On the international stage, the four major contests are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
The most recognisable beauty pageants in the UK are Miss Great Britain and Miss England.
Beauty pageants have put celebrities like Molly-Mae Hague on the map, with the Love Islander-turned-entrepreneur competing in Miss Teen Great Britain in 2015 and winning the World Teen Supermodel UK crown aged 17 in 2016.
Amelia, from Essex, went on to publicly condemn Miss Great Britain for stripping Zara of her title, saying that “the pressure to remain ‘perfect’ is unattainably high” for pageant winners.
That includes Miss Great Britain South East winner Amelia Perrin, who didn’t compete again after witnessing her fellow pageant queen “being thrown under the bus”.
