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noun
a competition in which the entrants, usually women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes or titles.
Informal. any contest, election, etc., that is decided on the basis of popularity.
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Origin of beauty contest
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby beauty contest
beautify, beauty, “Beauty and the Beast”, beautyberry, beauty-bush, beauty contest, Beauty is only skin deep, beauty quark, beauty queen, beauty salon, beauty sleep
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British Dictionary definitions for beauty contest
beauty contest
noun
a competition in which the participants, usually women, are judged on their attractiveness, with a prize, and often a title, awarded to the winner
informal any contest decided on the basis of superficial attractiveness, popularity, etcthe referendum might turn into a party political beauty contest
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