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63-609: The Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (German: Miss Schweiz ; French: Miss Suisse ; Italian: Miss Svizzera ) is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland . The pageant was founded in 1951, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe . Began in 1951 the Miss Switzerland resulted Jacqueline Genton as the first ever Miss Switzerland and won the Miss Europa 1951 title. In 1953 Miss Switzerland

126-711: A baldric , and the cummerbund ). Thus several other modern armies retain waist-sashes for wear by officers in ceremonial uniforms. These include the armies of Norway (crimson sashes), Sweden (yellow and blue), Greece (light blue and white), the Netherlands (orange), Portugal (crimson) and Spain (red and gold for generals, light blue for general staff and crimson for infantry officers). The Spanish Regulares (infantry descended from colonial regiments formerly recruited in Spanish Morocco ) retain their historic waist-sashes for all ranks in colours that vary according to

189-582: A "Bathing Girl Revue" competition as the centerpiece of its attractions. The event was the kick-off of the summer tourist season in the city and was carried forward annually. The event quickly became known outside of Texas and, beginning in 1926, the world's first international contest was added, known as the International Pageant of Pulchritude . This contest is said to have served as a model for modern pageants. It featured contestants from England, Russia, Turkey , and many other nations and

252-539: A beauty contest is generally called a beauty queen for female pageants and a beauty king for male pageants. Pageant titles are often subdivided into "Miss", "Mrs." or "Ms.", and "Teen", to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. The rankings of the contestants are referred to as placements . European festivals dating back to the Middle Ages provide the most direct lineage for beauty pageants. For example, English May Day celebrations always had

315-515: A distinguishing part of honorific orders and are mostly worn along with decorations and medals. Today, various members of most European royal families wear sashes (also known as ribands) as part of their royal (and/or military) regalia on formal occasions. Some merit orders (such as the French Legion of Honour ) also include sashes as part of the senior-most grades' insignia. Likewise, Italian military officers wear light blue sashes over

378-404: A numerical coefficient in ranking contestants, and this type of scoring still remains followed as a system even in nationwide beauty pageants such as Miss America . Researchers suggest that these events strengthen skills, such as interpersonal communications, self-assurance, and public speaking, which prove to be useful in future career paths. The requirement for contestants to wear a swimsuit

441-629: A scarlet sash for wear in certain orders of dress by sergeants and above serving in infantry regiments , over the right shoulder to the left hip. A similar crimson silk net sash is worn around the waist by officers of the Foot Guards in scarlet full dress and officers of line infantry in dark blue "Number 1" dress. The same practice is followed in some Commonwealth armies. The present-day armies of India and Pakistan both make extensive use of waist-sashes for ceremonial wear. The colours vary widely according to regiment or branch and match those of

504-405: A single stripe of facing colour following the clothing regulations of 1727. Whereas it remained vague whether the sash was to be worn over the shoulder or around the waist, it was clarified in 1747 that sergeants had to wear their sashes around the waist. From 1768, the sergeant's waist sash had one (until 1825) resp. three (until 1845) stripes of facing colour; in regiments with red or purple facings

567-658: A symbol of the 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion Patriotes and the Métis Nation. In modern times, Bonhomme Carnaval , the snowman mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival , wears a ceinture fléchée as part of his attire in recognition of the province's heritage. In the British Isles , especially Northern Ireland , the sash is a symbol of the Orange Order . Orange Order sashes were originally of

630-556: A talent agency in which she claimed that she was pressured to sign by Burning Productions, a film production company which is rumored to be linked with the Japanese underworld, but she refused and went ahead by starting her own company. Yoshimatsu filed criminal charges against one of Japan's most powerful talent agency executives, Genichi Taniguchi of Burning Productions, for allegedly stalking, intimidating, and harassing her. Diversity of contestants and winners have both increased since

693-548: A year to marry Filipino businessman Virgilio Hilario while Amparo Muñoz , Miss Universe 1974 of Spain refused to travel to Japan and instead resigned after six months of her reign. However, since the pageant had no concrete rule on resignation at that time, they were allowed to keep their titles. In Miss Earth, the 2002 winner, Dzejla Glavovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was dethroned of her crown six months into her reign, after she failed to show up at several environmental events. According to Carousel Productions, organizer of

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756-411: Is an important symbol of the continuity of the presidency, and is only worn by the president. Its value as a symbol of the office of the head of state can be compared to that of a crown in monarchies. Presidents leaving office formally present the sash to their successor as part of the official inauguration ceremony. Presidential sashes are usually very colorful and very large and designed to resemble

