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Grand Slam (beauty pageant)[edit]

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Grand Slam beauty pageants are the world's eight most important annual beauty contests, consisting of four female and four male competitions. It was first mentioned in 1999 by "Global Beauties" a Brazilian beauty pageant web portal run by "Henrique Fontes" the Miss Brazil CNB organizer.

History[edit]

In 2012, Miss Earth was removed from the Grand Slam contest by Global beauties claimed the competition result can be bought according to the published report of Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda which reveals a media of the pageant president, Lorraine Schuck, states that receiving USD 4 million is acceptable in exchange for the Miss Earth title.ref Ref

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Female competition[edit]

Miss World Miss Universe Miss International Miss Supranational Miss Grand International
Formation July 29, 1951; 72 years ago (1951-07-29) June 28, 1952; 71 years ago (1952-06-28) August 12, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-08-12) September 5, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-09-05) November 6, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-11-06)
Headquarters London, United Kingdom[1] New York City, United States[2] Tokyo, Japan[3] Krynica-Zdrój, Poland Bangkok, Thailand
Advocacy
  • Advocate humanitarian issues and be a voice to affect positive change in the world[5][6]
  • Achieve a world where women can live with positivity, inner strength, and individuality[7]
Promote world peace and against all kind of conflicts
President
  • Paula Shugart[9]
Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski Nawat Itsaragrisil
Organization
  • Miss World Limited[11]
  • International Cultural Association[13]
World Beauty Association S.A. Miss Grand International Limited

Male competition[edit]

Grand Slam beauty pageants winners by Country/Territory[edit]

Female category[edit]

Male category[edit]

See also[edit]

Note[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Batha, Emma (2 December 2019). "Beauty queen banned for being a mum threatens to sue Miss World". Reuters. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Catriona Gray visits Miss Universe office in New York". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "PH bet among 5 candidates selected for Miss International regional tour". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "EFI Donates P1M To MWP". esquire.com. 2 Oct 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ Miss Universe, Website (20 April 2020). "About Miss Universe". Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ Scott, H. Allan (16 December 2018). "Catriona Gray of Philippines Crowned". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ Miss International (7 September 2018). "The Miss International Advocacy". Miss International. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ Macaskill, Grace (7 March 2020). "True story behind Miss World boss who tackled apartheid but was hated by feminists". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Unveiled by Catriona, new Miss Universe crown symbolizes powerful message". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ Atiluk, Nathan (13 November 2019). "Former Miss Uganda queen Evelyn Namatovu emerges 2nd Runner up in Miss International beauty pageant". News 24 Uganda. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ^ Jurist, Open (25 July 1988). "Miss World Ltd". Open Jurist. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ Morgan, Richard (23 May 2020). "Endeavor Group, owner of Miss Universe Pageant and UFC, files for IPO". New York Post. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ^ Francisco, Drew (5 August 2013). "Big 4: The 'Olympics of beauty'". Rappler. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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