An ugly little power struggle is playing out behind the refined curtains of the Fairest of the Fair beauty pageant. While conflicts in these contests are not new, this one stands out for the players.

Beauty pageants continue to promote thin beauty–now misleadingly spun as “fitness”–and they are propagating the thin ideal to developing countries. MINNEAPOLIS (WOMENSENEWS)–At this moment, young ...

Dalzell graduated from Texas A&M in December 2001 with a degree in journalism. She currently resides in Magnolia, Texas with her family, who moved from Kingwood in September 2001. She was competing in ...

Joe Kirk of Allentown (right) consults Patricia Kantola of Catasauqua as he looks over his script for the annual Live Bethlehem Christmas Pageant at the Moravian College bandshell. Both played ...

Miss Golden Circle, Stephanie Moore, 22, of Okoboji, was crowned Miss Iowa 2002 on Saturday night after a 2 1/2-hour show of song and dance at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. Moore, whose platform is ...

Dalzell graduated from Texas A&M in December 2001 with a degree in journalism. She currently resides in Magnolia, Texas with her family, who moved from Kingwood in September 2001. She was competing in ...