819-578: Is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. The Miss Black America contest started in 1968 in response to the exclusion of African American women from the Miss America pageant. The Miss Universe Organization started the Miss Teen USA in 1983 for the 14–19 age group. Miss Earth started in 2001, which channels the beauty pageant entertainment industry to actively promote the preservation of

882-515: The Big Four beauty pageants : Miss Universe , Miss World , Miss International , and Miss Earth . Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, and are widely covered and broadcast by news media . The earliest formal beauty pageants were held in the 19th century, although similar informal events date back to at least

945-520: The British Army wore waist sashes of crimson silk. The original officer's sash was six inches wide by eighty-eight inches long with a ten-inch (gold or silver) fringe. It was large enough to form a hammock stretcher to carry a wounded officer. From about 1730 to 1768, the officer's sash was worn baudericke wise, i.e. from the right shoulder to the left hip, and afterwards around the waist again. Sergeants were permitted sashes of crimson wool, with

1008-749: The Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant, Caitlin Upton gained international notoriety for her convoluted and nonsensical response to a question posed to her during the August 2007 national pageant. During the pageant, judge Aimee Teegarden asked: "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?". Upton responded: I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, uh, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh,

1071-672: The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps also still wears a waist sash, but no sidearms. At the time of the American Civil War (1861–65) generals of the regular US Army wore silk sashes in buff. Officers were authorized silk sashes in crimson (medical officers: emerald ) while red woolen sashes were entitled to senior non-commissioned officers ( Army Regulations of 1861 ). In the Confederate Army sashes were worn by all sergeant ranks and officers. The colour indicated

1134-443: The post-classical period . Modern beauty pageants were first established in the early 20th century, with their popularity later boosted by the establishment of international pageants in the mid-20th century. Reforms of pageants in the 21st century marked a shift from primarily focusing on physical appearance to placing more weight on other characteristics. Beauty pageants are generally multi-tiered, with local competitions feeding into

1197-466: The 1880s. In 1888, the title of 'beauty queen' was awarded to an 18-year-old Creole contestant at a pageant in Spa, Belgium . All participants had to supply a photograph and a short description of themselves to be eligible to enter and a final selection of 21 was judged by a formal panel. Such events were not regarded as respectable. In 1880, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware held the first recorded beauty pageant in

1260-484: The 18th century. As a powerful multi-use tool, this sash found use in the fur trade , which brought it into the North West by means of French voyageurs . During this period, the weave got tighter and size expanded, with some examples more than four metres in length. Coloured thread was widely used. The sash is a shared cultural emblem between French-Canadians and Métis peoples. Today, it is considered to be primarily

1323-429: The Big Four pageant winners, but when it does occur, it creates media attention. The Miss World pageant has had 3 cases of dethronement or resignation instances: In its early years, there were two instances where the reigning Miss Universe opted to resign from her position: Armi Kuusela , Miss Universe 1952 from Finland, who held the distinction of being the first Miss Universe winner to give up her crown in less than

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1386-660: The Holocaust. In 1959, Japanese model Akiko Kojima became the first woman of color to win the Miss Universe title. Her success marked the beginning of a shift away from white women as the global female beauty ideal. The continued success of Asian women in American and international beauty pageants has signaled that white women are no longer considered the beauty ideal. In 1983, Vanessa Williams , an American singer, actress and fashion designer gained recognition as being

1449-569: The Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future. For our children. As a guest on NBC 's The Today Show , Upton told Ann Curry and Matt Lauer that she was overwhelmed when asked the question and did not comprehend it correctly. Sash In

1512-464: The Miss Earth contest, Glavovic was dethroned because of "her inability to fulfill the duties and responsibilities as the Miss Earth titleholder, in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth in the Miss Earth contract that she signed." She was succeeded by first runner-up Winfred Omwakwe of Kenya as Miss Earth 2002 . In Miss International, Ikumi Yoshimatsu , Miss International 2012

1575-478: The Miss Howard University competition takes advantage of the principles of "black beauty". The winner is often viewed as a model for the "ideal" community member. Through the competitions, the contestants can learn how to present themselves in public and how to cultivate certain traits such as confidence or poise. In some cases, the competitors are selected to act as a representative on behalf of

1638-601: The United States is linked to an economic boom geared towards a more consumeristic lifestyle. For example, in India, from 1996 to 2000, the personal care industry grew by 25% while the number of women applying for the Miss India competition increased from 1000 people in 1993 to 6500 people in 2001. Additionally, after China hosted about 6 international beauty pageants in 2004, the beauty industry increased in influence in

