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Who Is Nia Franklin, Miss America 2019?

Last night in Atlantic City, outgoing winner Cara Mund crowned Nia Franklin as Miss America 2019. Franklin competed in the event as Miss New York. With the crown, she became the seventh woman in the title as Miss New York in the long history of the pageant, which started in 1921 and revamped this year […]

By Rachel Dillin | 5y ago

Miss America 2.0 Crowns 2019 Competition Winner Miss New York, Nia Imani Franklin

Tonight 23-year-old opera singer Nia Imani Franklin who competed in the competition as Miss New York won the title of Miss America 2019 becoming the 92nd winner of the title, which concluded on live TV Sunday evening in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This year’s event, which was dubbed as Miss America 2.0, is the first […]

By Rachel Dillin | 5y ago

Gretchen Carlson Speaks Out About Miss America Bullying Claims

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson now serves as Chairwoman of the Miss America Board of Directors and is speaking out about charges of bullying. The New York Times reported that reigning Miss America Cara Mund made public a letter on Friday in which she charged that pageant leadership “reduced me, marginalized me, and essentially […]

By Krista Clark | 5y ago

Miss America Winner Cara Mund Slams Pageant Organization Over Workplace Bullying

Miss America Cara Mund has slammed the pageant organization for workplace bullying, making a mockery of the string of announcements made over the last year which had promised to restructure the organization in order to eliminate sexism, according to the New York Post. Mund, who was crowned Miss America last September, came down heavily on […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

Miss America Axes Swimsuit Competition To Encourage Contestants Of All Sizes, Will No Longer Judge On Looks

Miss America is set for a complete transformation. The almost century-long beauty pageant, which originated back in 1921 as a “bathing beauty revue” in Atlantic City, is now under female leadership for the first time since its inception. The MeToo movement, which took down many alleged sexual predators in Hollywood, also revealed glaring sexism among […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

Leaked Emails From Miss America CEO Sam Haskell Prove Fat-Shaming, Name-Calling

Miss America CEO Sam Haskell is in hot water following a massive internal email leak. The exposed emails reveal a history of fat-shaming and name-calling between Haskell and members of his staff, revealing what the CEO really thought about his former pageant winners. Emails Reveal A Disturbing Pattern Of Behavior According to Huffington Post, close […]

By Perry Carpenter | 5y ago

‘The Daily Show’: Michelle Wolf Says Any Miss America Contestant Would Be A Better Leader Than Donald Trump

On the September 12 edition of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Comedy Central, contributor Michelle Wolf highlighted a few moments from the latest Miss America Pageant to show how any one of the 51 participants involved in the 2018 contest was better qualified to be president of the United States than its current […]

By Norman Byrd | 6y ago

Who Won ‘Miss America’ 2018 Tonight? Find Out The Results Here

It was a night of competition, as ABC hosted the Miss America 2018 competition and after two hours of watching, the winner of Miss America was crowned. The competition started with 51 women, but it was narrowed down to the final one, so who won Miss America 2018 tonight? Find out the details of the […]

By Todd Betzold | 6y ago

Vanessa Williams, 54, Shows Curves, Detests Wearing Bikini While Filming New Comedy-Drama

Vanessa Williams is in the fifth decade of her life. Yet, she still knows how to rock a bikini like someone 30 years her junior. Ironically, the former Miss America pageant winner bemoaned wearing two-piece swimwear on the first day of her new television chat show. Vanessa Williams has the lead role in a new […]

By Bradley Ryder | 6y ago

Miss America 2017: What To Know About Winner Savvy Shields

Beauty pageant winners across America came together on Sunday night with each contestant representing her state, as the Miss America pageant sought to identify that one lady who most closely represents the ideals of America. This year’s winner was Miss Arkansas, otherwise known as Savvy Shields, who was chosen above 51 other contestants for her […]

By Edward VKanty | 7y ago

Cara McCollum, Former Miss New Jersey And Miss America Contestant, Dies At 24 Following Car Accident

