In what country did the first beauty contest take place?. The first beauty contest took place in New Jersey, in 1921... What are the two supposedly most prestigious beauty contests in
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QUESTIONS
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The first beauty contest took place in New Jersey, in 1921
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“The modern … contest.”
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It can be criticized when they dress in
no more than a swimsuit
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“Also … a swimsuit.”
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to beauty contestants?
They must not be married, must agree
to remain celibate during their “reign”,
and must agree to refrain from “moral
degradation”
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“For example … moral degradation.”
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They are the Miss World which was founded in 1951 and Miss Universe which was first taken place in 1952
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“Nowadays … 1952.”
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Some people consider beauty contests
to be agreeable entertainment events of
no great importance, many feminists regard beauty contests for women as degrading to females in general
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can be true (T) or false (F) Check ( ) the appropriate boxes.
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True False
1 Beauty pageant is another
term for beauty contest.
A beauty contest, or beauty
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True False
2 Beauty contests are
competitions between young
ladies only.
Competitions for men and women are separate events… Also, there are beauty contest for
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True False
3 Physical beauty is not the
only requirement to win a
beauty contest.
A beauty contest …based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical
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True False
4 Winners of beauty contests
must remain single all their
lives.
… must remain celibate during
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True False
5 The first beauty contest
took place in the United
States.
The modern beauty pageant can trace its origin to the Miss America pageant…
(Paragraph 3)
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True False
6 Most people are strongly
against beauty contests
because of the dress
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True False
7 There are beauty contests
in which contestants have to
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True False
8 The heyday of beauty
contests was in the 1960s.
… beauty contests have declined
in popularity since their peak in
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Trang 26How do you say this in English
Cuộc thi hoa hậu
Trang 27How do you say
this in Vietnamese
High-heeled
shoes
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with this
Miss World
Trang 29Make a sentence
with this
swimsuit
Trang 30How do you say
this in Vietnamese
swimsuit
Trang 31How do you say
this in Vietnamese
Beauty contests for women degrade to female in general
Trang 32How do you say
this in Vietnamese
A beauty contest is a competition between people based largely
on the beauty of their physical appearance.
Trang 33How do you say
this in English
Hai cuộc thi hoa hậu nổi tiếng nhất hiện nay
là Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ và
Hoa hậu Thế giới