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24 Bizarre Beauty Pageants

From Bedazzled Pooch Photography to Plastic Surgery Pageants

— June 9, 2014 — Unique
As people rebel more and more against modern society's beauty ideal, bizarre beauty pageants are born. Eccentric and unusual, these events showcase people (and animals) in a different light. By doing so, it celebrates the individual instead of the ideal. This sends a powerful message to adults and children both.

Whether that means proudly displaying their adorable pets in full costume or embracing the ugliest face they can make, there is are a ton of bizarre beauty pageants out there to satisfy any movement. Granted, people are still drawn to more traditional pageants, Miss USA being one of them. Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez was recently crowned the 2014 Miss USA, beating out Miss North Datoka Audra Mari in a tight race.
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Elephant Beauty Contests
Elephant Beauty Contests
First Ever Beauty Pageant for Elephants Held in Nepal
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Farm Animal Beauty Pageants
Farm Animal Beauty Pageants
The Goat Beauty Contest in Ramygala is Oddly Amusing
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Chicken Beauty Pageant Photoshoots
Chicken Beauty Pageant Photoshoots
Cocks by Ernest Goh Captures the Ornate Plumage of Ayam Seramas
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Pork Pageantry
Pork Pageantry
China's Guangdong Province Holds Pig Beauty Pageant
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Beauty Pageant Fashion Statements
Beauty Pageant Fashion Statements
Miss Venezuela's Solar Suit is Lady Gaga's Style
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Bedazzled Pooch Photography
Bedazzled Pooch Photography
The ‘Doggies & Tiaras’ Dog Photo Series is Fascinating and Bizarre
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Fashionable Toddler Portraits (UPDATE)
Fashionable Toddler Portraits (UPDATE)
Susan Anderson Illustrates the Craze of Beauty Pageants
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Changes to Iconic Pageants
Changes to Iconic Pageants
Reality Show-Inspired Contest Crowns Katie Stam As New Miss America
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Pageants for PCs
Pageants for PCs
Online Beauty Competition for Computers Seeks Attractive Apples
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Depth of Beauty Pageant
Depth of Beauty Pageant
Where Inner Beauty Counts
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Pageant Kidtography
Pageant Kidtography
Meghan Petersen 'Beauty Pageant' Project Takes You Behind the Scenes
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Bird Beauty Pageants
Bird Beauty Pageants
The National Pigeon Association Showcases the Best in the City Every Year
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Fake Beauty Pageants
Fake Beauty Pageants
Katie Price Appears at London's Clothes Show After Divorce
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Prison Pageants
Prison Pageants
Russian Women's Jail Puts on Biker Chic Beauty Contest for Inmates
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Senior Pet Beauty Pageants
Senior Pet Beauty Pageants
10-Year-Old Sussex Spaniel Wins Westminster Dog Show
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Ugly Pageants
Ugly Pageants
The Award for the Ugliest Icelandic Native Goes to...
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Ice Carving Beauty Queens
Ice Carving Beauty Queens
Dominique Colell Carves Cool Sculptures Using a Chainsaw
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National Face Distorting Contests
National Face Distorting Contests
Spain's Ugly Competition is a Breath of Fresh Air
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Big Is Beautiful
Big Is Beautiful
Miss Jumbo Queen Thai Beauty Pageant
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Brainy Beauty Pageants
Brainy Beauty Pageants
Nuclear Energy Hotties Enter Russia's "Miss Atom" Contest
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Alternative Beauty Pageants
Alternative Beauty Pageants
Miss High Times Twists Traditional Beauty Norms
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Child Beauty Pageants
Child Beauty Pageants
'High Glitz' by Susan Anderson Gives a Glimpse of Pint-Sized Glamor
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Plastic Surgery Pageants
Plastic Surgery Pageants
Miss Plastic Hungary Contestants Flaunt Cosmetic Enhancements
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Eccentric Beauty Pageants
Eccentric Beauty Pageants
Alternative Miss World is Quite a Colorful Competition
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