The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected. — Bob Barker Copy Share Image
“Certain things are expected of you when you’re a demon. Take the grotesque bodies, for example. Powerful, lethal, but definitely not beauty… — Samantha Blake Copy Share Image
Just about every town in Texas has a beauty pageant. Ours was called The Dogwood Fiesta. I was in one of those.… — Sissy Spacek Copy Share Image
If you've ever noticed, beauty pageants are a lot like county fairs. The farmers show the cows the same way. They walk… — Sherry Argov Copy Share Image
I felt like I was not a cute kid, and I remember seeing people transform. It was actually when my sister was… — Huda Kattan Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be blessed. I have a family that is a mix of different religions and different ethnicities. I hope… — Rima Fakih Copy Share Image
I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
I do an international beauty pageant called Queen of the Universe for UNESCO, and what we do is we build kindergartens around… — Joyce Giraud Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela had been freed and I had a feeling in my heart from God that a black would win. (Carole Gist,… — Carole Gist Copy Share Image
You look like you just stepped out of a beauty pageant. Looking like the Kardashians in here. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Other members of Manhattan’s real estate elite preferred anonymity and usually disdained slapping their names on their buildings. They didn’t buy football… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share Image
Somewhere a woman is praying her toddler wins a beauty pageant. I say this because sometimes people wonder why God lets tornadoes… — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
At the age of 18, I had participated in a beauty pageant. I represented India and won the title. That was my… — Koena Mitra Copy Share Image
I entered beauty pageants in much the same spirit most people enter politics - with high ideals and ambitions. Similarly, I had… — Elizabeth Ray Copy Share Image
Miss USA is a woman of the new millennium pretty, sexy, intelligent, opinionated, and feels strong about expressing her opinion. — Shandi Finnessey Copy Share Image
I love beauty pageants. I love the idea of representing my country at an international level and being able to meet women… — Priscila Perales Copy Share Image
I always have faith in my talent and for that reason I work day to day to follow my professional growth. I… — Denise Quinones Copy Share Image
Priyanka Chopra has been my biggest inspiration. She has created her own brand and represented India not only in beauty pageants but… — Harnaaz Sandhu Copy Share Image
I never went in thinking, "You're an African-American woman, so you're never going to win." I was just in career doing beauty… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
At that moment, it's kind of like dying. You're ALONE. There's nobody that can do it for you. (Terry Meeuwsen, Miss America… — Terry Meeuwsen Copy Share Image
There are three things pageant women do. There`s the Vaseline thing, which I didn`t do. There`s duct-taping your boobs, which I never… — Jeri Ryan Copy Share Image
The pageant was such a fluke. I mean, I was living in an orphanage, and my foster mother bet me $150 to… — Charlotte Ayanna Copy Share Image
