Miss Bumbum Explained

Miss Bumbum
Status:Active
Genre:Beauty pageant
Frequency:Annual
Location:São Paulo
Country:Brazil
Founder Name:Cacau Oliver
Participants:27
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Miss Bumbum is an annual beauty pageant held in Brazil to reward the owner of the best buttocks in the country.[1] [2] Created by journalist and entrepreneur Cacau Oliver,[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] the competition has 27 contestants, each of whom represents one of the country's 27 states. The winner receives 50,000 Brazilian reais (about US$22,000) in endorsement deals, and instantly becomes a celebrity in Brazil. Brazilian television network RedeTV! broadcasts the event.[8] The reigning title holder is Larissa Sumpani.

Miss Bumbum made its first foray into the US market by licensing an official 2017 calendar for distribution in the US. The calendar was published in December 2016, featuring the 2016 winner Erika Canela on the cover.[9]

Winners

Other notable contestants

Controversies

In October 2013, according to the International Business Times, models Mari Sousa (25) and Eliana Amaral (24) were accused of paying the equivalent of thousands of US dollars in bribes to the judges of the contest.[27]

In 2018, two trans women became contestants for Miss Bumbum, the first trans women to do so. Several of the other contestants objected to the inclusion of trans women in the contest.[28] The 2018 contest was also marred by a losing contestant, Aline Uva, accusing her opposition of having surgically augmented buttocks and causing a ruckus onstage.[14]

Similar contests

Miss Bumbum Brazil has led to the spin-off competitions Miss Bumbum World,[29] the Fitness Angel Show in Japan[30] and one for the FIFA World Cup in soccer. Miss Reef, held in Chile[31] and various other South American countries, and Got Ass, held in North America, are similar competitions engaged in judging which women have the best buttocks.[32]

Cultural context

In Brazilian slang, bumbum is a term used for a woman's buttocks, which are considered an important element of physical beauty in Brazilian culture. An appreciation of well-shaped and sizeable female buttocks is common and widespread in Brazil and the traditional Brazilian preference is for women to have large round buttocks, the Brazilian ideal being much wider, thicker and shapelier than may often be associated with the European ideal. In 2014, more than 50,000 buttock implant procedures were performed in Brazil, compared to 19,000 in the United States. The popularity of the Miss Bumbum contest in Brazil in 2014 led to online voting for the winner exceeding 2 million votes.

