Miss Universe on of the most iconic beauty pageants in the world began in 1952 in Long Beach, California, with the vision of celebrating the beauty, talent, and elegance of women from all over the ...

Last year, South African contestant Tshego Gaelae made history as the first Black woman to win the international pageant ...

The 2024 Miss Universe pageant will take place on Saturday in Mexico. Nine Miss USAs have won Miss Universe in its 73-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel from Texas was crowned Miss Universe 2022. Beauty ...

On Jan. 30, 2025, Tshego Gaelae was crowned Mrs. World 2024, making history as the first Black woman to win in the pageant's 40-year history Prior to her participation in Mrs. South Africa, which she ...

The 97th Miss America competition will take place in Atlantic City N.J. on Sunday, Sept. 10, but before then, here's a look at the pageant's history — going all the way back to 1921. FILE--Contestants ...

The Pageant of Decision, a historical drama commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Newtown, was performed in Elmira, New York in 1929. The event drew a record-breaking crowd of 75,000 ...

The 22-year-old Willow Newell mesmerized the crowd and judges with her vocal talent. Miss Wisconsin just got a little more melanin. The pageant has crowned its first-ever Black woman winner in its ...

Schiermeyer was crowned Miss Texas in June 2025 and eventually won first runner-up at the Miss America pageant Arian Archer Orlando After Sadie Schiermeyer won the title of Miss Texas back in June, ...

BRATTLEBORO — Mary Howe was born in Brattleboro in 1867. She became a well-known opera singer who performed across the United States and Europe. Howe’s personal scrapbook of her musical career is in ...

The 2025 Miss Universe pageant is streaming on Peacock on Thursday night. Nine Miss USAs have won Miss Universe in its 74-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel, who won in 2022, was the last Miss USA to be ...