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Miss Ukraine is stripped of her crown after pageant officials discover she's a divorced mother
Didusenko was in direct violation of the contest's rules when she applied to compete despite having previously been married and having a child.
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Can the 'exploitive' Miss America really change? Here's what experts think
Miss America was founded as a beauty pageant in the 1920s, and it’s stayed that way for decades. At its core, the competition is predicated on looks. Can changing the format really get rid of that? Maybe not.
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Miss America is cutting swimsuit, evening gown portions: 'We're not going to judge you on your outward appearance'
Gretchen Carlson announced plans to scrap the swimsuit portion, and current Miss America Cara Mund is cheering on the decision to say #byebyebikini.
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Former Miss America winners respond to CEO's 'disgusting' emails
Past winner of the Miss America beauty pageant have spoken out against CEO Sam Haskell.
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Beauty Queen Exposes Surgery Scars to Bring Visibility to Her Disease
Beauty queen Victoria Graham, who has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, proudly shows her surgery scars. Victoria Graham is much more than just a pretty face. The 22-year-old Maryland college student, who was crowned Miss Frostburg in October (a local title associated with the Miss America Organization), is on a mission to raise awareness about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) — a rarely diagnosed genetic condition that affects connective tissue in the skin, joints, and blood vessels.
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This GIF Shows How The Body Types Of Miss America Winners Have Changed Over Time
The Miss America contest has been around for a long time now – 94 years to be exact. Since crowing Margaret Gorman as “The Most Beautiful Bathing Girl In America” in 1921 (a title which evolved a year later to “Miss America”) the competition has prided itself on showcasing young women who are bursting with “beauty, grace and intelligence”. The Miss America contest is a big deal – even here in the UK it’s widely talked about – and while many of the attributes of the winners are worth aspiring t
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Vanessa Williams FINALLY Gets Her Miss America Apology – 32 Years Later
Vanessa Williams was tearful after receiving the public apology from the Miss America committee. It’s been 32 years since model, actress and singer Vanessa Williams became the first African-American woman to be named Miss America – and almost as much time has passed since she was stripped of the title. Just months after winning the coveted title in 1983, Penthouse magazine published nude photographs of Williams without her permission.