Today, the Miss America Pageant has made diversity part of its official mission. Still, it is a particular kind of diversity. For recent historians and commentators, the question that is becoming ...

"I hope at least one person out there feels like they can see themselves in me and feel inspired," says Emma Broyles, who is the first Miss America winner from Alaska Joelle Goldstein is a Senior ...

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 ...

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 ...