1701-514: The United States, searching for "the most beautiful unmarried woman in our nation" and awarding her the title of Miss United States . Beauty contests came to be considered more respectable with the first modern " Miss America " contest held in 1921. The oldest pageant still in operation today is the Miss America pageant, which was organized in 1921 by a local businessman to entice tourists to Atlantic City, New Jersey . The pageant hosted

1764-518: The area. At the same time, the number of regional beauty pageants in the country increased. Critics of beauty pageants argue that such contests reinforce the idea that girls and women should be valued primarily for their physical appearance, and that this puts tremendous pressure on women to conform to conventional beauty standards by spending time and money on fashion, cosmetics, hair styling , and even cosmetic surgery . They say that this pursuit of physical beauty even encourages some women to diet to

1827-517: The ceremonial shoulder-to-hip variety, as worn by the British military. Over the course of the 20th century, the sash was mostly replaced by V-shaped collarettes, which are still generally referred to as sashes. The item is celebrated in the song " The Sash my Father Wore ". Sashes are also worn by: Sashes are part of the diplomatic uniform of many countries. Many modern schools of Chinese martial arts use sashes of various colors to denote rank, as

1890-622: The commander in chief in the absence of formal uniforms. He later gave up the sash as "unrepublican" and "pretentious for all but the highest-ranking aristocracy", according to historians. Washington is seen wearing the sash in Charles Wilson Peale 's 1779 painting Washington at Princeton . Sashes continued to be used in the United States Army for sergeants and officers. In 1821 the red sashes (crimson for officers) were limited to first sergeants and above. In 1872

1953-679: The community. In the African American community of Howard University, the selected Miss Howard University served as advocates for the Civil Rights Movement in the decades following the 1960s. Additionally, the Miss Landmine competition situated in Angola allow victims to serve as advocates on behalf of other victims of mining accidents. Researchers suggest that the emergence of beauty pageants in countries outside

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2016-482: The contestants' physical attractiveness , sometimes solely so, but most modern beauty pageants have since expanded to also judge contestants based on "inner beauty"—their individual traits and characteristics, including personality , intelligence , aptitude , moral character , and charity . Though typically perceived as a female-oriented competition, male beauty pageants also exist, as do child beauty pageants for youth. The term "beauty pageant" refers originally to

2079-588: The corps or status of the wearer. For example: yellow for cavalry, burgundy for infantry, black for chaplains, red for sergeants, green or blue for medics, and grey or cream for general officers. Japanese officers continued the practice in full dress uniform until 1940. A presidential sash is a cloth sash worn by presidents of many nations in the world. Such sashes are worn by presidents in Africa, Asia, Europe and, most notably, in Latin America. The sash

2142-402: The environment. These contests continue to this day. Major international contests for women include the yearly Miss World competition (founded by Eric Morley in 1951), Miss Universe (founded in 1952), Miss International (founded in 1960), and Miss Earth (founded in 2001 with environmental awareness as its concern). These four are considered the biggest and most well known pageants,

2205-594: The first African American woman to receive the Miss America title. In 1991, Lupita Jones , a Mexican actress and television producer, became the first Mexican person to win Miss Universe. Besides the international beauty pageants, numerous minor competitions exist throughout the world displaying the different perceptions of beauty. Some examples of criteria to select beauty queens that are unique to certain culture. The Miss India USA pageant uses Indian history and traditional craft skills as its specialties, while

2268-408: The four largest and most famous international beauty contests for single or unmarried women (all apply to single or unmarried women except Miss Universe ). Most pageants give an age requirement to be eligible to compete; for example, Miss Universe has a maximum age requirement of 28 years old. 2023: The swimsuit parade to replaced by Lingerie parade. Dethronements and resignations are rare for

2331-459: The inception of beauty pageants. In 1945, Bess Myerson , an American politician, model and, television actress became the first Jewish person to win the Miss America title in the Atlantic city and to this day remains the only Jewish person to have received the crown. Her success in winning the title was hugely symbolic and personal to Jewish people at that time because it in the direct aftermath of

2394-693: The larger competitions; for example, the international pageants have hundreds or thousands of local competitions. The organizers of each pageant may determine the competition rules, including the age range of contestants. The rules may also require the contestants to be unmarried, and be virtuous, amateur, and available for promotions, besides other criteria. It may also set the clothing standards in which contestants will be judged, including such as formal wear , swimsuit , sportswear , or designer clothing . Possible awards of beauty contests include titles, tiaras , crowns , sashes , bouquets , scepters , savings bonds , scholarships , and prize money . The winner of

