beauty contest

== English == === Noun === beauty contest (plural beauty contests) A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive. Synonym: beauty pageant (business) A tender in which bidders are ranked according to some (known or secret) criteria. ==== Derived terms ==== Keynesian beauty contest ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== (business tender): Auctions and Beauty Contests: A Policy Perspective == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English beauty contest. === Noun === beauty contest m (invariable) beauty contest