Rachel Pizzolato celebrates a major career milestone after being crowned the reigning titleholder of a prestigious national pageant.

Miss America has denied a beauty pageant winner's claim that she lost her crown after she refused to sign a contract with the organization that she says was against her beliefs. Kayleigh Bush was ...

Miss America 2026, Cassie Donegan, will sing the national anthem at The Duels at Daytona International Speedway. Donegan joins a celebrity lineup that includes Nate Bargatze, Kurt Russell, and Miranda ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant, this is proving a big part of the problem. Opaque and subjective voting criteria have made it difficult to ...

When I spoke with BeBe Shopp in August, she had one last dream: to return to the Miss America stage. Weeks later, at age 95, she did just that — walking out in Orlando with her daughter at her side, ...

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 ...

When Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America, she never imagined her victory would be quickly overshadowed by a wave of criticism targeting her appearance. Several users online quickly flooded social ...

When Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America, she never imagined her victory would be quickly overshadowed by a wave of criticism targeting her appearance. Several users online quickly flooded social ...

PARK RAPIDS — As Miss Minnesota, Emma Vrieze went to Orlando for the week-long Miss America 2026 contest. Though she did not make it into the “top 11” semifinal round on Sept. 7, she did not return ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WKRN) — Just eight months after Abbie Stockard exchanged the title of Miss Alabama for that of Miss America 2025, she crowned Miss America 2026 on Sept. 7. The Miss America preliminary ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An Opelika sign indicating the city is the hometown of former Miss America Mallory Hagan has been removed following a petition circulating. The signs sparked controversy after ...

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, Miss America crowned their 2026 winner, Cassie Donegan, 27, from the great state of New York. While her accomplishment is no small feat—beating out contestants who ...