Fifty years ago, Veda Annette Brown was crowned Miss Black ISU in the second such competition at Illinois State University. This local history and more: ...

In order to compete in the international Miss Universe pageant, contestants must follow a specific set of rules. Here is a ...

New peer-reviewed research reporting strange lights in the pre-space-age sky is sparking curiosity and controversy ...

This was a historic year for the Miss USA pageant, which took place on Friday. Miss Nevada and Miss Idaho were among the ...

Growing up in Allen, Taylor Davis had a dream: to be a wrestler. Fortunately for us, she became Miss Texas 2025. Photographed on Sept. 27, 2025, in Frisco. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer The ...

Nguyen Huong Giang, a transgender Vietnamese reality TV star, has been chosen to represent Vietnam at the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, becoming the country’s first transgender contestant. Miss Universe ...

In early September, Spaulding discussed struggling with suicidal thoughts in a YouTube video. Former Miss Jamaica Universe contestant Tyra Spaulding died on Sept 23. Police are investigating her death ...

Trans reality show star Nguyen Huong Giang, already a household name in Vietnam, will represent her country at the 2025 Miss Universe beauty pageant, the first time a transgender woman has repped the ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, Palestine will be represented at the Miss Universe pageant, with 27-year-old Nadeen Ayoub competing in Bangkok this November. The Miss Universe Organization ...

A former Miss Universe contestant died earlier this month after an elk hit the car she was riding in. Kseniya Alexandrova, of Russia, died on Aug. 12. She was 30. Alexandrova died in the hospital due ...

The modeling and pageant worlds are mourning Russian Miss Universe 2017 contestant Kseniya Alexandrova, who has died weeks after an elk crashed through her car’s windshield. The Miss Russia 2017 first ...

A model and former Miss Universe contestant from Russia died last week from injuries she suffered after an elk crashed through the windshield of her Porsche, according to a report. Kseniya Alexandrova ...