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Newly crowned Miss USA Asya Branch made an impassionate speech where she said guns should not be banned. People should instead undergo proper training and safety tests before being allowed to own a firearm, said the Mississippi native, according to The Daily Mail. “As someone who grew up in a home with guns, I learned […]

Reigning Miss USA champion Cheslie Kryst told an interviewer that she’s “not sure” if she would have participated in the pageant if Donald Trump still owned it, Yahoo! News reports. Speaking to human rights activist Zainab Salbi for her show — Through Her Eyes, which explores issues through a female perspective — the North Carolina […]

One of the Bachelor hopefuls revealed a “rivalry” with a fellow contestant and former pageant bestie in the quest for the heart of Colton Underwood to the show’s producers. Apparently, there are some unresolved issues between Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Hannah Brown that need to be addressed. Both Caelynn and Hannah B. hail from the pageant […]

Sarah Rose Summers of Miss USA fame has officially apologized for remarks she made regarding her fellow Miss Universe 2018 competitors. The apology comes after Summers was roundly criticized for mocking Miss Cambodia and Miss Vietnam in footage that appeared online. According to E! News, the videos were posted to Instagram Live and showed Summers […]

Chelsi Smith, Miss Universe 1995, has died at the age of 45. According to a report from TMZ, the groundbreaking beauty queen passed away after a battle with liver cancer. In 1994, Smith became the first ever woman of African-American descent to win Miss Texas USA. From there, she went on to take home the […]

Beauty pageants have come a long way from the 1950s, and the Miss USA 2018 pageant is no exception. Last night’s competition, which was hosted by Miss USA 1998 Vanessa Lachey and her husband, Nick Lachey, featured five women leaders in the judge’s seats as opposed to celebrities or reality stars like there were in […]

The new Miss USA was crowned last night, and it didn’t take long before she stepped in proverbial hot water with her “affordable healthcare is a privilege” line. Twitter was ablaze with comments about the new Miss USA, Kára McCullough, when she was asked a question about healthcare, and she remarked that affordable healthcare, rather […]

Miss USA runs the same risk as any live event, as far as sudden wardrobe malfunctions are concerned, but Julianne Hough is prepared for every eventuality. Although Julianne is currently serving as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, she has a long history of hosting events and making public appearances, so it makes sense […]

Looks like Miss USA pageant 2017 is now a safe haven for immigrant contestants with Donald Trump out of the company. The subject of immigrants in the US has been very hot for the past few months ever since Donald Trump became the President of the United States. POTUS Donald Trump has been very vocal […]

Miss Universe 2017 competition is currently being held in the Philippines, the reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach’s home country. This year, 86 contestants from across the world are competing to wear the coveted Miss Universe crown. The grand coronation ceremony will be televised live from Manila on Sunday, January 29. In the U.S., Fox will […]

From what is reported from numerous conservative and Christian news websites, Rima Fakih, the first Muslim to win the Miss USA Beauty Pageant back in 2010, has converted to Christianity. According to Fox News, Rima Fakih apparently made her conversion to Christianity public through her official Twitter page. There, she posted one of the more […]

Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old Army Reserve officer from the D.C., was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night. Barber is in a way, experienced in fighting battles. One battle not so publicly known is Deshauna’s mom Cordelia Barber’s heroic battle with lung cancer. The beauty queen’s mother, Cordelia, is battling lung cancer in Fayetteville, North Carolina, […]

It seems like plus-size model Ashley Graham, has found a perfect platform to voice her opinion about body diversity in the world of modeling and beauty pageants. Ashley Graham served as a backstage host at the 2016 Miss USA pageant, and gave the viewers a glimpse of what was happening behind the scenes. She interviewed […]

Stormy Keffeler officially gave up her Miss Washington USA title on Thursday following two recent criminal controversies. Keffeler, 23, was crowned Miss Washington USA in October 2015, but failed to disclose a previous DUI arrest to pageant officials. If withholding information wasn’t enough to put Keffeler’s crown in danger, police in Washington are now probing […]

Donald Trump has become the sole owner of the Miss Universe Organization, the venture that produces both the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, after buying NBCUniversal’s stake. The self-proclaimed master negotiator may not own 100 percent for long, however. Since 2002, Trump and NBC to this point have been 50-50 partners in the organization. […]

Miss Oklahoma may have won the Miss USA title, but it’s the contestant from Nevada who’s getting a lot of attention today — and not for dignified reasons. The beauty queen tripped over both her feet and her tongue during the pageant, and she wasn’t the only one. First, let’s give credit where it’s due […]

Vicki Gunvalson has had a tough year. Not only did she lose a divorce battle where she was forced to pay her former husband spousal support, but Vicki also lost her mother rather suddenly. When Gunvalson learned of her mother’s passing, she was filming The Real Housewives of Orange County. Vicki got the phone call […]

