22 Odd And Weird Beauty Pagaents

Beauty is what you see. It varies from person to person. Some people might consider these weird beauty pageant queens as beautiful, and that’s perfectly fine. We are not here to judge; we are here for the weirdly hilarious fun these weird beauty pageant queens give us. Not all beauty pageant competitions involve swimsuits and evening gowns; some are quirky and odd.

Move over, Miss Universe and Miss World. They are glamorous but not unique. These weird beauty pageant queens are also imaginative and creative. In the mid-20th century, businesses and communities saw the commercial possibilities of holding contests where pretty girls would compete to represent their products and services.

It is an old tradition for communities to pick a pretty girl as the “queen” of their seasonal festivals and shows. Communities started beauty pageants to increase the popularity of their products and festivals. They had a crown for almost every saleable thing imaginable. Some of these pageants are weird, quirky, hilarious, and inspiring. Yes, you heard it right.

Here are some of the weirdest beauty pageant queens.

Miss Sweater Queen

Miss Mosquito Legs

The Great Texas Mosquito Festival gives the title of Miss or Mr. Mosquito Legs for the thinnest legs. Anyone in the Clute, TX festival can sign up to compete. One must have skinny legs to win the title of Mr. or Ms. Mosquito Legs.

Miss Control Tower

Miss Lovely Eyes

As you can imagine, Miss Lovely Eyes in the 1930s was a contest to see who had the most beautiful eyes. However, in their efforts to be trustworthy and righteous, they thought the best way to judge that objectively was to conceal the rest of the face so that the judges wouldn’t be biased by the participants’ features.

Miss American Vampire

The Miss American Vampire competition was conducted in 1970 as a promotional tool for House of Dark Shadows!, a 1970 American feature-length horror film. Based on the Dark Shadows television soap opera. Jonathan Frid, who played vampire Barnabas Collins on the show, was crowned the contest winner at Palisades Park, NJ. Christine Domaniecki, a movie makeup artist, won the contest.

The competition was also held in several cities, including Miami, Dallas, and Philadelphia. The finalists competed for the title in Los Angeles on September 10, 1970.

Miss Correct Posture

Miss Indoor Health Queen

Miss Exotic World

The pageant is also known as “Miss America of Burlesque.” It grew from an annual event by Jennie Lee and the Exotic Dancers’ League (EDL), first held in 1958 and then annually through 1989.

The contest attracts former burlesque queens from past decades and current participants of the neo-burlesque scene. These burlesque beauties flirt with the judges with smiles, winks, and teases. The winner of the Miss Exotic World pageant gets a trophy and the right to be called the Miss America of Burlesque.

Miss Drumsticks

This is another competition where the girls are judged on their legs. The Miss Drumsticks contest began as a companion to the Arkansas Turkey Trot festival in Yellville, Ark.

Women wear one-piece swimsuits and hold cardboard cutouts of a turkey in front of their upper bodies so they’re judged solely on their legs’ drumsticks’ alone.

Miss Radio Queen

Miss Klingon Empire

Miss Klingon Empire beauty pageant is held every year in September at the Star Trek Convention at Dragon Con in Atlanta.

Contestants impersonate a female Klingon character from any Star Trek TV series or movie. The Klingon babes are judged on beauty, personality, and talent, which includes singing and dancing.

Their beauty lies in their high-ridged foreheads and bushy-peaked eyebrows! Winners receive a trophy, a tiara, and a satin sash outlined in blue and green—the official colors of the Klingon Empire.

Miss Magic Marker

Miss Armpit Queen

The Armpit Beauty Pageant competition is held In Battle Mountain, Nevada. After humorist Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post dubbed Battle Mountain “the armpit of America” for its “lack of character and charm.”

The small town’s residents turned the joke into an annual celebration. Leading up to the selection of the Armpit Queen, there were sweaty T-shirt contests, deodorant throws, and a “quick-draw” antiperspirant contest.

The pageant and festival are sponsored by Old Spice deodorant, with signs along the highway proclaiming: “Make Battle Mountain Your Next Pit Stop.”

Miss Atom

Miss Atom was an internet beauty contest run by Nuclear.Ru, a Russian nuclear energy company—the contest aimed to showcase the beautiful ladies working within the nuclear energy industry.

And encourage others to see it as a viable career option. The contest ran for over eight years (2004-2011) and featured Atom Girls from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania.

Miss National Laugh Queen

Miss Lovely Eyes

In the 1930s, oddly weird contests known as “Miss Lovely Eyes” were popular throughout the United States. During these contests, all contestants wore creepy masks covering their faces except for the eyes.

These weird masks supposedly allowed the judges to objectively decide whose eyes were the prettiest without being distracted by other features.

Miss Blueberry Queen

Slug Queen

The Slug Queen competition has been held annually in Eugene, Oregon, since 1983. This isn’t a typical beauty pageant. Instead, the festival website states it’s “a symbol of respect for nature, independence, free thought, and elevating the voices of those most vulnerable in our community.”

The SLUG Queen, or S.L.U.G. Queen (an acronym for the “Society for the Legitimization of the Ubiquitous Gastropod”), is a humorous character concept. They are considered the unofficial goodwill ambassador of the City Of Eugene, Oregon, United States.

Contestants must have an imaginative slug costume, a unique talent, and the ability to creatively answer a question specific to the local community. Contestants enjoy the title of Slug Queen for life.

Miss Beautiful Ape

The “Miss Beautiful Ape” contest was held in 1972 when the film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was released. It was run by radio and TV personality Gary Owens.

Crowned Dominique Green, contestant No. 2, the big winner of the title of ‘The Most Beautiful Ape In The World,’ and a contract for a supporting role in the next Apes movie, Battle for the Planet of the Apes.

The contestants of Miss Beautiful Ape wore bikinis and extremely elaborate and realistic ape masks over their heads.

Miss Orange Queen

Miss Plastic

Most beauty queens would go blank and numb if you asked them about plastic surgery or body modifications. But there is a completion that requires as many cosmetic changes as you can have.

Facelifts, nose jobs, lip implants, breast implants, or other “bodywork” are the requirements for contestants of the Miss Plastic Hungary pageant.

The Pageant organizers say the Miss Plastic contest celebrates the medical work that allows women to look and feel their best aesthetically.

Miss Gasoline Station