Miss America pageant
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The Miss America pageant is a long-running U.S. national competition that selects a titleholder based on talent, interview, and public service, historically associated with Atlantic City, New Jersey.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miss America pageant canonical | 3 |
| Miss America | 2 |
| Miss America Pageant | 2 |
| Miss America 1946 | 1 |
| Miss America 1959 pageant | 1 |
| Miss America 1989 | 1 |
| Miss America competition | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beauty pageant
ⓘ
national competition ⓘ |
| ageRange | typically 18–26 ⓘ |
| aim |
promoting community service platforms
ⓘ
providing scholarships to women ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ABC
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ Fox ⓘ NBC ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus |
community service
ⓘ
scholarship ⓘ women’s empowerment ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
Las Vegas, Nevada
ⓘ
Mohegan Sun ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
scholarship pageant
ⓘ
talent competition ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Miss America title
ⓘ
scholarship money ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
debates over objectification and feminism
ⓘ
rules on appearance and eligibility ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Miss America pageant
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Miss America competition
local preliminary pageants ⓘ state-level preliminary pageants ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Atlantic City
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic City, New Jersey
|
| historicalAssociation | Atlantic City Boardwalk ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic City
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaFormat | television special ⓘ |
| motto | “Scholarship, Success, Style, Service” ⓘ |
| notableChange | eliminated swimsuit competition in 2018 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.missamerica.org/ ⓘ |
| organizer | Miss America Organization ⓘ |
| participantRequirement |
U.S. residents
ⓘ
unmarried women ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Miss Teen America pageant
ⓘ
Miss USA pageant ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
interview
ⓘ
public service ⓘ scholastic achievement ⓘ talent ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first pageant held on Atlantic City Boardwalk in 1921 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books
ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ news coverage ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Miss America 1946
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Miss America
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Miss America
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Miss America competition
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Miss America 1989
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Miss America Pageant
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Miss America 1959 pageant
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Miss America Pageant