The Miss USA 2015 beauty pageant has finally crowned a winner. Miss Oklahoma, also known as Olivia Jordan, was crowned as Miss USA 2015. The 26-year-old winner wore a hot pink sequined ball gown as she answered tough questions about issues affecting the nation. A former Miss Universe winner asked the future Miss USA what […]

Donald Trump was absent on Sunday as Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma was crowned Miss USA, a sign that weeks of controversy may have taken a big chunk out of the real estate mogul and reality television star’s reputation. Trump was noticeably missing from his own pageant, and the broadcast made little mention of the controversy […]

It was a big week for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, one in which he was the subject of both scathing protests and thunderous applause. Wrapping up his wild week, the Donald was expected to attend Sunday night’s Miss USA Pageant, of which he is part owner, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but apparently having had […]

The backlash Donald Trump has been receiving since he made some very offensive comments directed towards Mexican immigrants just keeps going. So far this week, Macy’s department stores have dropped Trump’s line of suits, shirts, and ties; Univision has dropped his Miss USA pageant from their stations; and NBC — which once aired Trump’s TV […]

The Donald Trump “border war” with NBC and Univision is continuing, with the business mogul and reality TV star accusing NBC of abandoning the women competing in the Miss USA pageant and suing Univision for $500 million. Both networks backed out of airing the July 12 pageant from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after Trump’s June 16 […]

Cheryl Burke has announced that she is resigning from her planned hosting duties at the 2015 Miss USA pageant, the latest in a series of blows dealt to the pageant following Donald Trump’s controversial remarks on immigration, MSN is reporting. The 31-year-old Burke, perhaps best known as a dancer and choreographer on Dancing With The […]

NBC has resolved to put an end to its business partnership with Donald Trump, Yahoo! reported. The network’s decision came after the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, an assembly of 39 Latino advocacy groups, asked NBC to end its dealings with the business mogul. In a kickoff speech for the presidential campaign, Trump issued negative remarks […]

NBC is now telling presidential candidate Donald Trump he’s fired after the Celebrity Apprentice head made controversial comments about Mexicans during his announcement speech. Trump has refused to back down on the comments he made, and now it seems it’s officially costing him some of his entertainment work. As TVLine reports, NBC has released a […]

Donald Trump has, figuratively speaking, told Univision to get off his lawn — the lawn at his Miami golf course, that is. In an Instagram post, he also revealed the personal cellphone number of Jorge Ramos, the television network’s high-profile, Emmy-winning news anchor. The Trump-Univision feud had its source in the real estate mogul’s verbose […]

Donald Trump plans to sue the Univision television network for pulling out of broadcasting the Miss USA Pageant on July 12. In his verbose presidential campaign announcement on June 16 in New York City, Trump prompted a backlash when he complained about rapists and other criminals allegedly coming across the southern border from Mexico. Univision […]

Caitlyn Jenner would make an “amazing” judge for the upcoming Miss USA pageant, according to Cheryl Burke. The invitation was extended to Caitlyn, but she has not yet been confirmed as a judge. Burke thinks she is an “empowering” figure who would fit perfectly with what the pageant stands for. “I think Caitlyn Jenner would […]

Miss USA Pageant host and Chilean actor Cristian de la Fuente has pulled out of the broadcast. The reason? Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant statements during the announcement of his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. De la Fuente, who stars in Lifetime’s hit series, Devious Maids, slammed Trump for calling Mexicans drug dealers and […]

J Balvin was set to make is debut on mainstream national television. Balvin had finally arrived. He was scheduled to perform on the Miss USA pageant, July 12. However, after he found out that Donald Trump was a partial owner of Miss USA, he put his career on hold to make a point about Trump’s […]

When Lizzie Rovsek joined The Real Housewives of Orange County, she was a mother of two with a working husband. Lizzie had been active in the pageant world prior to becoming a mother, and she loved having something to do. So, Rovsek decided to start a swim suit line so she could keep her creative […]

Paulina Vega, better known as Miss Colombia, has been officially crowned Miss Universe, much to the dismay of first runner-up Miss USA title holder, Nia Sanchez. Vega beat contestants from more than 80 countries this Sunday at the Miss Universe pageant in Miami, Florida. Paulina Vega, who became her country’s Miss Colombia, is a 22-year-old […]

Miss USA, Nia Sanchez, caused a major uproar after the Q&A portion of Sunday night’s Miss Universe pageant. According to Hollywood Life, a lot of people didn’t find Nia’s answer to a question about terrorists satisfying. In fact, many thought that her answer was completely lacking. The 24-year-old Nevada native was asked what message she […]

