A number of beauty queens have run and been elected for political office and have become prominent politicians,[1][2] and it has been said that "participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women".[3]
List of political officeholders
[edit]Federal/national
[edit]The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a federal or national political office.
– Incumbent officeholder
Local
[edit]The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a local or otherwise non-federal political office.
– Incumbent officeholder
List of political candidates
[edit]The following is a list of beauty pageant titleholders who have been candidates for political offices, but have not been elected.
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