The History of Beauty Pageants (Chinese)

July 14, 1913

The world's earliest beauty pageant was held

Compared with the fully exposed beauties of modern times, that era was strict

< p>Standard clothing that is not breathable, like a country girl's close relative

In July 1913, an international beauty pageant was held in London. The photo above is a group photo of contestants from various countries on the Folkestone Bridge in London. From left to right, they are from the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Spain. They grinned for the camera. Cameras have played an irreplaceable role in popularizing events such as fashion shows and beauty pageants.

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In early 1985, the Guangzhou Municipal Youth League Committee, in order to cooperate with the construction of "two civilizations" and the "five lectures, four beauties and three "Love", planned a beauty pageant called "The First Yangcheng Youth Beauty Contest", which was the first beauty pageant in New China. The preliminaries of the beauty pageant were officially held at 7 pm on February 3 at the Hui Primary School in Guangzhou. The red banner at the entrance of the primary school read "Beauty is in you." More than 550 handsome men and women who participated in the preliminaries took the written test first. The questions include knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry and other natural sciences as well as current affairs, politics, literature and geography. It is a bit like the college entrance examination. Some questions may not even be encountered in the college entrance examination. For example, one question is: The author of "The Blue Danube" Which country is it from? What's your name? More than 130 people were shortlisted in the preliminaries, and then they participated in the preliminary rounds at the Guangzhou Children's Palace, where they were interviewed one by one by examiners. The interviews were marathon-style and lasted from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. After the preliminary round, the beauty pageant suddenly came under criticism. Some people said, "Beauty pageant? What are you doing? Who are you marrying? Didn't Lin Biao's son Lin Liguo also engage in beauty pageants?" The lawsuit went all the way to Beijing. . After many efforts by the organizers, the beauty pageant was finally saved from failure. However, because of the controversy, relevant parties have restricted reporting, which makes this beauty pageant even more mysterious. At that time, people had no real understanding of beauty pageants. The finals of the "Yangcheng Youth Beauty Contest" will be held at 7:30 pm on the Lantern Festival (March 6) at the Regent Palace of China Hotel. Before 7 o'clock, more than 700 seats in the venue were already filled with spectators. The entrance to the Regent Palace was crowded with guests who had not received invitations and asked to enter to watch this grand event. In addition to representatives from the organizer Youth League and Municipal Committee, Provincial Radio, Provincial Television and Yangcheng Evening News, the judges that night also included writers, dancers, painters, sociologists and economists, including the famous essayist Qin Mu, Cen Sang and others, Hong Kong celebrity Fok Ying-tung also came to watch with his family members. Beauty pageants are commonplace in foreign countries, but this is the first time for new China to hold one, so it is particularly eye-catching. Photographer Ange sent this message during the preliminaries

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The Miss Universe competition was held for the first time in 1952. The location is Long Beach, California, USA. This competition attracted participation from thirty countries and regions. The championship was won by Finland's Ami Kusela. Final results champion: Miss Finland Armi Kuusela? Second runner-up: Miss Hawaii Elza Kananinapua Edsman? Third runner-up: Miss Greece Daisy Mavraki? Fourth runner-up: Miss Hong Kong Judy Dan (but Judy)? Fifth runner-up: Miss Germany Renate ?Hoy sixth to tenth place (ranking in no particular order): Miss Mexico Olga Llorens Perez Castillo Miss South Africa Catherine Edwina Higgins Miss Sweden Anne Marie Tistler Miss Uruguay Gladys Rubio Miss America Jackie ?Loughery

Miss Goodwill: Miss Belgium Myriam Lynn Miss Popular: Miss Chile Esther Saavedra Yoacham

Miss Friendship: Miss Montana Valerie Johnson

Note: Since the Miss Universe competition was held together with Miss America that year, Miss Friendship was won by Montana, which competed in the Miss America competition. However, since it was obtained by a non-Miss Universe contestant, she is not recognized as Miss Friendship in that year’s Miss Universe competition.

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The origin of Miss Hong Kong? The election of Miss Hong Kong (Miss? HongKong?) was as early as It started in 1946, but at that time, the people of Hong Kong were still worried about food and clothing, and they had no intention to care about who was the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong.

