The Miss America pageant is re-branding itself as competition in which judges will now evaluate candidates based on their brains rather than their brawn. Gretchen Carlson, who chairs the ...

The 72nd Miss Universe competition will be held in El Salvador on Nov. 18, when current Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel will crown her successor. On Nov. 15, the 86 contestants, including Miss USA ...

There she is, the new Miss America. Miss New York Cassie Donegan upgraded her tiara Sept. 7 besting 51 of her fellow contestants to take the literal crown in Orlando. “Miss America has always been a ...

For the first time in nearly a century, Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year, the organizers announced on Tuesday, as the pageant tries to redefine its role in an era ...

NEW YORK (WTVD) -- Goodbye beauty, hello brains - the Miss America pageant is getting a makeover. Miss America has decided to cut its swimsuit competition, adding that it will no longer judge ...

After months of controversy within the Miss America organization, executives announced Tuesday that the nearly century-old pageant will no longer judge contestants on their physical appearance.

Miss Teen USA has officially removed the swimsuit portion of its pageant and replaced it with an athletic wear competition. The new approach, first reported by USA Today, aims to break away from ...

Young women competing for the title of Winnebago County Fair Queen will no longer wear swimsuits and walk across the stadium stage and in front of judges as part of the competition. Fair officials ...

Do you miss the swimsuit competition at the Miss Alabama pageant and think it should return? Or are you glad the organization nixed swimsuits in 2019, to accord with changes made by Miss America? Vote ...