I used to have a friend that did beauty pageants but I never saw the thrill in them.
Yeah the ranking and judging of physical attributes is a bit trivial. Although some contests have added personality, intelligence, and talent into their shows.
Do you know a lot about beauty pageants? 
I know quite a bit about beauty pageants. They are competitions for unmarried women but there are similar contests for children.
I never knew it was for unmarried woman. Is there a reason for that?
Beauty pageant
A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term refers largely to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.
The organizers of each pageant may determine the rules of the competition, including the age range of contestants. The rules may also require the contestants to be unmarried
List of beauty pageants
This is a list of beauty pageants from around the world. A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although some contests have evolved to also incorporate personality, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term beauty pageant refers originally to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants. The pageant industry commonly uses three specific courtesy titles – Miss, Ms and Mrs –