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Choi Soon-hwa strikes a pose during rehearsals for Miss Universe Korea, on September 27, 2024.

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Krystyna Pyszková (C) and 7 contestants at the Miss World Grand Finale on March 9, 2024 Mumbai, India.

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D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

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ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Chappell Roan attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Chidimma Adetshina, the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, reacts during the Miss Universe Nigeria 2024 held at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre on August 31, 2024.

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Pamela Anderson walking on the red carpet at the 2024 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala celebrating the opening of the exhibition titled Sleeping Beauties Reawakening Fashion held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: Dove Camerson attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)<br /><br /><br />NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Cardi B attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)<br /><br /><br />LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Florence Pugh attends the World Premiere of "Dune: Part Two" in London's Leicester Square on February 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

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Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA wins Miss USA 2025 at the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 01: Addie Carver, Miss Mississippi Teen USA (C) is crowned Miss Teen USA onstage during the 73rd Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 01, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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