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.

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 ...

Miss Universe Philippines contestants' swimsuit photos have been posted to Instagram and Facebook, and they're turning heads. "Pilipinas, check the heat index because summer just got hotter!" the ...

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 ...

Last night, the Miss Universe 2024 competition came to a close with Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig being crowned the winner and receiving the South Sea pearl tiara from last year’s titleholder, ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. The competition began nearly 100 years ago in ...

At the Miss USA 2024, contestants modeled metallic Sherri Hill minidresses in vibrant hues of teal, violet and gold. The eveningwear label is one of the annual pageant's sponsors, with "The Real ...

CRISFIELD, Md.- Contestants in the Miss Crustacean Pageant in Crisfield can leave their swimsuits behind this year. The swimsuit competition has been replaced following concerns from the girls about ...

The 2023 Miss Universe pageant took place in El Salvador on Saturday. Contestants displayed daring fashion from start to finish as they competed for the crown. Some of the boldest looks of the night ...