Beauty pageants are competitions where the contestants are judged based on their physical attractiveness, talent, and the personality traits that they exhibit while answering pageant interview questions. Oftentimes there are smaller local contests and the winners go on to compete in larger regional or national pageants. Sometimes the pageants are more specialized, or for certain groups of people such as Miss Teen USA or the Miss Chinese International Pageant. The beauty, wardrobe, make up and talent of the contestants is obvious as they appear on stage for the pageant. Much less visible are some of the most important people in…