12 Bizarre Beauty Contests Around The World

7.Miss Jumbo Queen

In Bangkok, there is a yearly Jumbo Banquet Elephant Feast, and in celebration of the woman who closely resemble an elephants in terms of size, elegance and grace, there is a Miss Jumbo Queen competition. Big and beautiful women participate at the Samphran Elephant Ground in hopes of being crowned.

8.Miss Land Mine

Miss Landmine takes the bad and makes it better. For women injured by the many landmines hidden in Angola, the Miss Landmine competition makes them feel pretty again, sexy again and whole again. During their civil war, many woman lost limbs to landmines, severaly disfiguring them, and forever altering their lives. 

9.Alternative Miss Ireland

Alternative Miss Ireland was originally known as Gay Christmas until 2012. The annual pageant was held in Dublin and was an effort to spread awareness and acceptance of gender augmentation. Participants could be anything from men to women, and everything in between. The unique event raised over three hundred thousand euros for HIV and AIDS awareness in Ireland.