Cara McCollum, the former Miss New Jersey who was a Miss America contestant in 2014 has died, following a fatal single-car collision on February 15 that left her with serious brain injuries. She was just 24-years-old. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Cara McCollum was critically injured in a car accident along Route 55 in […]

By Joanna Jaguar | 7y ago

Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez’s Anti-Muslim Rant Inadvertently Helps Michael Moore’s Protests Gain Traction

Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez has landed herself in a lot of trouble, thanks to her bigoted and racial remarks against Muslims. As the Inquisitr reported earlier, Miss Puerto Rico was suspended from the Miss America competition after posting a series of anti-Muslim tweets in response to the “We Are All Muslim” protests led by […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 7y ago

Theresa Vail: Adventure Show Star Charged With Killing Bear

Adventure show star Theresa Vail is being charged with taking a bear without a permit and attempting to cover up her crime. According to reports, the former Miss Kansas shot and killed an Alaska grizzly bear without a valid locking tag. She is further accused of falsifying documents to suggest the kill was legal. As […]

By Jennifer Deutschmann | 7y ago

‘The View’ Bleeding Sponsors After Apology To Nurses. Will Nurses Finally Destroy The House That Barbara Built?

Three more sponsors have pulled their ads from the ABC daytime talk show The View in the wake of the #NursesUnite scandal. The Wrap reports that Party City, Snuggle, and McCormick pulled advertising support for The View due to demands from nurses. All three companies announced a pause in advertising support via their respective Facebook […]

By Erin Staley | 8y ago

Joy Behar Takes Fire From Miss America CEO Over Nurses Comment

It’s a safe bet Joy Behar might wish she could just go back about a week and not say the comments she said about the woman who wore a nurse’s outfit at the Miss America pageant. Because this is the real world, Joy Behar has to live with the fact that she has made those […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 8y ago

Miss America Stripped Of Crown? Petition Demands Miss Georgia Lose Her Title After Tom Brady Comments

Should Miss America be stripped of her crown? At least 900 people think so, and have signed a petition demanding the Miss America organization strip Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, of her title because of the answer she gave during the interview portion of the pageant. The petition is on Change.org, and requests the attention of […]

By Effie Orfanides | 8y ago

Miss America Makes Amends With Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams’ reign as Miss America was short. She was only Miss America for 10 months when she won the crown in 1983, until nude photos of her were released without her permission in Penthouse Magazine in 1984 and the Miss America organization forced her into resigning. Over 30 years later, they have apologized. According […]

By Hawke Kirschner | 8y ago

Miss America 2016: Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell Is First Non-New York Winner In Three Years

There’s a new Miss America, and for the first time in three years, she’s not from New York. Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell was crowned Miss America 2016 on Sunday night after competing against 52 women from across the nation. The pageant was broadcast live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on ABC. Chris […]

By Cheryl Phillips | 8y ago

Watch Miss America 2016 Live Online: Start Time, ABC Live Stream For 89th Miss America Pageant

What time does Miss America start on Sunday night, and how can you watch the pageant live streaming online? Find out who will be crowned Miss America 2016 when Chris Harrison hosts the two-hour show broadcast live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watch Miss America 2015 winner Kira Kazantsev wear her crown […]

By Cheryl Phillips | 8y ago

Miss America Scam: Pageant Suspends Spray Tan Partner, Will Contestants Get Fake Tans In Time For Pageant?

The 89th Miss America Pageant airs Sunday night on ABC and amidst the glitz and glamour is a scam that has several women seeking legal action against the pageant’s spray tan partner, B. Bronz. Although the show will go on on Sunday night and all 52 contestants will probably have glowing fake tans, the pageant […]

By Cheryl Phillips | 8y ago

Vanessa Williams Miss America: Will Vanessa Be ‘Re-Crowned’ Upon Pageant Return?

