Miss USA Leona Gage seemed to be the ideal American woman, but in a matter of hours, her fairy tale victory unravelled in ...

“Miss America is known primarily for their scholarships,” Walker said. If Miss America is a students competition, Miss USA is a competition for a career woman: “They’re provided salary and ...

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 organisation said that she had broken ... Williams missed out on a Broadway acting gig in the aftermath of the scandal, due to the damage to her public image, and was the target ...

Bess Myerson, Miss America 1945 and daughter of Russian-Jewish ... saw racial politics at the heart of the scandal, and debated how Williams' race might have affected events.

Unfortunately, Slaughter's early years were plagued with scandal and notoriety. In 1935, a sculptor unveiled a nude statue of that year's Miss America, Henrietta Leaver. Later, Miss America 1937 ...

In a recent interview, CBS reporter Amanda Balionis admitted to having gotten 'intimidated' by Miss America Kira Dixon as she discussed fashion. Amanda is at Augusta to cover the ongoing Augusta ...

"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 ...