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Swimsuit Competition

The Pageant Swimsuit Competition

"Pageant contestants need to be at their absolute best to be successful in swimsuit and win." MIKE FIFRICK, FITNESS COACH, MISS WORLD JUDGE

The swimsuit competition is the oldest event in pageantry, with Margaret Gorman crowned the "Most Beautiful Bathing Beauty in America" in 1921. The tradition has changed a lot since that era when pageant contestants paraded down the beach in swim-dresses, bloomers, and knee socks. Today's swimsuit competitions reflect the fitness mania and figure-flattering fashions of the new millennium.

The event differs from pageant to pageant in judging, swimsuit styles, and image. In pageants that emphasize beauty, like Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss World, GuyRex's Miss United States, and Mrs. America, swimsuit is a major category usually worth one-third of judging. Contestants often wear identical swimwear or bikinis provided by a sponsor, and the modeling style is casual.

In the more conservative scholarship/talent pageants, swimsuit is the least-important phase. Miss America's swimwear segment counts for a mere 15 percent of scoring (talent and interview are worth twice that), contestants wear modest one-piece suits, and the modeling style is conservative.

The most recent trend in this competition is an increasing emphasis on fitness and athletics. The Miss America program has renamed the phase "Physical Fitness in Swimsuit" and now includes "statement of physical fitness" as a judging criterion. In some cases the swimsuit competition has evolved into an actual physical fitness event. In the Mrs. U.S. International and GuyRex's teen pageants contestants model in aerobic wear and sneakers, rather than swimwear, while America's Junior Miss entrants perform an onstage aerobic fitness routine worth 15 percent of scoring. "The athletic look is in, affirms pageant fitness specialist Sharon Turrentine, "and I don't think it's going to change."

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All content is from the book "101 Secrets to Winning Beauty Pageants" by Ann-Marie Bivans. Any use of this content without written permission from the author is plagiarism and will result in legal action.