I didn't know Miss America contestants go through a grueling weight training and dieting program.
Actually to be become Miss America is just as hard. You can compete once a year and qualify to compete in the Olympia. Miss America has to WIN (not 2nd or 3rd) several contests before being in the Miss America contest. And do you think they eat pizza and ice cream all day. Of course they diet. And most of them run do cardio and weight train at least a little. My good friend won Miss America in 92 or 93 and she had a helluva time getting there. My mom secretary for awhilke was Shawn Wetherly who I think was a Miss Universe or something like that I was young but I do remember my mom helping her allot with things she needed to compete like entrie fees, clothing, hair dressers, makeup artist etc.
There no way in the world I can put down any pro of even any amateur BB for the way have to train and diet. I went through the lifting part which I could handle but couldn't last even a year dieting strictly. So I give props to BB's for the diet and training aspect of BB, But after that they don't impress me with much. No business sense, abuse of drugs lazy with self promotion, they are basically lazy out of the gym. Not many care about there image. Too bad. But when it comes to the actual similarities between BB and a beauty pagent they are very much alike.
BB is not a sport as competing in the Miss America is not a sport. It is a show to exhibit they way you decide to live your life. Actually beauty pagents usually have a skill round which probably makes it more of a sport than BB. It at least shows a skill or physical ability the contestant has. There is nothing in BB. Posing is like something you have to do to show your muscles off in the best possible manner. It could at the most be compared to dancing.