2457-583: The mid- and late-16th century waist and shoulder sashes came up as mark of (high) military rank or to show personal affection to a political party or nation. During the Thirty Years' War the distinctive sash colour of the House of Habsburg was red while their French opponents wore white or blue sashes and the Swedish voted for blue sashes. Beginning from the end of the 17th century, commissioned officers in

2520-765: The names of battle honours. In the United States, George Washington , who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later served as the first President of the United States , was noted for wearing a blue ribbed sash, similar to that of the British Order of the Garter , early in the war, as he had in 1775 prescribed the use of green, pink, and blue sashes to identify aides de camp, brigade-majors, brigadiers general, majors general, and

2583-403: The nation's flag, especially those of Latin American presidents. They are usually worn over the right shoulder to the left side of the hip. The national coat of arms is also usually placed on the sash. A national order 's star or chain of office can also be worn. With the genesis of complex systems of military and civilian awards during the 18th century in most European countries, sashes became

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2646-491: The pageant is organized by "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG". Began in 2018 the new leaders of Miss Switzerland Organization will be handled by Angela Fuchs, Iwan Meyer and Andrea Meyer. The Miss Switzerland pageant is the national franchise holder for Miss Universe . Beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging

2709-486: The pageant that include Poise and Beauty of Face and Environmental and Intelligence Competition . The organizers defended the "beauty of figure and form" segment and released a statement that the said round was intended to promote strict impartiality during pre-judging by focusing on the contestants' curves, execution and not beautiful face. There have been numerous scandals in the beauty pageant industry and they continue to emerge as beauty pageants become more known to

2772-622: The past, the Miss Switzerland also franchised the Miss Europe, Miss World and Miss International. The pageants languages are French and German. The Miss Universe representative is chosen through an independent pageant organised by the Miss and Mister Suisse Francophone Organisation. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland ( German : Miss Schweiz , French : Miss Suisse , Italian: Miss Svizzera , Romansh: Miss Svizra ). Since 1976,

2835-626: The point of harming themselves. The London Feminist Network argues that rather than being empowering, beauty pageants do the opposite: denying women's full humanity by subjecting them to objectification , denying their full humanity by maintaining that their primary purpose is to be attractive. Beginning in 1981, the International Year of the Disabled Person, campaigners in Australia targeted beauty pageants in order to, in

2898-604: The public. In December 2017, HuffPost published emails written by then-Miss America CEO Sam Haskell that disparaged former pageant contestants, making vulgar references to their weight and personal lives. Due to the release of these emails to the public, Haskell and several other board members resigned from their positions. Laura Zúñiga , former Miss Hispanic America, was detained with her boyfriend and six other people, and charged with racketeering, drug trafficking, weapons violations, and money laundering. When apprehended, they had multiple handguns and roughly $ 53,000 in cash. At

2961-520: The right shoulder on ceremonial occasions. In Latin America and some countries of Africa , a special presidential sash indicates a president 's authority. In France and Italy , sashes – featuring the national flag tricolours and worn on the right shoulder – are used by public authorities and local officials (such as legislators) during public ceremonial events. In the United States ,

3024-488: The sash has acquired a more ceremonial and less practical purpose. Sashes are used at higher education commencement ceremonies , by high school homecoming parade nominees, in beauty pageants , and by corporations to acknowledge high achievement. In Canada , hand-woven sashes (known as ceintures fléchées or sometimes "L'Assomption sashes" after a Quebec town named L'Assomption in which they were mass-produced) were derived from Iroquois carrying belts sometime during

3087-613: The sashes were abolished by all ranks but generals who continued to wear their buff silk sashes in full dress until 1917. Waist sashes (in combination with a sabre) in the old style are still worn by the officers and senior NCOs of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) as well by the West Point Band drum major along with the West Point cadet officers. The drum major of

3150-691: The selection of a May Queen . In the United States, the May Day tradition of selecting a woman to serve as a symbol of beauty and community ideals continued, as young, beautiful women participated in public celebrations. The first known beauty pageant was the Belle of the Anna-Ball , a Hungarian traditional beauty pageant, first held in Balatonfüred in 1825. The contest is still being held there on Anna's Day (Anna napja) on 26 July. A beauty pageant

3213-482: The sergeant's sash had white stripes or remained plain crimson. Until 1914 waist-sashes in distinctive national colours were worn as a peace-time mark of rank by officers of the Imperial German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies, amongst others. The barrel sash is a type of belt traditionally worn by hussars . Since then sashes have been part of formal military attire (compare the sword-belt known as

