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beau'ty con"test

1. a competition in which the entrants, usually women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes or titles.
2. Informal.any contest, election, etc., that is decided on the basis of popularity.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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