Miss Outdoor Life During the talent portion of this Maryland pageant, contestants skin muskrats. On a sliding hotness scale, that ranks somewhere between cellulite and varicose veins.
Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant She might look like a horrifying battle ax to you, but all the guys at the Star Trek convention were asking for her number.
Miss Gothic You won't find a spray tan or an evening dress that isn't black at this gloomy beauty contest.
Miss Hooker Miss Hooker competitors aren't actually working girls. Instead, they are sending up typical beauty contest mores by dressing slutty, displaying off-beat talents -- such as frying an egg while stripping -- and competing under names like Ms. Squirt and Ms. One Dolla No Holla.
Miss Plastic Surgery This started after a woman was kicked out of Miss Beijing for having had plastic surgery. Now, contestants in the Chinese pageant need a note from their doctor confirming that they have had alterations. We heard last year's winner was Kenny Rogers.
Miss Pregnant We're guessing if any of these lovelies end up pumping out a girl, the poor thing will be on the creepy child beauty pageant circuit the day she is able to stand upright.
Miss Subway Between 1941 and 1976, Miss Subway was a New York City mass transit staple, with commuters voting on a group of contenders whose posters and biographies were placed inside subway cars. It was brought back in 2004, but then discontinued after becoming infested by rats.
Miss Transsexual International Not only does the winner get a crown and a cash prize, but she walks away with confirmation that she could probably pull a crying game on most of the male populace.
Miss Downhome Winning this Canadian beauty contest requires more than just gracefully displaying a large fish while wearing a bikini. Competitors are also tested on their ability to bait a hook and dance a jig to a live fiddler while holding an open, full bottle of beer in each hand.
International Bottom Championship First place gets $10,000, an underwear modeling contract and, curiously, an insurance policy on her winning asset. Of course, this ensures financial security if the winning backside happens to fall victim to a disfiguring bidet accident.
Zombie Beauty Contest In this celebration of the undead at Phoenix ComiCon, the most ghoulish, and likely to eat brain is crowned queen.
Miss Congeniality The Buen Pastor prison in Bogota, Colombia holds an annual beauty pageant for its inmates. The winner receives new clothes and a crown, but no time off for pageant mastery.
