ONLINE BEAUTY PAGEANT & MODEL SEARCH - The Ultimate Beauty Queen

Why the Beauty Pageant and Model Search is here to stay.

It is assumable that neither the Beauty Pageant nor Model Search will ever wane in popularity. More than two billion of us watch them on television and the internet every year. The various titles, faces and purveyors may change but the pageant has and will always be here. Contestants gain many personal, community and social rewards that make pageants worthwhile. The same can be said for the Model Search as it provides an obvious way to find particular types of people who are interested in modeling.

Since beauty standards differentiate by latitude and longitude, there is no way that a classic "Pageant", "Model Search" or "Modeling Contest" with limited entries from selected areas who are then judged by selected individuals could properly identify "The Ultimate Beauty Queen" or next "Top Model". The closest you can get for a true result would be to select the contestant or model who had the most votes. This is still insufficient as votes can be "bought and paid for one way or another" and this method does not take into account the highest average rating on a scale. Obviously the solution here is to use both the number of votes and a rating scale.

Our society is judgmental by nature and therefore has adapted to voting. Governments, legal systems and most other civil mechanisms are controlled by voting since this is the easiest way to find out what the general consensus is. Taking a vote makes it easy to "give the people what they want". Today, with the advent of social networking and the popularization of the mass poll by advertising juggernauts like American Idol-- and America's Next Top Model--, it has now become common to determine difficult things by conducting a public vote over the Internet. Actually, it has become the preferred way to determine choices like…"Who is the winner?" The concept has caught on so well that we may even vote online during sanctioned government elections in some places. Face it, Beauty Contest, Model Search or Democratic Election; a vote is a vote.

Most of us will normally vote based on personal opinion until we encounter some type of directive. Guidelines like "we are looking for a fit model with an attractive and healthy body type that is appealing to western marketing standards for beauty as defined by x model magazine, x television show or x advertiser", …etc ad infinitum...; constitute directives.

The internet is the most powerful and widest spread communication mechanism to come about since radio technology was invented over a century ago. The global network will eventually replace all types of communications and media delivery systems, other than radio. While this change may take generations, it is inevitable. Television, Telephone, Print and the like have little chance at ever re-gaining market share since they involve too much logistical overhead including the cost associated.

The concepts involved with an online Pageant and Model Search are not new and have been around since the early 90's when several websites like 'Miss Net' were placed online. The problem back then was that there were very few people "online" (logged on to the world wide web). Society itself now also exist "online" with some experts placing internet usage around Thirty-Three (33%) percent of the global population or roughly 2 Billion individuals. In the future, Internet usage will rise and nearly everyone will be "online" nearly all the time but this is at least 10 years away. The web is also provides a very efficient way to search for something or someone, including a top model or the ultimate beauty queen.

The online Beauty Pageant and Model Search offers the most exposure available, to the most people, across the widest area while comparatively costing the least and requiring the smallest amount of commitment and effort. In addition to all of this, the Beauty Contest, Model Search and Modeling Competition share very similar attributes and controls.

While the information given previously is of no great complication, you briefly need to take into account the evolution of the various sub-cultures that are now associated with some individual beauty pageants. Miss America is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that emphasizes the scholarships, pageant winners receive and tends to choose winners with high scores in the interview, intelligence and "platform" (community service and public speaking) categories. The Miss Universe pageant system (owned by Donald Trump and includes the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants), focuses on "western" (American) standards of beauty and a swimsuit competition, ultimately tending to choose pageant winners who are "sexy." Additional contest which fit the "glamour" culture of the beauty pageant include Miss World and Mrs. America (a beauty pageant for married women). A Beauty Pageant and Model Search like The Ultimate Beauty Queen-- attracts more technology savvy model types and self promoters. These people are the majority today in the beauty pageant and modeling industry with the number of self starters growing by the second. Again this can be partly attributed to the number of benefits versus cost or effort attributable to the internet beauty pageant and online model search. At last count there were over 1600 pageant and model search listings of note on the web and more than 200 pageant tribute sites. Obviously, both the model search and beauty pageant are permanently fused into our society and are here to stay.

VOTE FOR THE BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER

We would like you to Support your local beauty as she competes against, mothers, daughters, wives, queens of industry, celebrities and beautiful women from every corner of the globe in the greatest online pageant and model search of all time. The only contest where every woman has a fair chance to win and you are the judge.

What kind of a model can you be?

If you are between 5'8" and 6'0" and weigh between 110 and 135lbs, have high cheekbones a long neck and great jaw line then you may consider HIGH FASHION modeling. This is an area where you can make the good money if you sign with a powerful agency that has a high paying list of major clients. This type of clientele list will be evident by the number of Chloe, Gucci, Prada, Fendi etc..., ads the agency has done. Remember NO TEAR SHEETS = NO PROOF.

