Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Beauty Pageants/Archive 3

New Beauty pageant contestant article
Rachel Ann Cole, Miss Vermont 2007: After some research, I took the decision to propose this new article for deletion, due to what I saw as a lack of notability. However, as I don't pretend to be infallible, I thought I'd notify this project of this, in order to gain alternate opinions. --Popplewick (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Use of flags
I've noticed quite a bit of flag overkill creeping into articles, particularly Miss World related articles. Please don't forget WP:FLAG and give a gentle prod in that direction to any editors a little too flag happy (and revert where necessary, I guess). PageantUpdater talk • contribs  03:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Shriners
Does anyone know the relationship between the Shriners' beauty/personality contests and Miss America? Wikipedia says that there was no Miss New Jersey 1932, but Eleanor Britton was awarded that title by the Shriners, as newspaper accounts in the NYTimes and New Jersey papers demonstrate. Also, does anyone know how these contests worked--apparently ballots or chances were collected and/or sold.Microscout (talk) 04:04, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Miss University of Florida

 * The Official University of Florida wikiproject has started the page the Miss University of Florida. This competition is very important to the student body, and is funded/sponsored by the prestigious Florida Blue Key.  We would like any help you all can provide in expanding this page. Thanks! 69.23.202.204 (talk) 12:52, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Articles flagged for cleanup
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Notability?
Am I blind? I can't find notability requirements for pageant winners, runners up, and so on. I think someone might be notable as being a Miss America Runner-Up but I'm not sure... Dismas |(talk) 14:16, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Nobody knows? Dismas |(talk) 19:42, 6 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm willing to accept that perhaps the winners of major competitions are considered notable, but the runner-ups? Unless they significantly contribute in some other way (besides just being a contestant) then I don't understand how they can be.  I question how winning makes you notable, not winning even less so.  And creating articles for delegates can't be right.  After that year's contest is over, they will probably fade into obscurity and never be known for anything of note.  If those who follow pageants wish to know about all of the contestants, that is what the competition's website is for.  Any other points of view?  Maedin \talk 09:40, 14 September 2008 (UTC)