She took home the crown after contestants said that Miss USA was rigged in her favor. Here's how the Texas fashion designer made it to the Miss Universe stage. Only nine American women have won the ...

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Before she died, Kryst wrote a note to her mom asking her to get the book she'd written published. As April Simpkins fulfilled that wish, she found healing — and gratitude Alycee Byrd; Robin ...

In the following years, pageants became more sensational as women traded their politically forward sashes for figure-fitting gowns and skimpy bikinis. Looks suddenly became a primary focus in ...

Miss USA held its first pageant in 1952, but not every state has taken home the crown. Eighteen states, including Alaska and ...

Thom Brodeur, the new president and CEO of Miss USA, told Business Insider that some major rule changes are coming to the ...