Ready to be taken by surprise? These beauty pageants actually exist!
MISS BUMBUM
The Miss BumBum pageant is held in Brazil and is comprised of 27 beauties showing off their backsides for judges.
MISS DRUMSTICKS
In Yellville, Arkansas, women wear one-piece swimsuits and hold cardboard cutouts of a turkey in front of their upper bodies. We’re not kidding.
MISS KLINGON EMPIRE
Miss Klingon Empire is held every year at Dragon Con in Atlanta. It has something to do with Star Trek.
MISS JUMBO QUEEN
Held in Thailand. Contestants must weigh between 175-300 pounds. Advocates for elephant conservation causes.
MISS TIFFANY UNIVERSE
Miss Tiffany Universe is in its 37th year. Emanating from Thailand, it promotes human rights for the nation’s transgender population and a positive image for transgender people across the globe.
MISS LANDMINE
Miss Landmine was held in 2008. Its aim? To raise awareness of the struggles land-mine survivors face. It was held in Angola.
MISS INK
Perhaps Justin Bieber should don a wig and enter.
MISS PINUP
No age limits here! Classic beauties of “all ages, shapes and sizes” compete in New Zealand and Australia for this glamorous title.
MISS PENITENTIARY
Swimsuits are the new black? This contest takes place in Brazil and it really does involve inmates.
MISS’D AMERICA
This fundraiser shines the spotlight on drag queens.
MISS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
This may sound like a Saturday Night Live skit, but it’s a celebration of those who lived through one of history’s greatest nightmares.