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 ...

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 has officially removed the swimsuit portion of its pageant and replaced it with an athletic wear competition. The new approach, first reported by USA Today, aims to break away from ...

Meet Miss America 2.0. Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor and current chair of the board of trustees of the Miss America Organization, announced radical new changes during an interview with ...

Robin wore a burkini during the pageant's swimsuit competition. She is the first to represent Pakistan in a Miss Universe pageant in the contest's 72-year run. The 72nd Miss Universe pageant has been ...

With shooting fireworks and flaming hoops, male contestants in the 1994 Eenie Weenie Bikini Contest at Copper Mountain Resort took the competition to extremes that will more than likely change the ...

Do you miss the swimsuit competition at the Miss Alabama pageant and think it should return? Or are you glad the organization nixed swimsuits in 2019, to accord with changes made by Miss America? Vote ...

To modernize the 97-year-old pageant, Miss England is replacing its bikini round with a new "CPR Queen" challenge -- inspired by lifeguard and CPR advocate Milla Magee. Getty Images From catwalks to ...

It all began when I became obsessed with a photo I saw on the Facebook page of a writer I knew. She was backstage at a bikini competition in heels and a sparkly bikini, and she held a trophy high ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This swimsuit was worn by Beatrice ...