When was the last time you watched a crown-and-sash pageant? Or even read any news about a Miss-So-and-So beauty queen? The last I remember were in movies: “Miss Congeniality,” and Holly Hunter’s ...

Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe during the ceremony in Israel in December 2021. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images The Miss Universe pageant is updating its 70-year-old ...

With the elegant gowns, stylized hair, carefully applied makeup, and moments in the spotlight, beauty pageants have attracted longstanding criticism for being allegedly superficial competitions that ...

Editor’s Note: In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. In pageants around the world, beauty and femininity ...

In the following years, pageants became more sensational as women traded their politically forward sashes for figure-fitting gowns and skimpy bikinis. Looks suddenly became a primary focus in ...

School spirit for Spelman College erupted across social media in recent weeks as students prepared for a series of beauty competitions. It culminated with the annual Miss Spelman Pageant, which has ...

Interest and criticism surrounding child beauty pageants has increased due to the popularity of Toddler’s & Tiaras, a show that both fascinates and disturbs many. As a clinician familiar with the ...