"One of my biggest pet peeves is when people call Miss America a beauty pageant," she explained. "I think that’s the biggest stereotype this organization gets. It’s so much more than that.

Miss USA and Rose did not respond to BI's previous requests for comment on the mothers' statements. These ongoing controversies have helped diminish the luster of pageant competitions in America ...

State lawmakers on Thursday will consider a bill urging the Miss America Organization to return to the seaside city where it all began in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourism season that ended ...

DECATUR — When Breana Bagley was 8, she watched the Miss America pageant on TV, wearing a homemade sash that read “Miss America.” “I had no idea then how many women dream of stepping on ...

MISS WISCONSIN. MANDY JAN WADE IS BACK HOME AFTER COMPETING LAST WEEK AT THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT. AND SHE JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO. I FEEL LIKE SURROUNDED BY ROYALTY. OH MY GOODNESS. THANK YOU SO M ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Miss America pageant has seen quite a few changes in its 104 years. But Abbie Stockard, who won the crown on January 5, believes a few ...

TENNESSEE, USA — Miss Tennessee has secured a top-three spot at the 2025 Miss America Pageant. Murfreesboro native Carley Vogel took home second runner-up Sunday night in the nationally ...

The New Jersey Assembly passed a resolution Thursday urging the Miss America pageant to return to Atlantic City.

BYU graduate and Miss District of Columbia Katie Ann Powell won the “Most Inspirational” award at the 2025 Miss America pageant on Jan. 5.

New Jersey lawmakers are getting closer to asking the Miss America pageant to return to Atlantic City for a third stint where it all started over 100 years ago.

ATLANTIC CITY — She’s ditched us twice, but some New Jersey lawmakers still want Miss America back. They’ll consider a bill Thursday urging the Miss America Organization to return to the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. ATLANTIC CITY — She’s ditched us twice, but some New Jersey lawmakers still want Miss America back. They’ll consider a ...