Amid resignations and vote-rigging claims, Miss Universe — and pageantry at large — is fighting for relevance.

Erika Kirk first rose to prominence on the beauty pageant stage. Before politics, there were crowns and sashes. In 2012, Kirk ...

Erika Kirk became the CEO of Turning Point in September 2025, after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated. Here's ...

This year's controversy exposed outdated attitudes towards women – but also gave contestants and organisers a chance to show ...

Former Miss Finland titleholder Sarah Dzafce previously issued an apology for her offensive behavior before the pageant ...

That’s right, folks! The 58-year-old actress, known for films like Catwoman (2004), Monster’s Ball (2001) and Kidnap (2017), was once a beauty queen — though it isn’t hard to believe when looking at ...

Las Vegas • “I am still bleeding a little,” Hannah Neeleman said. She was sitting in front of a glowing ring light in a Las Vegas hotel room, cradling a newborn, as a makeup artist hovered close by, ...

Beauty pageants attract controversy like their contestants flock to tiaras. Just this week all of England was in an uproar about a Muslim woman vying to represent Britain in the Miss Universe ...

"It is important for us to come together and find long-term solutions that are strong enough to ensure that future generations have the option to choose what they want to do with their lives, to leave ...

Men: They can do anything women can do, only better. At least, that seems to be what beauty pageants are preaching these days. Amid recent signs of progress in beauty pageants — a black woman winning ...

She is not drop-dead gorgeous. A beauty pageant competitor survived quite the shocking experiencing Sunday while competing at the Miss Sahuayo 2022 contest in Michoacán, Mexico. Andrea Granados Victor ...