This New Kind Of Beauty Pageant Honors More Than Just Beauty…And It’s Awesome.

Miss America and Miss USA have come under fire recently for not honoring a woman's mind as well as her beauty, but there is one very unique pageant in the United States that most people don't know about.

It doesn't just honor a woman's body or youth. It does much more than that.

Skim through the pictures and see if you can figure out what makes this pageant so different. I guarantee you won't get it until the third one down…but when you do, you'll definitely smile!

Please SHARE this powerfully progressive pageant with all of your friends.

This beauty pageant is a lot like typical pageants...contestants wear long, dramatic gowns.

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Judges scrutinize every move of each eager participant...

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And, of course, there are several color-coordinated costume changes. But can you spy what's so unusual about THIS extraordinary pageant?

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If you guessed that it's a senior pageant...you're 100% right!

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Miss Senior America is about much more than mere beauty.

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It's about camaraderie, too! Friendships formed during competition are said to last long after everyone goes home.

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There's only one requirement for entering...you must have reached the "Age of Elegance."

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Women reach the age of elegance at 60 years old, in case you were wondering!

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Miss Senior America will be held in 2014 in fabulous Atlantic City, NJ.

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Ladies love the talent portion of the competition the best... I mean, who wouldn't?

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Not only do these ladies look great, but they also have a lifetime of experience under their sashes...which makes any of them worthy of being crowned Queen.

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It's almost too fabulous. This is the only kind of pageant I'd want to watch...

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Heck, I'd even participate. Once I reach the Age Of Elegance, I'm game!

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Please SHARE the fabulous ladies of Miss Senior America. They're all winners in my book.