Miss Canada is currently flooring observers with her decision on the best way to stick out from the crowd. That’s because she chose a hockey stick as the appropriate way to prove she’s unique. And the determinedly grinning girl is just one of the 88 contestants competing in the 63rd Annual Miss Universe pageant, which […]

Before spouting off about this or that hole in new Miss USA Nia Sanchez’s intellectual prowess or official status as a Nevada resident, let it be known that she’s easily the most beautiful woman on the face of the earth who could also take you down and make you cry. No, America has never been […]

Mekayla Diehl didn’t win the Miss USA pageant this week, or even crack to the top 10, but in the days that have followed the normal-sized beauty queen is the one garnering all the attention. Diehl was an immediate hit during the pageant for showing off her “normal” sized figure in the swimsuit competition. The […]

Miss USA 2014 has been crowned with Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez becoming the 63rd winner of the famous beauty pageant. She will be representing the United States for Miss Universe 2014. In a related report by The Inquisitr, if you like to see action at a beauty pageant, then you will be happy to hear […]

Her life is the very definition of something beautiful coming out of something ugly. Valerie Gatto was conceived when her mother was brutally raped at knife-point, and now she is Miss Pennsylvania, about to compete for the title of Miss USA. It is truly a story of “beauty from ashes.” The 24-year-old beauty queen opened […]

Nana Meriwether, the lovely Miss USA 2012, can’t get a date in New York City. Tough town. Or so says The New York Post, which featured the six-foot tall South African-born beauty pageant champion on their cover this morning. Nana Meriwether got enough of a laugh out of the claim to snap a quick Instagram […]

Sheena Monnin must pay Donald Trump $5 million for defaming his Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe beauty pageant on Today in June 2012. She had claimed that she saw a list of the five finalists before the pageant even began — which Trump and the pageant organizers said was untrue. According to a New York […]

Miss Utah’s flub of a question about the gender pay gap saw the beauty queen widely mocked on the web after she “spaced” on NeNe Leakes’ query and talked a whole of nonsense — but Today‘s Matt Lauer gave the contestant a chance to clarify her statement this morning. Miss Utah Marissa Powell became an […]

Last night’s Miss Utah flub during the Miss USA pageant is the sort of contestant freeze up to which we’ve become accustomed, and poor 21-year-old Marissa Powell was clearly out of her depth when asked about the gender pay gap. The question from Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes prompting the Miss Utah flub […]

The Miss USA 2013 winner seems cut from a different cloth than the typical pageant contestant. Erin Brady, a 25-year-old from South Glastonbury, Connecticut, is a financial accountant when she’s not competing in pageants, enjoys bowling, and is looking to dispel the myth that pageant contestants are intellectual lightweights. “I think that now more than […]

Miss Utah certainly sent Twitter buzzing on Sunday night when she stumbled over her answer to a question during the Miss USA pageant on NBC. The unfortunate flub by Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, came during the question and answer session of the program. While dressed in a beautiful evening gown, the beauty pageant contestant was […]

The 2013 Miss USA winner is Erin Brady, otherwise known as Miss Connecticut. The 25-year-old, who lives in South Glastonbury, won the beauty pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday. Now that she has been crowned Miss USA, Brady gets to keep her crown, along with a New York apartment, for one year. The beauty pageant […]

Stacie Juris is willing to go to great lengths to support her Chicago Blackhawks, and for Miss Illinois apparently that means posing in a hockey jersey and no pants. Juris met up with Miss Massachusetts Sarah Kidd for a photo on Thursday at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Both young women are wearing hockey jerseys […]

Giuliana Rancic appeared to shed her clothes for a recent E! News broadcast. The Miss USA co-host decided to do the show in nothing but a censor bar after being dared by comedienne Joan Rivers. Since the Fashion Police host was celebrating her 80th birthday, Rancic said she couldn’t let Rivers down. “Hello!” E! News […]

Giuliana Rancic recently discussed her feelings about the swimsuit portion of the Miss USA pageant and the fact that she wants to have more children. The E! News veteran is set to co-host the Miss USA pageant this Sunday. While some people were deeply concerned about the future of the swimsuit portion of the competition, […]

Nick Jonas and Giuliana Rancic have been selected to host the 2013 Miss USA pageant. The Jonas brother and the E! News anchor will appear at the event this June. Officials behind the competition made the official announcement regarding their involvement on Tuesday (May 21). NBC, Donald Trump, and Paula M. Shugart are the masterminds […]

A former beauty queen is “shocked” by a ruling she pay $5 million to a pageant she criticized, and the Ex-Miss Pennsylvania says the “most logical course” is to fight the high fine after speaking out about it for the first time. Sheena Monnin is the beauty queen, and she wrote on a Facebook page […]