Beauty Pageants

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    Trump-supporting Ms. Nevada claims she was stripped of title because of her conservative views

    The winner of Ms. Nevada 2019, a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, claims that she was stripped of her title and disqualified from the upcoming Ms. America Pageant due to voicing her conservative values on social media.

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    Transgender Beauty Pageant Contestant Crowned Winner

    The largest beauty pageant for transgender women has a winner: Thailand’s Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin was crowned Miss International Queen on Friday.

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    Photos From the 2016 Trans Nation Beauty Pageant

    "The swimsuit part of the pageant is empowering because it starts a dialogue."

  • NewsNoël Duan

    Why Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Doesn’t Have Time for Drama

    This job only lasts one year, after all.

  • NewsNoël Duan

    You Can Enter the First Beauty Pageant Judged by Robots

    Is there an objective algorithm for beauty? (Photo: Courtesy of Beauty.AI)

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    Miss Universe Contestants Post Makeup-Free Selfies

    This Sunday, women from 80 different countries will compete for the Miss Universe title, and the judges and audiences are expecting glossy lips, glamorous blowouts, and  smoky eye makeup — along with the Brazilian tans and dangerously high stilettos. But last night, current Miss Universe Paulina Vega of Colombia asked the contestants to share their barefaced selfies with the world on social media. “Every #MissUniverse is #ConfidentlyBeautiful. Are you?

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    TBT: Beauty Pageants That Judged Your Ankles

    The legs of contestants in a ‘Miss World’ beauty competition sponsored by Mecca Dancing in 1953. (Photo: Getty) In the 1930s and 1940s, hosiery companies like Max Japy and department stores like Selfridge’s sponsored “pretty ankle competitions” as promotional events, in which the best-looking ankles received free stockings — and bragging rights. Women would line up with the top half of their bodies hidden by curtains and swathes of fabric, while the judges, many of whom were men (including polic