1st modern day beauty contest held in Belgium (1888)
On September 19, 1888, the "Concours de Beaute" was held in Spa, Belgium. It was the first true modern beauty pageant with a judging panel and prize money. Bertha Soucaret of the French colony of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Antilles won.
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