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beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the
physical attributes of the contestants, although some contests have evolved to also incorporate
personality, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term almost invariably refers only to contests for women and girls such as the
Big Four international beauty pageants; with similar events for men or boys being called by other names and are more likely to be
bodybuilding contests.