Vanessa Williams is returning to Miss America for the first time since a nude photo scandal caused her to give up her crown (she won the title in 1983, and was the first African American woman to be crowned). According to Entertainment Tonight, there has been some chatter about whether or not the organization will […]

By Effie Orfanides | 8y ago

Vanessa Williams Returns To ‘Miss America’ 30 Years After 80s Nude Photo Scandal

Vanessa Williams is returning to the Miss America pageant to serve as head judge for the competition this year. It has been confirmed by the Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions, and ABC television network on Tuesday that the former Miss America will be part of the pageant. President of Dick Clark Productions, Mike Mahan, […]

By Val Powell | 8y ago

Vanessa Williams: Miss America Pageant Sees Her Return After Three Decades

Vanessa Williams has had a difficult time with her status in the past. Her Miss America pageant win in 1984 had been tainted by the publishing of old photos in Penthouse, and she had been forced to give back the crown. Even the re-surfacing of Williams’ infamous photos from “The Fappening” aren’t going to keep […]

By David Cornell | 8y ago

Vanessa Williams Returns To Miss America 2016 Pageant Three Decades After Nude Photo Scandal

Vanessa Williams will be returning to the Miss America 2016 pageant three decades after her nude photo scandal. Williams, the first African-American Miss America, won the title in 1984, but later resigned from her position after Penthouse magazine published several nude photos of her from several years earlier, Gulf News Fashion reports. On Tuesday, more […]

By Lindsay McCane | 8y ago

Miss America 2015 Scandal: Miss Illinois Scholarship Director Abused Beauty Queens?

Amalia Schwerdtmann is at the center of a Miss America 2015 scandal. As the head of the Miss Illinois Scholarship Association, Schwerdtmann and her husband, Glenn, are being accused of having a “dark side” which includes abusive treatment. If any beauty queen dares object, then it is alleged the Miss Illinois scholarship director would “threaten […]

By Patrick Frye | 8y ago

Miss Nevada, ‘Peace Shaman,’ Meth Trafficker? Beauty Queen Arrested, Facing Four Felonies

A string of minor infractions has now escalated into four serious felony charges for a former Miss Nevada, who has been arrested for trafficking meth. The fall from grace for beauty queen and model Katherine Nicole Rees began shortly after she was crowned. She lost her title in 2007, when photos snapped at a Tampa […]

By Shelley Hazen | 8y ago

Vanessa Williams-Skrip: Jim Skrip and Vanessa Marry On Independence Day

Vanessa Williams became Vanessa Williams-Skrip yesterday when she married Jim Skrip in a July 4 ceremony in New York. The wedding was attended by family and friends. Vanessa and Jim met 3 years ago while vacationing in Egypt. Vanessa spoke about Jim during an interview in April with Madame Noire. “You never know what you’ll […]

By Louis Babcock | 8y ago

Donald Trump Desperate Attacks: Pataki’s Open Letter Spurs Trump Twitter Fury

In the wake of Donald Trump’s outrageous remarks regarding Mexican immigrants, former New York governor George Pataki has released an open letter to all Republican presidential candidates urging them to condemn Trump and “denounce his comments today.” The unforgivable comments have turned Trump’s life upside-down as studios and business partners alike take a stand against […]

By Sarah Ryan | 8y ago

Mary Ann Mobley Dies: Miss America Turned Actress Loses Battle With Breast Cancer

Mary Ann Mobley, the first Miss America from Mississippi, has died. After a lengthy second battle with breast cancer, she passed away at her home in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday. Mary Ann Mobley was 75 years old. #MaryAnnMobley, #TV&FilmActress, #MissAmerica1959, Dead At 75 #breastcancer #cancer http://t.co/lEa5adIk9s pic.twitter.com/3ThG5H8gIB — Trending Cancer News (@cancerolizer) December 10, […]

By Danny Cox | 8y ago

Miss America Hazing: Kira Kazantsev Caused ’30 Days Of Hell’ For Hofstra University’s Alpha Phi Pledges

