Big Four beauty pageants

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The Big Four or the Big League Pageants[1] refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women — Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[2][3][4][5][6]

The group was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests".[7][8] In April 2008, the South China Morning Post described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants";[9] the same description was also used by South Korea's leading newspaper, Chosun Ilbo in 2010.[10] In 2017, the Latin Times considered the group as the "most important pageants in the world".[11] In 2018, NBC News referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants".[12] Agencia EFE in 2019 classified them as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world".[13][14][15]

Among the hundreds of thousands of beauty contests held annually,[16] the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[17] widely covered and broadcast by media.[18] The Wall Street Journal,[2] BBC News,[19] CNN,[20][21] Xinhua News Agency,[22] and global news agencies such as Reuters,[23][24] Associated Press[25] and Agence France-Presse[26][27] collectively refer to the four major pageants as the "Big Four".

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  2. ^ a b Jun, Kwanwoo (2 December 2013). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ^ Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ Chunyan, Zhang (26 October 2004). "2004"地球小姐"花落巴西，阿富汗小姐当评委" [2004 "Miss Earth" Flower Falling to Brazil, Miss Afghanistan as Judge]. China Daily. Event occurs at 10:26 AM, China Standard Time (UTC+8). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ^ Chunyan, Zhang (13 November 2007). "2007地球小姐新鲜出炉加拿大佳丽夺冠 - China Daily" [Multi-picture: Miss Earth 2007 Freshly Produced Canadian Beauty Wins]. China Daily. Event occurs at 8:01 AM, China Standard Time (UTC+8). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  9. ^ Footer, Mark (27 April 2008). "the pursuit of beauty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Miss Korea Has Universal Ambitions". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ^ Valdez, Maria G. (30 January 2017). "Miss Universe Winners: Which Country Has Won The Most Titles?". Latin Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. ^ Bundel, Ani (17 December 2018). "Miss Universe is the only major beauty pageant worth watching. Here's why". NBC News.
  13. ^ "La puertorriqueña Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019". Agencia EFE via La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019". Agencia EFE via 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. ^ "La puertorriqueña Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019 (The Puerto Rican Nellys Pimentel is chosen Miss Earth 2019)". Agencia EFE via Diario Libre. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  16. ^ "An international beauty pageant where everyone's pet cause is the environment". Latina Lista. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  17. ^ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  18. ^ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  19. ^ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  20. ^ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  21. ^ Andrew, Scottie (14 December 2019). "Miss World 2019: How to watch and what to expect". CNN. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ Xuxin, Xuxin (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  23. ^ Banerji, Annie (30 May 2019). "Indian beauty pageant draws flak for unfair portrayal of women". Reuters. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  24. ^ Powell, Alicia (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  25. ^ Willett, Megan (3 December 2019). "How the Miss Universe pageant has evolved over the last 67 years". Insider. Associated Press. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  26. ^ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  27. ^ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.