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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

One of America's most storied beauty pageants just got a modern update. The swimsuit portion has always been a staple of the competitions, both big and small. But in a society that increasingly ...

The Miss Universe pageant is slated to take place on Nov. 21 As the annual Miss Universe pageant draws nearer, contestants are ramping up their preparation for the international beauty pageant. On ...

The 72nd Miss Universe pageant took place in El Salvador on Saturday. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua won the crown. Take a look at all of her Miss Universe competition outfits. Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis ...

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 Teen USA pageant will no longer include a swimsuit competition, replacing it with one featuring athletic wear. USA Today said Wednesday that the Miss Universe organization’s pageant for 15- ...

For nearly a century, Miss America contestants have strutted onstage and struck poses in increasingly skimpy swimsuits, in a controversial pageant tradition that organizers long defended as a gauge of ...