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A woman wearing a brown shirt, beige pants, a pageant sash and a tiara sits on a fence and waves in front of a sign advertising the Gilroy Garlic Festival Use your imagination when decorating your outfit. 
— advice for Miss Meat Pie contestants from official festival Web site

What do drumsticks, electrification, meat pies and worm grunting have to do with queens and beauty? About as much as skinning a muskrat.

One thing they do share is a place in pageants filled with community pride and a sense of humor. Find out for yourself by taking a look inside ten beauty pageants with a twist.

Get your funnel cake and take a seat to explore the worlds of:

Miss Drumsticks
Miss Gilroy Garlic
Worm Gruntin’ Queen
Miss Penitentiary
Miss Hell Hole Swamp
Miss Rural Electrification
Miss Meat Pie
Shrimp and Petroleum Queen
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