beauty contest
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.
Words nearby beauty contest
beautiful, beautiful people, beautifully, beautify, beauty, beauty contest, beauty is only skin deep, beauty queen, beauty salon, beauty sleep, beauty spot
Origin of beauty contest
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Her brains were not marceled for a beauty-contest with her rival.
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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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