The Miss America hazing scandal has various witnesses claiming reigning Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev caused “30 days of hell” for Hofstra University’s Alpha Phi pledges. But has this information been “immensely taken out of context and manipulated” as Miss Kazantsev claims? In a related report by The Inquisitr, despite the Miss America hazing allegations, […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev Should Resign? Sorority Hazing Seen By Alleged Witness

Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev was allegedly involved in a sorority hazing incident, and now some people are saying the currently reigning Miss America should resign based upon the scandal. Worse, there are some who claim they witnessed Kazantsey being involved in the hazing directly and allege the beauty queen is lying. In a related […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss America Kira Kazantsev Admits To Being Involved In Sorority Hazing

Miss America Kira Kazantzev was on ABC’s Good Morning America to discuss hazing allegations made by a former Hofstra University pledge at the Alphia Phi sorority. Kazantzev does not dismiss the claims but rather admits to hazing under the university’s “broad definition.” Kazantzev says that allegations are being “taken out of context” and that the […]

By Tara West | 9y ago

Miss America Was Booted From Her Sorority For Brutal Hazing — Did The Pageant Try To Cover It Up?

While Miss New York Kira Kazantsev enjoys the short burst of fame that the Miss America pageant still affords, she may have to fight off some new information that has come to the surface to tarnish her reputation. Records show that Miss America Kazantsev was booted from her sorority in late April 2013 for abusive […]

By Zachary Volkert | 9y ago

Miss Nebraska Flashes Camera, Former Miss America Contestant Defends Megan Swanson

When Miss Nebraska flashed the camera by accident at Miss America 2014, the video was broadcast live on TV and immediately became an embarrassing moment for Megan Swanson. In a related report by The Inquisitr, people social media immediately began criticizing Miss Nebraska 2014 for the crotch shot, and even Miss America 2014 host Chris […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler Was A Miss America Fan Favorite, So How Did She Lose To New York?

Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler embodies just about everything that pageant audiences love to watch. First of all, she’s an underdog; she lost the Miss Oklahoma title six times before finally landing the chance to compete at Miss America 2014. It’s that kind of commitment that makes avid viewers start calling dark horses early in the […]

By Zachary Volkert | 9y ago

Miss Nebraska Megan Swanson’s Crotch Shot: ‘Shaming Other Women Needs To Stop’

Miss Nebraska didn’t win the title of Miss America 2015, but accidentally flashing a crotch shot won her plenty of attention on Twitter during Sunday night’s live broadcast of the annual pageant. Many viewers who saw Megan Swanson’s embarrassing moment on TV snapped a photo to share on Twitter, causing #MissNebraska to quickly become a […]

By Cheryl Phillips | 9y ago

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev Crowned Miss America 2015!

For the third consecutive year, a Miss New York has walked away with the crown of Miss America. At the Miss America 2015 pageant held at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Sunday night (September 14), Miss New York Kira Kazantsev managed to impress the judges and walked away with the crown. Outgoing Miss America Nina […]

By Rahul Srinivas | 9y ago

Miss America 2014: Former Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre Refuses To Watch, Seeks Millions In Lawsuit

Miss America 2014 may have many eyes glued to the TV but at least one person is refusing to watch. Former Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre became well known for losing her state crown after winning, and she now says she plans on focusing on family instead of beauty pageants. In a related report by The […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss America 2014: Has Former Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre Run Out Of Time?

