With the Miss Universe pageant set to take place on November 21, in Thailand, conversations around beauty, representation, and empowerment are once again in the spotlight.
Plenty of people aren't fans of beauty pageants.
Miss England finalists are showing off their so-called “flaws” — including acne, blemishes and weight gain — with make-up-free selfies as part of a campaign to highlight natural and inner beauty.
An Upper East Side songwriter is getting a second chance to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a beauty queen — even if it means competing at age 44 against women half her age.
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"It is important for us to come together and find long-term solutions that are strong enough to ensure that future generations have the option to choose what they want to do with their lives, to leave .
The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has strongly rejected public criticism alleging that awards given to winners of beauty pageants for people living with HIV could encourage individuals to contract the .
Contests to determine "who is the fairest of them all" have been around at least since ancient Greece and the Judgment of Paris.
Burkina Faso's military government, led by Ibrahim Traore, has restored the death penalty for serious crimes and suspended beauty pageants nationwide.
These “smaller” pageants nonetheless celebrate beauty and unity among nations.