I won Miss Teen World, and then a movie rep saw me on the pageant website and thought that I had the… — Amy Jackson Copy Share Image
That openness to experimentation in Seattle is how I learned a drag queen doesn't have to just be in her pageant gear… — Jinkx Monsoon Copy Share Image
They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being Miss Universe is much more than having a sash and a crown. It is about taking pride in my commitment to… — Leila Lopes Copy Share Image
Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another… — Joyce Giraud Copy Share Image
I remember when I was little, I watched the Miss Universe Pageant on TV and for several days afterwards, I imitated how… — Precious Lara Quigaman Copy Share Image
I would like to show that I have a heart, that I am a human being and I have feelings. And to… — Gabriela Isler Copy Share Image
If the Internet has been called a great democratizer, perhaps what social media has done is let anyone enter the beauty pageant.… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Unlike the people you see in Mathew Brady's photographs from the Civil War, the men and women of the Revolution seem more… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Think of the majesty of that moment in this dying world's history, when Jesus Christ declared that to the Christian death was… — Charles Seymour Robinson Copy Share Image
with a country of rare picturesqueness for a background, a people of rare beauty for actors, everybody more or less permeated with… — Inez Haynes Irwin Copy Share Image
And when I won Miss Universe, I got a global platform, which gave me a louder voice to be able to reach… — Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Copy Share Image
No festival of martial glory or warrior's renown is this; no pageant pomp of war-like conquest, no glory of fratricidal strife attend… — Peter J. McGuire Copy Share Image
You say that if we hadn't just gotten married, you would want to marry Miss Arkansas. Even if she can't spell. She… — Kelly Link Copy Share Image
If the street life, not the Whitechapel street life, but that of the common but so-called respectable part of town is in… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
I feel incredibly honored to have been the very first Miss California USA titleholder to have been crowned with the Legacy Crown.… — Nicole Johnson Copy Share Image
People think pageant girls are snotty, cutthroat, self-absorbed. Everybody that I meet in the industry is so kind, giving, and they are… — Nicole Johnson Copy Share Image
My life since Miss Universe has been changed a lot. have grown so much as a result of my travels and all… — Jennifer Hawkins Copy Share Image
Just as with the Miss South Africa platform, I understand the responsibility of being Miss Universe and the impact it has on… — Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Copy Share Image
India was a sensation. It was remarkable to see all those parrots flying about, the brilliant foliage and the brilliant sky. It… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
The racehorses assemble at the starting barrier in all the finery of a mediaeval pageant, the jockeys in silks like figures from… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
We like to say Miss America is the classy one. It has a talent category. I would have been dead last in… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
“She taught us that the combination of false confidence and Hawaiian Tropic could result in a painful and unsightly burn, certain to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pageantry is something I celebrate and support and... the role of these winners is to be an ambassador for everybody, whatever race,… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in… — Anonymous 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
I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and… — Gabrielle Union Copy Share Image
If I were to be Miss Universe, I will use my voice to influence the youth and I would raise awareness to… — Pia Wurtzbach Copy Share Image
As a young girl, I would watch the Miss South Africa competition wishing with all my heart that one day I, too,… — Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Copy Share Image
With Las Vegas being so bright lights-big city, I'm not sure that women really have a clear understanding of what pageantry is… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I felt so out of place at the Miss India pageant. I had just come back from America, and I was told… — Priyanka Chopra 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 prepared myself for Miss Universe for a very long time, for years, and I would always try to imagine what it… — Pia Wurtzbach Copy Share Image
Alicia Machado is the former Miss Universe that gained a lot of weight and Donald Trump made mention of the fact I… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The reigning Miss Canada has been arrested for punching out another woman in a bar fight.Quite frankly, I think it's refreshing to… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Winning a pageant or sometimes simply participating in a contest can change your life. Outer beauty is just a part of the… — Lara Dutta Copy Share Image
As you know, the South is known for its hospitality, traditions, football, pageants, and food. Football is almost like a religion here.… — Katherine Webb Copy Share Image
My mother really wanted me to be in possibly a beauty pageant, not only for if I could win, but it helped… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
