Real beauty

International Beauty Contest

The International Pageant of Pulchritude, best know as the "International beauty contest", was first established at the year 1926.The last contest that was done in the United States was in the year 1931. But other "Miss Universe" events continued until the year 1935 in Belgium. As we all know, now a days we have a "Miss universe contest" every year, it is based on the Pageant of Pulchritude, of course with some differences, but the main idea is to show that women are not just beautiful physically, women are beautiful in every way.

How does it started? Well in the year 1920 a promotor of a company in Galveston (texas), United States decided that they needed more tourists and created a event called "Splash day", this event featured a "bathing girl revue" and this girl would be the center of attention; this was a little contest that was established on the island. But after this event occurred it was selected to be outside the island and then it became bigger and bigger,it had some changes and then it was an international contest. 

The contest that was held in the United States was discontinued in 1932 because of the Great Depression. But "Miss Universe" contests were  held in Belgium in 1932 and 1935. After 1935, this international competition was "over" for the people that lived in that period, but in 1952 it reappeared and now it continues until the modern Miss Universe contest in California.

Every country that participated had to do an internal contest with the same rules and the same structure, there they got their "Miss" and then she went to the competition for the "Miss Universe" title.

The first winner was Catherine Moylan from texas, United States; but from the year 1929 they started to call the winner "Miss Universe" because of the many countries that participated. So the first "Miss Universe" was Lisl Goldarbeiter form Austria, this was the first time someone from another country won, because since 1926 until 1928 the winners were from the United States. In the last year, !935 the winner was Carlota Wassef from Egypt.


In conclusion, I personally think that this international contest that was originated in this hard period of time is very important because now a days we know that every year that contest occurs and it has been a tradition; in other words it aported something to the actual whorl that now it important. And also is necessary to remember that in the 20th century women were a little better in consideration, but still they weren't important for the society. Although by creating this contest women start to be a more important every time because they showed that women and men are the same, and what they wanted to emphasize the fact that women are beautiful not only physically but in every way, just the fact of being a woman is a gift from God.


Written by: Paula Guardia