech to the jury, Natalya called Russia a corrupt and impoverished country, which, however, cannot be disliked.
2. Miss world
The annual international competition, which has been held since 1951. Broadcast of the final of the contest on TV is watched in more than 200 countries of the world. Because the founders of the competition hail from the UK, the winner of Miss World has traditionally lived in London for a year. Among the Russians, the winners of the contest were Yulia Kurochkina and Ksenia Sukhinova.
1. Miss Universe
The most prestigious beauty contest was established in 1952. Each year, the competition takes place in a new country - this year Moscow hosted it. Among the Russians, the title Miss Universe received only Oksana Fedorova, who won the competition in 2002 and refused the crown.
