After months of controversy within the Miss America organization, executives announced Tuesday that the nearly century-old pageant will no longer judge contestants on their physical appearance.

For the first time in nearly a century, Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year, the organizers announced on Tuesday, as the pageant tries to redefine its role in an era ...

NEW YORK (WTVD) -- Goodbye beauty, hello brains - the Miss America pageant is getting a makeover. Miss America has decided to cut its swimsuit competition, adding that it will no longer judge ...

One of America's most storied beauty pageants just got a modern update. The swimsuit portion has always been a staple of the competitions, both big and small. But in a society that increasingly ...

Young women competing for the title of Winnebago County Fair Queen will no longer wear swimsuits and walk across the stadium stage and in front of judges as part of the competition. Fair officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Miss Pakistan, Erica Robin, made a statement during Saturday's Miss Universe pageant. Robin wore a burkini during the pageant's ...

There was no bathing suit competition and the winner was to be chosen in a form of ballot stuffing by as many votes as her supporters could muster on official ballots available at the then Leader ...

After winning at a swim meet, a high school swimmer in Alaska was disqualified over a "wardrobe violation" for showing too much skin — even though she wore the same swimsuit as every other girl on the ...