The Miss America pageant features rounds in evening ... as well as how she would define diversity. During the onstage final on January 5, contestants also discussed censorship, national debt ...

Abbie Stockard believes her new title was heaven-sent. In early January, the nursing student representing Alabama was crowned Miss America in Orlando, Florida. The 22-year-old is the fourth Miss ...

Today, the Miss America Pageant has made diversity part of its official mission. Still, it is a particular kind of diversity. For recent historians and commentators, the question that is becoming ...

“The Miss America organization has grown in its diversity and more acceptance, but there’s so much room to grow,” she said. “One of my favorite Miss Americas, Nina Davuluri, the first ...

The Miss America Pageant and its sponsor, the Miss America Organization, has evolved from a beach-side showcase for frolicking bathing beauties to a competition that still includes bathing suits ...