In the following years, pageants became more sensational as women traded their politically forward sashes for figure-fitting gowns and skimpy bikinis. Looks suddenly became a primary focus in ...

Pageants in popular memory are known for glitz and glamor to support a cause. A new national pageant system seeks to focus on self-care as well. Midland mom of two daughters, Abby Scherzer, has tried ...

Is there more to pageantry than beauty and sequins? As the 25th anniversary of “Miss Congeniality” approaches, pageant contestants continue to challenge public conceptions and prove that competing isn ...

Spectators ready to swoon, laugh and celebrate New Hope and Lambertville’s rich diversity can purchase $60 general admission tickets, or $80 VIP tickets. Drag performers will face off in categories ...

Do you know the difference between Miss USA and Miss America? They're the two biggest pageants in the country, and both ...

Thom Brodeur, the new president and CEO of Miss USA, told Business Insider that some major rule changes are coming to the ...

Isabelle St. Cyr has always dreamed of competing in beauty pageants. “It’s something I’ve been interested in since I was a little kid,” she told Boston.com. “’I’ve always wanted to do pageants, but ...

Miss Utah, Noelia Voigt, was crowned the new Miss USA on Friday night. Voigt told Insider that she wanted to compete in pageants as a child, but her mom wouldn't let her. She said her mother worried ...