The popularity of the Miss America pageant led to a variety of beauty contests — many during the 1950s, a golden age for pageants. Some events were more important, politically and socially ...

Originating from Persia and other places in the East, the kontush sash, an ornate band worn around the waist, was a staple of the Polish nobility’s attire in the 17th and 18th centuries. Once symbols ...

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 ...

The make-up at the last pageant, she says, was ridiculous. “It looked like she was ready to go on a drag queen show.” Travelling to Melbourne for a national child beauty pageant is not ...

The oldest global beauty contest to be based in the Philippines, the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant, is back and ready to crown another queen this year, a woman who will champion its ...

The first African Americans to appear in the Miss America Pageant came onstage as 'slaves' for a musical number in 1923. It was not until 1970 that a black woman, Iowa's Cheryl Brown ...

Lionsgate has revealed the full official trailer for the movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, set to open in theaters in in November later this fall. It's adapted from the beloved book of the ...

A young girl has followed her dream of becoming a pageant princess after winng the Diamond UK Beauty Pageant. Maia Andrei won the title of Miss Junior Diamond Photogenic at the Diamond Pageants ...

The Miss Cosmo pageant was full of promise when it was launched, presenting itself as a viable alternative to the ones that have been dominating the industry for decades. But did it live up to the ...

The Miss International pageant continues to advocate for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United ...

The Thai owner of the Miss Universe pageant, which was once part of former US president Donald Trump's business empire, has filed for bankruptcy a year after buying it for $20m (£16.4m).

Lionsgate has revealed a new The Best Christmas Pageant Ever trailer for its coming-of-age comedy based on Barbara Robinson’s bestselling novel of the same name. The film is scheduled to arrive ...