What is Bikini contest?
{{multiple image | perrow = 2 | total_width = 300 | image1 = Hot Import Nights bikini contest 32.jpg | width1 = 260 | height1 = 280 | image2 = Hot Import Nights bikini contest 21.jpg | width2 = 960 | height2 = 1100 | footer = A swimsuit contestant wearing a [[microkini]] at the [[Hot Import Nights]] auto show held at the [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]] in 2010. She is waving to the crowd, who are to decide the winner by popular vote. }} A '''swimsuit competition''', which is more commonly called '''bikini contest''' nowadays, is a [[beauty pageant]], where the contestants wear [[swimsuit]]s. The contestant models are mostly judged by their physical attractiveness. Companies have sometimes organised such contests to make their products more popular, or to find new models for their swimwear. Such competitions have also been criticized: Critics say that such competitions make girls and women think that they are primarily valued for their physical appearance; t this puts pressure on women to conform to conventional beauty standards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beauty and body image in the media|url=http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_beauty.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118094138/http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_beauty.cfm|archive-date=18 January 2009|publisher=Media Awareness Network|accessdate=2009-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2009-08-29|title=Reigning Miss Universe Suspected of Having Cosmetic Surgery|url=http://cosmeticsurgerytoday.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/reigning-miss-universe-suspected-of-having-cosmetic-surgery/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826000856/http://cosmeticsurgerytoday.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/reigning-miss-universe-suspected-of-having-cosmetic-surgery/|archive-date=26 August 2010 <!--DASHBot-->|access-date=2010-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Plastic Surgery: Bollywood, Miss Universe, and the Indian Girl Next Door|url=http://www.shahfacialplasti