Topic: pageants

Indy 500 Has Trouble Finding Non-White Princesses

Organizers say they’ve really been trying, but it’s hard. More »

Do All The Miss Korea Contestants Look The Same Because Of Plastic Surgery?

It’s no secret that plastic surgery is incredibly common in South Korea. One in five South Korean women undergoes some kind of cosmetic procedure in her lifetime, and blogs like Korean Plastic Surgery chronicle the intense surgeries purchased by many women to fit a certain narrow ideal of beauty. More »

Miss Delaware Teen USA Resigns In Wake Of Pornography Scandal (Now With Class Analysis!)

Melissa King has reportedly resigned from her post as Miss Delaware Teen USA after a pornographic video allegedly featuring her surfaced on the internet. How scandalous. More »

Being Miss Omaha Helped Me Be An Awesome Stripper

Yes, I competed in a Miss America local, and a state preliminary. This was when I was young, innocent and assumed that I had no other game plan than to become Miss America. That did not happen, instead I went a on a wayward, yet interesting path to eventually figure out what I was going to do with my life. What I did learn from competing in pageants? It made me a damn good stripper! More »

The Troubling Misuse Of ‘Inner Beauty’ For Those With Non-Standard Attractiveness

Pro tip: Patronizingly talking about a woman using the phrase “she’s beautiful…on the inside” is about as much of a backhanded compliment as the ol’ “she’s got such a pretty…face.” More »

Video: Donald Trump Dicusses Transgender Miss Universe Contestant Jenna Talackova

If you’ve been watching/reading coverage of the Miss Universe pageant’s dealings with transgender contestant Jenna Talackova and wondering “but what does Miss Universe owner Donald Trump have to say about it?” you’re in luck. The hairpiece-loving gazillionaire spoke with ABC’s Katie Couric earlier today about the controversy, and he was his usual, Trump-y self. More »

‘Miss New York’ Contestant Makes Awesomely Weird Pageant Application Video

Look out, Miss Teen USA pageant. A New York state resident named Laura Hajek is entering you, and she’s going to expose you to a confusing new type of humor called “funny weird, not funny haha.” You might want to sit down. More »

Video: ‘Toddler And Tiaras’ Mom Preps Her Daughter For A Life Of Chemical Dependency With ‘Special Juice’

Prepare to be horrified on multiple levels! More »

Video: Miss Arkansas’ Talent Is Ventriloquism

How this woman did not win is seriously beyond me. This is an even better talent than musical water glasses! More »

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What Does the Shoe Representing Your Home State Look Like?

The Miss America pageant is being held tonight in Las Vegas. To prepare for the event, the Paris casino featured custom pairs of shoes inspired by each of the states and designed in part by the Misses themselves. This AP article gives us a couple of details – the Connecticut shoe had a basketball hoop on it as a shoutout to the UConn women’s basketball team; the Louisiana shoe had a Mardi Gras theme – but a sad dearth of pictures. I’m going to assume that the shoe for my home state of North Carolina featured a heel shaped like a giant cigarette. More »

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