"beauty contest" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 December 4, Pip Dunn, “Class 70s: a decade of disappointment?”, in Rail, page 65:",
          "text": "The locomotives were labelled 'ugly', 'unsightly' and 'industrial', as their cab fronts were a mass of slats, grooves and blocks (despite the fact that, of course, locomotives are for work - it's not a beauty contest).",
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        "A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive."
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          "attractive"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "beauty pageant"
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        "A tender in which bidders are ranked according to some (known or secret) criteria."
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        "(business) A tender in which bidders are ranked according to some (known or secret) criteria."
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        "business"
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        "A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive."
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