MAJOR PAGEANTS - those pageants who exemplifies a great cause, commendable production, amazing reputation throughout it's life, number of contestants, media attractiveness and wide international fan-base or to be general those pageants who exemplifies PRESTIGE
1. Miss UNIVERSE - created in 1962 (USA)
2. Miss WORLD - created in 1951 (UK)
3. Miss EARTH - created in 2001 (Philippines)
4. Miss INTERNATIONAL - created in 1960 (USA-JAPAN)
SEMI-MAJOR - those pageants who exemplifies half/or a few of the traits of being a Major but doesn't have a wide international fan-base and media attractiveness but the production is great.
1. Miss TOURISM QUEEN INTERNATIONAL - created in 1949 but held it's world Final in 1993
2. Miss SUPRANATIONAL - created in 2009 (Poland)
3. Miss INTERCONTINENTAL - created in 1973 (Panama)
All the rest are considered MINOR PAGEANTS