The bigger the butt the better as these 27 women compete in Brazil's contest to find the most talented and tremendous tushie.
Butterfaces can hide behind a picture of a Butterball turkey, but there are no chicken legs allowed in this Turkey Trot Festival pageant based solely on the winner's beautiful gams.
Held annually at Atlanta's Dragon Con, the competition features women dressed up as the most beautiful Klingon female warriors from the cult series Star Trek.
This pageant advocates for elephant-conservation causes in Thailand and isn't over until the fattest lady sings, as the contestants must weigh at least 175 pounds and some have weighed above 300.
Now in its' 37th year, the Miss Tiffany Universe pageant takes place annually to promote human rights for Thailand's transgender population and a positive image for transgender people internationally.
To raise awareness of the struggles land-mine survivors face, the pageant was held in Angola in 2008.
Judged for more than their body, their body art is also on display when these ladies show off their colorful sleeves to compete for the grand prize.
Vintage beauties of "all ages, shapes and sizes" compete in New Zealand and Australia for the glamorous title.
This fundraiser originally held the Sunday after Miss America Contest as a spoof, is a lively pageant showcasing drag queens at their best in swimsuit, talent and evening gown competitions.
In Brazil, beauty is the new black as hundreds of inmates from 10 prisons compete for titles at the Women's Prison of Brasilia.
More an affirmation of life than a superficial beauty pageant, this event celebrates survivors that get to "transcend their trauma and have fun," according to the contest's organizers.
It's age before beauty in this competition that fetes glamorous grandmothers and elegant elders that are at least 60 years old.
The first gay males' Mr. Handsome pageant held in Nepal in 2013 served as a stage for many contestants coming out for the first time.
Plastic surgeons also win in this competition that awards Hungarian contestants for the best beauty money can buy.
The beauty contest aims to attract more women to the Russian army and judges women for their shooting skills, but they must also be able to sing, dance and cook!
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