Recently, beauty pageants have been in the news as Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA are all black women. While that is noteworthy, what was striking was the public acceptance of these ...

NEW YORK (AP) – A rule change that would allow transgender women to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant next year is a step forward for equality, advocates said Tuesday after pageant ...

Stone Mountain resident Jamelia Potter said it is unlikely she would have entered a pageant if all that had been ...

With the Miss Universe pageant set to take place on November 21, in Thailand, conversations around beauty, representation, and empowerment are once again in the spotlight. Once seen as a global stage ...

A Ms. Maine winner explains how modern pageants have evolved and how winning the title helped her business while raising two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fátima Bosch of Mexico (center) is congratulated on stage after winning the Miss Universe title on November 21, 2025 in Nonthaburi ...

The Miss Netherlands beauty pageant has been scrapped, after the competition’s organizers said it was time for change. The contest will no longer run, and in its place those behind it have introduced ...

NIAGARA FALLS – Twenty-six contestants from around the world will arrive here Friday to compete for the title in the 2013 Ms. MWI International Beauty Pageant at Seneca Niagara Casino. MWI ...

(CNN) — Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant, this is proving a big part of the problem. Opaque and subjective voting criteria have made it difficult ...