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 ...

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 ...

Beyond the sparkle and choreography, every contestant has one mission during prelims: get noticed. The judges’ scores in ...

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 ...

Beauty queen Melissa Nayimuli, who is representing South Africa at the Miss Universe 2025 competition, has failed to impress South Africans on social media.

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 is trading in swimsuits for athletic wear. The Miss Universe Organization told USA Today on Wednesday that the pageant won't have a swimsuit event. Instead, contestants between 14 and 19 ...

The Miss Universe 2025 semifinals took place on the evening of November 19 in Bangkok, Thailand, featuring 122 contestants in ...

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 will be a new athletic wear portion instead. — -- The Miss Universe organization has decided this week to replace the swimsuit competition in the Miss Teen USA pageant with athletic wear.