A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include other criteria, such as personality, intelligence, talent, character, causes, and charitable involvement, through closed-door interviews with judges, or the conventional question-and-answer round(s) in the finals. The term "beauty pageant" originally refers to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are divided into Miss, Mrs., Mister, and Teen, as well as international, regional, and national—to clearly identify the differences among these categories. Similar events for male pageants are usually called by other names, some are likely to be bodybuilding competitions.

Women's pageants

International competitions

The following are list of the world's Big Four beauty pageants (the original Big Four) considered the most important in the world. The following are minor beauty pageants. These lists are based on the year they were established. The following are continental and regional pageants: List of teen beauty pageants: List of international marital beauty pageants: List of senior women (aged 40+) beauty pageants:

National

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Former states

Men's pageants

International Competition

The following list are the leading world's largest male beauty pageants (the Big Seven); known as major in male pageantry. Big Seven are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. Various news agencies collectively refer to the seven major pageants as "Big Seven" namely: The following are list of minor male beauty pageant. These lists are based on the year they were established. List of teen beauty pageants:

National

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

South America

LGBTQIA+ & Deaf pageants

International

Here is the following list of the largest international LGBTQIA+ competitions in pageantry. Here is the following list of the largest international deaf competitions in pageantry.

National

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America