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In 2015, the agency – known as WME-IMG — acquired the Miss Universe pageant from Trump. — Stacy Perman, latimes.com, "Trump’s transition team vetted Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel," 24 June 2019 The pageant will be held June 15 at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, "Fundraising continues for Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival," 6 June 2019 For the pageant part of the movie, producers used Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta (population 61,048), while school scenes were shot at Marietta Middle and High Schools. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Netflix's New 'Dumplin'' Movie Was Actually Filmed in These Small Georgia Towns," 16 Dec. 2018 The pageant should value these achievements more highly in scoring. — Hilary Levey Friedman, Fortune, "Why Banning Swimsuits Won't Fix Miss America," 6 June 2018 Temple Taggart McDowell The former Miss Utah competed in the 1997 Miss USA pageant. — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, "These are the women who have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault or unwanted advances," 24 June 2019 Like a preening pageant contestant, the restaurant is beautiful and knows it. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Review: The Terrace Grill at the Dalmar in Fort Lauderdale is a good-looking disappointment," 20 June 2019 But in fact, this was the first ever Miss Dog Mom USA pageant. — Rachel Syme, New York Times, "The Real Dog Moms of New York City," 14 June 2019 Fellow Bachelor contestant Caelynn Miller-Keyes was Miss North Carolina USA, and beat out Hannah in the Miss USA pageant. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Who Is Hannah Brown, the 'Bachelor' Star Looking for "Fierce Love"?," 6 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pageant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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