ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. The competition began nearly 100 years ...

Some Miss America executives, including the CEO, resigned after coming under scrutiny during the #MeToo era for sexist emails about contestants, forcing the organization to take a hard look at its ...

Miss America will be a competition, not a pageant, Carlson said on the show Tuesday. "We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance. That's huge," she said.

Miss America has a talent competition and evening wear, interview and fitness rounds; Miss USA contestants are judged on three rounds — swimsuit, evening gown and interview.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Miss America pageant is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance but on “what makes you you.” The ...

Object Details maker Catalina Description This swimsuit was worn by Beatrice "Bebe" Shopp (now Bea Shopp Waring) in the pageant where she was crowned Miss America 1948. The black and white striped, ...