In 2001, there were "The Most Eye-catching Miss Online", "The Most Popular Beauty", "Slimming Beauty Award", "The Sweetest Smile Beauty", "The Most Slender and Beautiful Legs", "Miss Breakthrough Original Beauty", "Miss Talent" ". The origin of Miss Hong Kong? The election of Miss Hong Kong (Miss? Hong Kong?) started as early as 1946. However, at that time, the people of Hong Kong were still worried about food and clothing and had no intention to care about who was the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong. Between 1946 and 1973, Miss Hong Kong selected 10 Miss Hong Kong. In 1973, the "Miss Hong Kong Election" put forward the slogan of "paying equal attention to beauty and wisdom". The promulgation of this slogan is a true portrayal of that shy era. The Miss Hong Kong election in the 1970s was criticized for introducing swimsuit displays, but its selection criteria still reflected the judges' recognition of traditional culture. Therefore, the early Hong Kong ladies were all noble and dignified, and could be called female role models. During the 10 years from 1973 to 1983, the Miss Hong Kong selection avoided overemphasis on beauty, so the beauty of the winner was often not the most outstanding. In the first Miss Hong Kong election, stewardess Zhao Yazhi only came in fourth place. The mature and steady Sun Yongen is lucky enough to become the Miss Hong Kong champion. Since 1984, the selection of Miss Hong Kong has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and entered its heyday. Hong Kong people accept Miss Hong Kong as the representative of Hong Kong female beauty, and the judges no longer shy away from paying attention to the appearance of the contestants. During this period, there were a large number of beauties who signed up for the contest, many of whom were of high quality, so it was relatively easy to have a highly anticipated beauty appear. The 1987 Miss Hong Kong champion Yang Baoling and the runner-up Li Meifeng are both mature and charming beauties with "electric eyes". The 1988 champion Michelle Reis is considered the most beautiful. In 1990 and 1991, Miss Hong Kong experienced two steps in her most glorious era. Anita Yuen and Aiming Kwok stand out from the crowd and deserve to be recognized.

In addition to the championship, first runner-up, and third runner-up, there are different awards in previous Miss Hong Kong elections: In 1973, the Television Broadcasting Company Limited held the first Miss Hong Kong election, with champion, runner-up, third runner-up, 4th and 5th place. In 1975, it was cancelled. For 4th and 5th place, the "Miss Photogenic" award was added. In 1976, the "Miss Friendship" award was added. From 1988-92, it was renamed the "Most Popular Beauty Award". From 1993-96, it was changed to "The Most Popular Award". Media Welcome Award" From 1981 to 1986, the "Miss Youth" Award was established in 1986, and the "Miss Talent" Award was established from 1987 to the present. The "Miss International Goodwill" Award was established in 1989, and the "Best Swimsuit Interpretation Award" was established in 1991. "Best Humor Award" In 1992, the "20th Anniversary Golden Award" was established. In 1993-94, the "Most Performing Potential Award" was established. In 1995, the "Standard Body Award" was established. In 1996, the "Miss Talent" Award was established in 1997. , the "Oriental Beauty Award" and the "Metropolitan Charm Award" were established. In 1998, the "Dynamic City Ambassador" and the "Global Beauty Award" were established. In 1999, the "Miss Millennium Talent" and "Miss Beautiful Legs" were established. In 2000, the "Dynamic City Ambassador" and "Global Beauty Award" were established. "The Most Charming Miss in the New Century" and "The Most Stunning Miss on the Internet". In 2001, there were "The Most Stunning Miss on the Internet", "The Most Popular Beauty", "Slimming Beauty Award", "The Sweetest Smiling Girl", "The Most Slender Girl". "Beautiful Legs", "Miss Breakthrough Beauty" and "Miss Talent". In 2002, "Miss Beauty of the New Generation", "Beyond Natural Skin Award", "Slimming Beauty Award" and "Miss Outstanding Talent" were established in 2003. The "Miss Furong Beauty Award", "Diamond Skin Award", "Tourism Ambassador Award" and "Miss Talent" were established. In 2004, the "Slim Beauty Award" and "Tourism Ambassador Award" were established. In 2005, the "Miss Perfect Love Award" was established. , "Hot Spring Culture Ambassador Award", "Tourism Ambassador Award"