At the end of the night, Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa, will present the champion with the dazzling crown. To see the photos from the swimsuit competition, check out the ...

The swimsuit competition remains one of the most controversial parts of the pageant business — at least, that is, until someone flubs an answer in the Q&A round. To many, it's an archaic, ogle-centric ...

Miss America is getting rid of its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on their "outward physical appearance," the organization announced Tuesday morning. Moving forward, ...

Miss South Shore Jaime Gialloreto, of Woolwich Township, walks the stage in the swimsuit competition during the final night of the 2018 Miss New Jersey Pageant, Saturday, June 16, 2018. Miss Central ...

MUSKEGON, MI - The Miss America pageant began as a “bathing beauties revue” in 1921 with women in swimsuits as the focus. In 2018, the first Miss America who did not don a swimsuit on the national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Empowering or denigrating? The swimsuit competition of the Miss America pageant has long been a major point of contention. It has ...

Catriona Gray’s life forever changed in December 2018 when she was crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, beating contestants from 93 other countries. The 24-year-old singer and model, who was representing ...