Curtis describes itself as " Nebraska's Easter City ", and presents an annual pageant on Palm Sunday.

The song is notable for its use of the vocoder voice effect, saying the lines, " Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Disneyland proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination in thousands of sparkling lights and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sounds.

Disneyland proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination.

Disney proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination.

Walt Disney World proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination.

The Magic Kingdom proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination.

Walt Disney proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination.

Tokyo Disneyland proudly presents our most spectacular pageant of nighttime dreams and fantasy.

Sheldon annually presents a Mr. Irish pageant in which ten senior boys, nominated by senior girls, compete in a variety pageant, ultimately to select " Mr. Irish.

This scholarship pageant sponsored by the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce also presents awards for Bear Paw Princess, Official Escort, Best Costume with an Alaskan Theme and Miss Congeniality.

The pageant itself was shot at Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas at Austin and the hotel hosting the contestants was the Hyatt on Lady Bird Lake, again in Austin.

Minden bills itself as " Nebraska's Christmas City ", illuminating the courthouse square with a display of over 12, 000 bulbs and staging an annual Christmas pageant titled " The Light Of The World ".

In 1990 the pageant implemented major format changes in the competition itself.

In the 1980s, the pageant repositioned itself with the slogan Beauty With a Purpose, with added tests of intelligence and personality.

* Miss America, a beauty pageant, also the title itself

The pageant itself always around November 11, and many of the activities, such as the entire production of the Cromos magazines devoted to the pageant take place in the weeks preceding the pageant.

Less than a year later, she returned home and entered the Miss Maryland beauty pageant, a preliminary event to the Miss American Pageant, itself the final preliminary event to the Miss International contest, to be held in Long Beach, California, in mid-June 1965. Harrison won the contest over nineteen other girls, and in June 1965, as Miss Maryland, she traveled to California for the Miss American contest.

As Miss Universe, Quiñones resided in New York City for a year, enjoying the benefits that all winners of the pageant receive, including complimentary make-up and haircare, a car, complete wardrobe, professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization, a $ 60, 000 scholarship to a New York City film school, and traveling opportunities.

Fiesta Days includes rodeos, a demolition derby, a parade, and the Miss Fiesta Days beauty / scholarship pageant.

In addition to being bestowed the title of " Lady of the Bracelet " for the following year, the first place contestant receives a full scholarship and goes on to compete in the Miss Louisiana pageant, which can ultimately result in a berth to the Miss America pageant.

The Lady of the Bracelet pageant has gained state recognition for production, scholarship, and quality of contestants.

In the 1990s, the pageant was reformed into The Miss America Organization, a not-for-profit corporation with three divisions: the Miss America Pageant, a scholarship fund, and the Miss America foundation.

The festival also has a scholarship pageant that is affiliated with the Miss America organization.

Other events include the Belle of the Blue, a scholarship pageant, and Greek Week, part of the rush and pledging tradition.

Miss Canada International is a scholarship pageant for women in Canada.

After winning a scholarship in the beauty pageant, Leachman studied acting in New York City at the Actors Studio with Elia Kazan.

* Miss TAMUK pageant: Each spring, the Office of Student Activities holds a themed scholarship pageant.

Debelah is a former Ms. Juneteenth, Ms Black Teen Arizona, Ms. Black Teenage World, and Ms. Arizona in Hal Jackson ’ s talented teen international scholarship pageant.

Kristine Weitz was crowned Miss Washington in 1981 and won a non-finalist talent award at the 1982 Miss America pageant earning her a college scholarship.

Unlike the Miss America pageant which started as a beauty pageant, but now includes judging on Evening Gown, Private 12 Minute Interview, On Stage Q & A, and Swimsuit, the America's Junior Miss Pageant began not as a beauty pageant but rather as a scholarship program.

The Miss Michigan scholarship pageant is held every June in the Frauenthal Theater.

The Building of Banba has been described by some scholars as a " pageant " or " play ," and by Cowell himself ( more than fifty years later ) as an " opera.

The nightly festivities at the auditorium, crowning of Miss Aparri beauty pageant and my favorite, the " Comparza ," are things that will linger in your memory.

" Broadcasters show data proving that the talent show and the interviews, the pageant's answers to feminist criticism, were the least popular portions of the pageant, while the swimsuit part still had the power to bring viewers back from the kitchen ," said New York Times reporter Iver Peterson.

In " The Lesser of Two Evils ," one of the Miss Universe pageant contestants is an energy being identified, with little fanfare, as " Miss Heaven ," suggesting that by the 31st century, Heaven is an accessible part of the universe rather than a divine afterlife attainable only after death.

Weisinger had a particular interest in Beauty contests, writing an article for Parade on " why certain finalists in the Miss America pageant can never win the crown ," as well as a " best-selling novel " entitled The Contest ( published in hardback by World, and in paperback by New American Library ).

* In the first spin-off, Marvin Zindler also rewarded restaurants for operating clean kitchens continuously with his " Blue Ribbon Awards ," which was done in his final years with local beauty pageant contestants giving the envelopes of the winning restaurants to Zindler.

As a result, Chavantes still has a social club called " Ouro Verde ," previously destined to its coffee farmers elite only and where a " Queen of Coffee " pageant contest happened every year until the late 1960s.

Prior to being named the " fifth most beautiful woman in the universe ," Spear completed a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida before returning to Venezuela to compete in the national pageant.

In the 9th edition of the pageant, Miss Earth unveiled a new crown, which was worn by the winner of Miss Earth 2009 with the preservation of the planet Earth as its primary consideration.

In 1987, he requested the removal of fur prizes and stepped down as host when those in charge of the pageant refused.

Apart from the top prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up prizes, the pageant also has other consolation prizes that vary slightly from year to year.

The pageant is traditionally held in September, preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, including the awarding of corporate prizes.

After the crowning of Lupita Jones, as the country's first Miss Universe, a dispute between Miss Jones and the pageant organizers over overdued prizes, led to a break of the longtime association between the pageant and the broadcast network Televisa.

The Miss Tahiti pageant is a long-standing beauty contest competition which awards prizes to young women contestants from Tahiti.