Do you know the difference between Miss USA and Miss America? They're the two biggest pageants in the country, and both involve a sash and crown. But that's where most of their similarities end.

September 7: The first Miss America Pageant, called the "Inter-City Beauty Pageant," takes place in Atlantic City as a part of a Fall Frolic to attract tourists. There are seven contestants.

The Miss America Pageant and its sponsor, the Miss America Organization, has evolved from a beach-side showcase for frolicking bathing beauties to a competition that still includes bathing suits ...

The Miss America pageant has never been a progressive event, but in 1968, it sparked a feminist revolution. As women organized the first protest against Miss America, they were responding not only ...

"We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance," Gretchen Carlson said of the Miss America competition Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.