The Queen's Pageant, a festivity held on Hapes, the primary planet within the Hapes Consortium, served to identify the most attractive young male participant. It ranked among the Queen Mother's Birthday and the Marauders' Masquerade as one of the three most significant galas in the annual Hapan calendar. One segment of this celebration was the Preliminary Judging of Muscles.
Around 4000 BBY, the first Queen Mother initiated the inaugural pageant. This was intended as a satirical take on the female slave auctions previously conducted by the Lorell Raiders.