(See photos of 51 Miss America’s Teen contestants in the gallery at the top of this post. This year’s list includes Miss Puerto Rico’s Teen, as well as competitors from all 50 states.) ...

FILE--Contestants in the first Miss America pageant in 1921 line up for the judges in Atlantic City in their swimwear attire. (AP Photo/files) Margaret Gorman, of Washington, D.C., poses after ...

The Miss Teen Volunteer America pageant returned to the Carl Perkins Civic Center on Thursday evening, where 51 young women are competing for the coveted crown. The preliminary night kicked off ...

There was even a “Rule 7,” abandoned in 1940, that stated that Miss America contestants had to be “of good health and of the white race.” The winner spent the year doing community service ...