How do you use pageant in a sentence?

Pageant 1: a large public spectacle or procession, especially one celebrating a historical or cultural event.

Sentence: The local pageant reenacted the signing of the Mayflower Compact.

Pageant 2: a gathering of people for a ceremonial purpose, especially a procession of elaborately costumed people.

Sentence: She won first place in the local beauty pageant.