pageant
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Rebecca “Becky” Hill, now 58, grew up in Walterboro and won the local beauty pageant her senior year in high school.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
A model and actor, Twisha was crowned Miss Pune in 2012 after winning a beauty pageant in the western Indian city.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
For the past 10 years Thilothama has returned to Koovagam, where a beauty pageant and singing contests are held alongside religious rituals.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The “Nasty” video’s feminist empowerment pageant makes it stand out, as it begins with Jackson and Abdul squeezing past a crowd of catcallers to enter a movie theater.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
I make a vow to myself that if there is a single thing wrong, there’s no way I’m going through with the pageant.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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