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3276-592: The swimsuit competition after 97 years. In 2017, Carousel Productions was criticized for objectifying women during the Miss Earth 2017 competition where delegates wore swimsuits during the event with their faces concealed by a veil in the Beauty of Figure and Form, a segment first introduced in the Miss Philippines Earth 2017 pageant. It was one of the three preliminary judging segments of

3339-805: The title awarded at the time was known as "Miss Universe". The event was discontinued in the United States in 1932 because of the Depression (the international competition was revived briefly in Belgium). The popularity of the Miss America pageant prompted other organizations to establish similar contests in the 1950s and beyond. Some were significant while others were trivial, such as the National Donut Queen contest. The Miss World contest started in 1951, Miss Universe started in 1952, as did Miss USA . Miss International started in 1960. Miss Asia Pacific International , which started in 1968,

3402-473: The turbans where worn. Typically two or more colours are incorporated in the sash, in vertical stripes. One end hangs loose at the side and may have an ornamental fringe. The practice of wearing distinctive regimental sashes or cummerbunds goes back to the late nineteenth century. Cross-belts resembling sashes are worn by drum majors in the Dutch, British and some Commonwealth armies. These carry scrolls bearing

3465-479: The unit. Sashes are a distinctive feature of some regiments of the modern French Army for parade dress. They are worn around the waist in the old Algerian or zouave style ("ceinture de laine"). Traditionally these sashes were more than 4 m (13 ft) in length and 40 cm (16 in) in width. In the historic French Army of Africa , sashes were worn around the waist in either blue for European or red for indigenous troops. The modern British Army retains

3528-426: The winners of local newspaper beauty contests in the "Inter-City Beauty" Contest, attended by over one hundred thousand people. Sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., was crowned Miss America 1921, having won both the popularity and beauty contests, and was awarded $ 100. In May 1920, promoter C.E. Barfield of Galveston, Texas organized a new event known as "Splash Day" on the island. The event featured

3591-473: The words of activist Leslie Hall, "challenge the notion of beauty" and "reject the charity ethic." High profile demonstrations led to some charities abandoning their use of such contests for fundraising and also saw some remove offensive language from their organisational titles. Another criticism is in the way beauty pageant is quantifiably scored as highlighted by the "Myth of the Perfect 10". Beauty becomes

3654-567: Was a controversial aspect of the various competitions. The controversy was heightened with the increasing popularity of the bikini after its introduction in 1946. The bikini was banned for the Miss America contest in 1947 because of Roman Catholic protesters. When the Miss World contest started in 1951, there was an outcry when the winner was crowned in a bikini. Pope Pius XII condemned the crowning as sinful, and countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates. The bikini

3717-418: Was banned for future and other contests. It was not until the late 1990s that they became permitted again, but still generated controversy when finals were held in countries where bikinis (or swimsuits in general) were socially disapproved. For example, in 2003, Vida Samadzai from Afghanistan caused an uproar in her native country when she participated in the Miss Earth 2003 contest in a red bikini. She

3780-587: Was condemned by the Afghan Supreme Court , saying such a display of the female body goes against Islamic law and Afghan culture . In 2013, the swimsuit round of the Miss World contest was dropped because of Islamist protests in Bali ( Indonesia ), where the contest took place. In 2014, the Miss World contest eliminated the swimsuit competition from its pageant. In 2018, Miss America eliminated

3843-551: Was held during the Eglinton Tournament of 1839, organized by Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton , as part of a re-enactment of a medieval joust that was held in Scotland. The pageant was won by Georgiana Seymour, Duchess of Somerset , the wife of Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset , and sister of Caroline Norton , and she was proclaimed as the "Queen of Beauty". Beauty contests became more popular in

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3906-401: Was sponsored by Bea Kasse4. Since that year Miss Switzerland winning title automatically competes at Miss Universe competition. Between 1975 and 1976 Miss Switzerland was handled by Sylvia Grivelli ( Valais ) and founded the "Miss Suisse Organisation AG" (also referred to as "Miss Schweiz Organisation AG"). Later the organization was handled by Raffy Locher, Christoph Locher, and Karina Berger. In

3969-494: Was the first titleholder of the pageant from Japan to be dethroned shortly before the end of her reign. She was ordered by the International Culture Association (Miss International organizer) to skip the succession ceremony and "play sick and shut up" out of fear of scandal. The Miss International organizer cited the reason for her dethronement was due to her involvement in a contract dispute with

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