CRISFIELD, Md.- Contestants in the Miss Crustacean Pageant in Crisfield can leave their swimsuits behind this year. The swimsuit competition has been replaced following concerns from the girls about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Empowering or denigrating? The swimsuit competition of the Miss America pageant has long been a major point of contention. It has ...

One of America's highest-profile beauty pageants just traded bikinis for athleisure. In recent years, competitions have increasingly modernized, featuring women that break the mold of the traditional ...

Miss World pageant ditches the bikini round. — -- Since 1951, the Miss World pageant has been featuring over 120 contestants competing for one title and a crown. Now, for the first time in 63 ...

For the first time in nearly a century, Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year, the organizers announced on Tuesday, as the pageant tries to redefine its role in an era ...

Cierra Jackson, the only competitor to wear natural hair in this year’s Miss America pageant, won the competition’s swimsuit segment but lost out on the crown in the annual competition. Suggested ...

The Miss Teen USA pageant will no longer include a swimsuit competition, replacing it with one featuring athletic wear. USA Today said Wednesday that the Miss Universe organization’s pageant for 15- ...

The athleisure trend is finally infiltrating the pageant scene. The young women competing for the title of Miss Teen USA 2016 next month won't be hitting the stage in swimsuits like past years' ...

CORRY— For the Johnson's, royalty runs in the family. Beauty pageant royalty, that is. Mandi Johnson, 37, has spent most of her life immersed in the world of beauty pageants, whether it be as a ...

One of America's most storied beauty pageants just got a modern update. The swimsuit portion has always been a staple of the competitions, both big and small. But in a society that increasingly ...