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Miss America Used to Ban Abortion—And Still Bans Moms, Wives, and Divorcées
Even though the Miss America pageant has tried to adapt to modern sensibilities, emphasizing "female empowerment," it remains committed to an antiquated ideal of femininity.
The Renegade Miss Americas Who Spat on the Pageant’s Ideals
In a competition that encourages winners to be demure, meet nine who were anything but.
'Parades Are the Worst': Miss America Reflects on Her Reign
In her time as Miss America, Betty Cantrell has visited countless hospitals and charity events, traveled by C17 aircraft to eight countries in as many days, and become very, very exhausted.
Miss America Is Not White, and Everyone Is Mad
In a surprise to no one, including new Miss America Nina Davuluri, racists and xenophobes are up in arms that the venerable beauty pageant chose a non-white winner. For anyone with a bone to pick with those of the browner persuasion, Davuluri's victory...