beauty pageants

"My mother’s guiding principle was that it was more important to look good than to feel good. ... When I was in high school, she sat me down and gently explained that I was no natural beauty."
Kollé will be the second transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe during the 2023 event in El Salvador later this year.
"Pageantry is an outlet for our voices to be heard, and to make space in a world that perceives us to be silent and small."
Broyles claimed the centennial crown and a $100,000 college scholarship.
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers said it's time "girls of all ethnicities can see that this is something for everybody, not just some of us.”
Email messages sent by CEO Sam Haskell contained misogynistic language.
The women spoke out after HuffPost reported on a shocking set of internal emails filled with misogynistic statements.
Her thoughts on health care and feminism sparked some controversy.
“I want to help people, I want to understand people, I want to meet people, that’s why this is a dream for me.”
Thirteen years after fleeing a Kenyan refugee camp, she's breaking barriers for her community.