Beauty pageants aren’t always pretty. Competitive events from Miss USA to Miss Universe have all had their fair share of scandals and controversies over the years. Before she became an accomplished ...

Beauty pageants aren’t always pretty. Competitive events from Miss USA to Miss Universe have all had their fair share of scandals and controversies over the years. The latest controversy came in ...

Only nine American women have won the Miss Universe pageant in its 74-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel was the last Miss USA to ...

Miss USA claims they made “multiple attempts” to include their 2024 winner in this year’s ceremony and knew well in advance she wouldn’t attend — as questions remained about Alma Cooper’s shock snub ...

The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants are being held this week in Reno, Nevada. A new Miss Teen USA will be crowned on Thursday, while the next Miss USA will be announced on Friday. Judges include ...

Miss Michigan 2024 Alma Cooper, the 2024 Miss USA winner, skipped this year's Miss USA pageant after posting her intentions on Instagram, breaking the long tradition of crowning her successor, Miss ...

Miss USA 2025 will take place on Oct. 24, featuring contestants from 50 states and Washington, D.C. Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She has been working at ...

The organization crowned a new titleholder and honored the former Miss Universe. The Miss USA organization paid tribute to pageant history during its 74th annual broadcast Friday night, renaming the ...

Audrey Eckert from Nebraska was named Miss USA on Friday, as the scandal-hit annual pageant returned under new ownership. The 22-year-old digital safety advocate beat 50 other contestants to claim the ...

The 2023 Miss USA titleholder became the first woman to relinquish her crown in the pageant's 72-year history Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and ...

In a shock move, Miss USA 2024 has revealed that she is skipping the 2025 pageant. On October 24, Alma Cooper confirmed she wouldn’t be on hand to crown her successor at the event in Reno, Nevada. She ...