Beauty Pageants

Emily Cossey, dubbed a real-life Beth Harmon from "The Queen's Gambit" miniseries, is in the running to be crowned Miss England.

The mom blew up at the suggestion, but then wondered if it was a culture clash as she recently moved from the U.K. to America.

The event saw women soldiers compete in military tests and exercises as well as in non-combative competitions.

Bethel's family encouraged supporters to donate to a GoFundMe page set up to help cover the conservative commentator's medical and funeral expenses.

"That title needs to be ripped away from her. You have a standard you have to uphold and that's very clear in your application," one user commented.

The 17-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting is facing capital murder charges, according to court documents.

The rival international beauty contests were launched around the same time but have different origins.

Miss India, Harnaaz Sandhu beat 79 other countries to win the 7oth Miss Universe pageant at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel.

The full-time journalist will go on to represent the U.S. in the Miss Universe competition, which will be held in Israel for the first time in December.

The Miss Universe pageant will proceed on December 12 in Eilat, Israel, despite an unnamed competitor testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival.

Selina Steinfeld was among 10 women, all in their 80s and 90s, who took part in the pageant in Jerusalem. "I have no words to express my happiness," she said.

At first, when they made the changes like removing the swimsuit competition in 2018, I was a bit taken aback. I wasn't against it, but I was taken aback. Some former contestants were disappointed. They felt it wasn't about your measurements, it was about being fit.

Deidre Downs's wife, the attorney Abbott Jones, is due to give birth to the couple's first child on September 5.

If Enriquez wins the Miss USA contest in November, the beauty queen will be the second trans woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.

This year's competition will be hosted by actor Mario Lopez and 2012 winner Olivia Culpo, with a performance by rapper Pitbull.

Beauty queen and Mrs. World 2020 title-holder Caroline Jurie is stepping down after snatching the crown off the head of the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant winner on Sunday, allegedly causing injuries that resulted in Jurie's arrest.

A video showed Mrs. World Caroline Jurie removing the crown of Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2021 winner Pushpika De Silva on Sunday after Jurie claimed that De Silva was divorced and therefore could not win.

I have always wanted to become the person I needed when I was younger, when I knew I was different but I didn't know what or who I was.

Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier is a science geek who hopes to help cure cancer someday.

Multiple betting websites have announced Drouin's odds at +300, ahead of the second favorite, Miss Universe Philippines, who came in at +500.

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray won the title of Miss Universe during the 2018 competition.

Sarah Idan and her family received death threats after the beauty queen posted a photo with Miss Israel in 2017.

Nguyen Houng Giang, 27, from Vietnam, took the crown and was named Miss International Queen 2018.

"He liked a type," one Miss Universe staffer claimed in a new book.

Haskell had called one pageant winner "huge" and "gross."

Trump allegedly told Howard Stern, via CNN, that he "sort of gets away with things like that."

This year's winner banked $500 and claimed his rivals were "sore losers."

Bands appear in blackface, Koreans are threatened with the gas chamber, and the Japanese N-word is commonplace.

Ariana Miyamoto is first mixed-race person to represent Japan at Miss Universe pageant.