Miss America 2014 is almost upon us, and the various contestants from all the states will head out soon. But whatever happened to former Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre? Last we heard, she had filed a lawsuit to have her crown re-instated for Miss America 2014, but with the date of September 15 fast approaching, it […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss America Revoked My Scholarship Like Ex-Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre, Says Natalie McGovern

When Miss America gives out a college scholarship to a beauty queen, the winners typically make life decisions that determine their actions for the coming year. Natalie McGovern is the currently reigning Ms. Nebraska United States 2014, and she claims the Miss America beauty pageant also revoked her scholarship in a similar manner to former […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre Should Have Her Miss America 2014 Chance Despite Her Age

The former Miss Delaware 2014 Amanda Longacre should have the chance at competing for becoming Miss America 2014, says Natalie McGovern, who is the currently reigning as Ms. Nebraska United States 2014, a beauty pageant organization partnered with Miss World. McGovern should know since she also happens to be the first beauty queen ever to […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Ex-Miss Delaware Sues For Chance At Miss America 2014, Does The ‘Too Old’ Amanda Longacre Deserve Her Crown?

As the Ex-Miss Delaware sues in order to regain her beauty queen crown, some people may wonder why Amanda Longacre needs to resort to a lawsuit in order to have another chance at becoming Miss America 2014. In a related report by The Inquisitr, a similar situation to Miss Delaware also occurred when the 2014 […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Former Miss America Vanessa Williams Was Sexually Abused By 18-Year-Old Girl When She Was Just 10

Vanessa Williams, the actress and former Miss America, spoke candidly on Oprah Winfrey’s Oprah’s Master Class recently, and opened up about how being sexually molested at the age of 10 affected her as an adult. According to Williams, the sexual abuse took place in the summer before she was set to enter fifth grade while […]

By Addam Corré | 9y ago

Miss Florida 2014 Elizabeth Fechtel Forced To Give Up Miss America Dream Over Judging Error

Miss Florida 2014 Elizabeth Fechtel is being forced to give up her beauty pageant crown because of a judging error. It almost seems like the Miss America system is suffering from an epidemic of queens losing their crowns and these beautiful girls are only paying the price for other’s mistakes. In a related report by […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Amanda Longacre Should Receive Back Her 2014 Miss Delaware Crown

Amanda Longacre deserves to have her 2014 Miss Delaware crown given back to her, and the beauty pageant officials should apologize for the mess they made, not her. Why do I say this you may ask? In a related report by The Inquisitr, when Miss Delaware was stripped of her crown, she made it quite […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss Delaware, 24, Loses Crown For Being A Few Months Too Old

Amanda Longacre, former Miss Delaware who was stripped of her crown this week, said she learned on Tuesday that she was disqualified because the Miss Delaware pageant determined she violated the age requirement. On NBC’s Today show on Friday, a tearful Longacre said she was consulting a lawyer. According to Reuters, pageant rules say Miss […]

By Tara West | 9y ago

Nina Davuluri Asks School Not To Suspend Student On Her Account

Nina Davuluri, the current reigning Miss America, paid a visit to Pennsylvania’s Central York High School to give a presentation last Thursday. During her presentation to the students there, Patrick Farves, a keen 18-year-old, stood up and asked Davuluri to be his prom date even though he had been warned not to. Most people thought […]

By Addam Corré | 9y ago

Nina Davuluri: Miss America 2014 Prom Request Has Patrick Farves Joking [Video]

Nina Davuluri, or Miss America 2014, has asked that Patrick Farves not be suspended for his Miss America prom request in front of the whole school, and Twitter and social media users in general are joining the outcry. But the high schooler is simply saying it was a joke that he could not resist. In […]

By Patrick Frye | 9y ago

Miss America: Don’t Suspend Teen Who Promposaled Me

The Pennsylvania teenager who received an in-school suspension on Thursday for asking Miss America Nina Davuluri to prom during an assembly had Davuluri come to his aid with a request for leniency. On the Miss America Organization’s website, Davuluri posted on Saturday: “On Thursday, a student invited me to prom and gave me a flower […]

By Dan Harkins | 9y ago

Miss America Prom Invite Lands High School Senior In Suspension

Miss America won’t be headed to the prom, and the Central York High School student who had the guts to ask her in front of his entire school will now be getting three days of suspension for his efforts. Patrick Farves had been telling friends that he planned to ask Miss America Nina Davuluri when […]

By Nathan Francis | 9y ago

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