RUNWAY modeling usually requires nearly the same types of looks and dimensions that fashion models are subject to but is a little more forgiving. You simply must have the ability to master the catwalk, captivate and audience and look great physically while you move in various outfits, i.e. "not to much jiggle and not too much shake". You can make a good living being a runway model and never end up on the front page of anything. This is the area where most people find the most enjoyment as there is only room for one cover girl but there are places for thousands of runway models.

GLAMOUR models also enjoy success if they have very beautiful faces, lips and hair as well as beautiful bodies (read curvy but not fat). This is the model that grabs the most covers by far and the most work, although it may not be the highest paying work or the most prestigious (car shows, calendars etc) there is always far more room for another glamour model.

EDITORIAL modeling involves for lack of a better phrase "being a supermodel". No one knows what it takes to become a supermodel as they are ALL made by millions upon millions of dollars in development cost. Your best bet is to develop a great personality and learn your chosen profession as well as the business behind it. Your looks will be important but not as much as your personality here. People need to feel that you are a team player and that they want to work with, near or around you based on your professionalism, work ethic, modeling skill and your ability to do what is good for the client (the person paying the bills). The benefit here is that if you become model "Jedi" then the cover of VOGUE may be worth $100,000 for your days work getting that one shot. This is the top of the game, so only those willing to give it all up for the number one position need apply.

COMMERCIAL/CATALOG modeling involves what we like to call "regular people/real people". While you may rest assured that you will still need to be attractive according to the client, this type of modeling involves more life style modeling in natural and real situation as far as the finished products look and feel go. A great example is the standard women's clothing catalogue as it always shows people wearing clothes in normal situations and everyone is attractive, looks healthy and smiles. That is commercial / catalog modeling. This type of modeling covers almost every type of advertising.

PETITE or PLUS SIZE models can be anyone with pretty facial feature that looks good in makeup as size does not really matter in most cases given the types of models in this category are usually special hire for a specific task by clients who need them. Believe it or not, this is actually very competitive as far as modeling goes because the number of women who are too short or past the typical couture dimensions greatly outnumber those who are.

TRADE/SHOWROOM modeling usually requires the same thing as commercial modeling along with the ability to learn about and speak on the virtues of a clients wares in public to those in attendance. So this is an added dimension and deserves your time since there are many thousands of conventions and retail showrooms always looking for a model to help display or sell a product and many of these gigs are actual part or full time salary jobs. So if you really want to become a "working model" then this may be what you should do.

FITNESS MODELS are simply figure models who are extremely fit and athletic. Fitness models enjoy constant work and travel due to the demand by manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishers and fans for extremely fit models for everything from product packaging to calendars, trade show events, Hollywood movies and vitamin retail. Fitness models also can make good money over a longer period of time as by being very fit they retain their health and attractiveness longer.

PARTS modeling involves showing only your best features and nothing else. Examples are hands, lips, legs, back, abdominal area etc.., if you have it, use it. There are again many more positions for this than most other types of model but there is stiff competition as these are also good paying gigs with longevity and once you're in...you tend to stay in a very long time.

INTERNET/ONLINE A new type of modeling that offers the model almost 100% flexibility as well as a potentially unlimited steady revenue stream. This type of modeling is the simple act of becoming your own product and modeling what ever way you feel appropriate on the web at your own site and charging visitors a fee to view your work. There are no pre-requisites whatsoever and you are in charge of attracting clients versus other types of modeling where the client chooses you. Internet models in addition to being able to make many millions of dollars, can become famous enough to cross over into more mainstream (non-internet) modeling. This is the home grown model that decides to make it on his or her own. Embrace the power of the internet and it just may make you a successful model. Using this method you can even piggy back on other more popular sites like The Ultimate Beauty Queen Online Beauty Pageant and Model Search to gain fans then launch your own site.

NUDE modeling has no specifics and typically pays the least but again this is a personal preference area that you will need to determine on your own. We do not suggest that anyone under 21 perform this type of modeling since you have not been here long enough to understand the possible ramifications of being published this way. Modeling nude will pretty much nullify your chances of editorial or high fashion modeling in the future. Nude modeling is not the same as "Adult" modeling or "Pornography".

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"For women interested in becoming a model, internet modeling contest, the online modeling industry or simply would like to participate in a Beauty Pageant without the usual expense, the value of being on our portfolio and contest website is phenomenal. No longer do you have to wait for your chance at fame, you can simply take it. No longer must you follow the rigorous beauty pageant schedule or show up to the endless modeling calls, you can simply cut to the chase. No longer do you have to deplete your time and energy on portfolio websites who simply want to exploit you to gain traffic. Women from all over the world are finding out the same thing we have already known and that is, "it is up to you to make your dreams happen" and in today's online world it is important to affiliate with the right modeling portfolio and internet pageant websites. This Beauty Pageant and Modeling Contest website is an empowerment resource for women from all over the world to use to gain advantages for themselves, that they do not have access to without our help. We think it is time you joined up with a modeling portfolio site that has your best interest at heart, we think that place is here and we think the time is now." - Director.

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