Secrets of the Big 4 Beauty Pageants

If you've started dismissing beauty pageants – don't. Beauty Pageants have suffered more flak then they deserve and carry much more meaning then you think. The idea of a beauty pageant can be traced back to Ancient Europe when choosing symbolic kings and queens for May Day was customary. Today, the four big titles that women are vying for are namely; Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International. The Miss Universe Pageant is one of the most publicized and can be identified by ‘the Woman with the Stars' logo. The Miss World Pageant is the oldest surviving international beauty pageant and requires Miss World to reside in London during her reign. Miss Earth titleholders spend a year promoting positive environmental causes and addressing environment issues. Last but not least, Miss Inte rnational beauty queens are expected to serves as” Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty”.