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Bumbum 2014 Contestants Hope To Have Brazil's Best Butt . The Huffington Post . 11 August 2014 . Carolina Moreno . 26 October 2014.
  2. Web site: 'Miss Bum Bum' Pageant Seeks Brazil's Best Butt (PHOTOS) . The Huffington Post . 29 September 2012 . Hilary Hanson . 26 October 2014.
  3. News: 'Fama é como uma droga', diz criador do Miss Bumbum. 'Fame is like a drug', says creator of Miss Bumbum. pt. Ego.globo.com . 17 September 2014 . Thaís Sant'Anna . 26 October 2014.
  4. News: Inventor de subcelebridades . Folha de S.Paulo . May 2014 . Carol Pires . pt. Inventor of Subcelebrities.
  5. http://globotv.globo.com/multishow/miss-bumbum-brasil/v/idealizador-do-miss-bumbum-cacau-oliver-conta-como-teve-a-ideia-de-criar-o-concurso/2268187/ Miss Bumbum Brasil - Idealizador do Miss Bumbum, Cacau Oliver conta como teve a ideia de criar o concurso
  6. Web site: Miss Bum Bum 2014 Finalistas . Taringa! . August 2014 . 26 October 2014.
  7. News: Miss Bumbum presenta a sus candidatas de la edición 2014. spanish. Miss Bumbum presents its candidates for the 2014 contest. 6 August 2014. montevideo.com.uy. 26 October 2014.
  8. Book: Silva, Daniel F.. Subjectivity and the Reproduction of Imperial Power: Empire's Individuals. Routledge. 2017. 9781317443384. Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature.
  9. Web site: Spend 12 Months with Miss Bumbum: Miss Bumbum 2017 Calendar. Bumbum Calendar. 3 July 2017.
  10. Web site: Joseph . Sean . 2023-08-23 . Miss BumBum Winner Wears Meat Bikini To Protest Being Seen As A 'Piece Of Meat' . 2024-01-10 . OutKick . en-US.
  11. Web site: Younan . Christine . 2022-08-09 . Model scoops Miss BumBum 2022 title after catching cheating men . 2024-01-10 . Daily Star . en.
  12. News: Mineira Lunna Leblanc é eleita Miss Bumbum 2021: veja fotos. pt. Lunna Leblanc from Minas Gerais is elected Miss Bumbum 2021: see photos. 7 June 2021. O Tempo.
  13. Web site: Fantasiada de Coringa, Lu Duarte diz que vai colocar bumbum no seguro. pt. Dressed as the Joker, Lu Duarte says she is going to insure her butt. Universo Online. 29 October 2020. São Paulo.
  14. Web site: Miss BumBum 2018 contestants tussle on stage as one accuses a rival of cheating with 'plastic butt'. Sofia. Petkar. News.com.au. 8 November 2018. 8 November 2018.
  15. News: Contestants bare all for annual Miss Bumbum competition. Kristine. Tarbert. 7 November 2017. Yahoo! News.
  16. News: Erika Canela Wins Top Honors In Miss Bumbum Brazil Pageant. 11 November 2016. David. Moye. The Huffington Post.
  17. Web site: Miss Bumbum Brazil 2015 Winner Announced. Latin Post. 10 November 2015. 17 November 2016.
  18. News: And Miss Bumbum 2014 Is . . . Indianara Carvalho (NSFW). David. Moye. 19 November 2014. The Huffington Post.
  19. Web site: Dai Macedo Wins 2013 Miss Bum Bum Competition, Despite Controversy . The Huffington Post . 14 November 2013 . 26 October 2014.
  20. Web site: Carine Felizardo Wins Brazil's Miss Bum Bum 2012 (PHOTOS, VIDEO) . The Huffington Post . 4 December 2012 . David Moye . 26 October 2014.
  21. Web site: Look behind: pageant picks Brazil's most shapely female posterior . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026135902/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/look-behind-pageant-picks-brazil-s-most-shapely-female-posterior/article1-966815.aspx . dead . 26 October 2014 . Hindustan Times . 1 December 2012 . 26 October 2014.
  22. Web site: Brazil's Miss Bum Bum – The Best Kind of Beauty Pageant . Deepbottle.com . 9 January 2013 . 14 September 2017. eBaum's World. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023118/http://www.ebaumsworld.com/blogs/brazils-miss-bum-bum-the-best-kind-of-beauty-pageant/83015500/. 15 September 2017.
  23. Web site: Brazil Chooses Miss Bumbum, a Tribute to the Country's Favorite Female Anatomy Part » Design You Trust. . Designyoutrust.com . 26 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120703032331/http://designyoutrust.com/2011/12/brazil-chooses-miss-bumbum-a-tribute-to-the-countrys-favorite-female-anatomy-part/. 3 July 2012.
  24. Web site: Miss Bum Bum Brasil Looks Like The Greatest Pageant Of All-Time . Uproxx.com . 28 September 2012 . 26 October 2014.
  25. Web site: Trampolim de subcelebridades, Miss Bumbum busca nova Andressa Urach . UOL entretenimento Celebridades . 17 November 2014 . Amanda Serra, do UOL em São Paulo . 13 January 2015.
  26. Web site: Claudia Alende anuncia mudança para os EUA após destaque em revista . 20 April 2016 . pt. Claudia Alende announces move to US after being featured in magazine . Marília Neves, do EGO em São Paulo. . 21 September 2017.
  27. Web site: Miss Bumbum 2013 Contestants Mari Sousa, Eliana Amaral Bribed Brazilian Beauty Judges: Report . The Huffington Post . 28 October 2013 . 26 October 2014.
  28. News: Claire Toureille . 16 May 2018 . Miss Bumbum pageant: Trans model's rivals are trying to kick her out of contest to crown Brazil's best butt . .
  29. News: Miss Bumbum goes global as Brazil's biggest beauty pageant expands to worldwide competition. Daily Mirror. UK. Matt. Roper. 27 June 2018.
  30. News: Stop And See All The Hottest Contestants From Japan's Miss Bumbum Competition!. Brian. McGee. 25 July 2018. Egotastic.
  31. News: Ass-Sets: Chile Hosts 'Best Bum' Competition In Los Andes. The Santiago Times. 6 April 2017.
  32. Web site: Welcome to Got Ass . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180912102239/http://www.gotass.ca/about-us/ . September 12, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . Got Ass?.