Sentence examples similar to world pageants from inspiring English sources

Who will win the next Miss World pageant?

"We are now trying to explain what a Miss World pageant is all about," he said.

In recent weeks, this group has turned its attention to the impending Miss World pageant.

Several commentators noted derisively that the Miss World pageant was now largely a third-world event.

With no success, Nigeria had been sending contestants to the Miss World pageant for years.

In 1991, Ms. Evans founded the Miss Exotic World pageant, an annual competition she liked to call the Olympics of burlesque.

For decades, beauty pageants were banned, but earlier this month, China was host to its first Miss World pageant.

Several years ago, the Miss World pageant rebranded the traditional bathing suit contest, calling it a "beach fashion show" in which contestants would wear suits created by local fashion designers.

LIKE Nigeria, which recently exploded in religious violence after trying to hold the Miss World pageant, this ancient Islamic city has done battle with the Western beauty industry.

A 2002 editorial criticizing Islamic officials for condemning the Miss World pageant led to ThisDay's offices being ransacked and burned; fatwas were issued against its editors.

Indonesian Muslim hardliners have resumed protests against the Miss World pageant as organisers said the event would go on as scheduled this weekend on the resort island of Bali.