FILE PHOTO: Contestants await the results after competing in the swimsuit component of the 97th Miss America Competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Photo (Reuters) – The head of the organization that stages... More »
Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty, the first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant, poses in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Hofstetter The first openly lesbian Miss America contestant will not only vie for the crown ... More »
Georgia contestant Betty Cantrell was crowned 2016 Miss America on Sunday in a pageant that was overshadowed by events from three decades ago. Singer, actress and former Miss America Vanessa Williams received a public apology from the pageant organization that... More »
When the contestants for the 2016 Miss America pageant take the stage in Atlantic City on Sunday night, they’ll be greeted by two blasts from the past — and a new social media feature. Singer and actress Vanessa Williams, the first African American to be crown... More »
