Can controversy fill swimsuit void at Miss America pageant?
The swimsuit competition has been replaced by interviews which have elicited remarks from contestants on Trump and NFL player protests.
The swimsuit competition has been replaced by interviews which have elicited remarks from contestants on Trump and NFL player protests.
When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk after Labor Day.
The 65th Miss Universe preliminary competition will be hosted by actor Derek Ramsay and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. The preliminaries, scheduled at 7 p.m. at the Mall of Asia
When Megan Young won the country’s first Miss World crown, there was technically no swimsuit contest. For years before then, the Beach Beauty fast-track challenge was in swimsuits. In 2013, responding to protests, candidates wore a sarong around their waists. The event was removed the following years.
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