NEW ORLEANS – As Miss Louisiana 2017 wraps up her reign, she gave her thoughts on the Miss America competition’s decision to drop the swimsuit portion of the pageant. Earlier this week, the Miss ...

After this year's Miss Louisiana Pageant, which is under way in Monroe, the aspiring young women will no longer appear in revealing bathing suits. In 2018 "contestants will compete in interview, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Miss America ...

The 22 women competing to be “Miss Iowa 2018″ next week will still be evaluated for their appearances in swimsuits and evening gowns. Changes announced this week to the Miss America competition — like ...

The swimsuit competition has been a part of the Miss America pageant for nearly 100 years. So why, in 2018, did the powers that be at the Atlantic City competition decide to get rid of it? It was a ...

It has been five years since the Miss America pageant did away with the swimsuit competition, but after Monday’s episode of Secrets of Miss America, it’s clear that the debate still rages among former ...

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund is congratulated by contestants after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Empowering or denigrating? The swimsuit competition of the Miss America pageant has long been a major point of contention. It has ...