Muslim hardliners have protested the pageant

A Thai boot camp whips would-be beauty queens into pageant shape.

In Israel, a 79-year-old was crowned in a pageant that is being criticized as "macabre"

The swimsuits are gone at the Miss America Pageant, but the contestants' inane babble remains the same

Inside the elaborate, disturbing and downright riveting world of child-beauty pageants

As more companies drop the GOP candidate, at least one person still feels OK about the Donald

If a contestant's skin was too dark or she rejected his advances, she was out

Once a year, the Miss America extravaganza recaptures Atlantic City's old glory. Beverly Gage portrays the pageant's -- and the city's -- past and present.

Scotty McCreery wins in a star-studded finale, but the big question is: Can this show survive?

"Wouldn't that be easier?"

19 former Miss America winners are calling for the former Fox News host to resign from her new role

Vanessa Williams' vindication is a long time coming, but what's to stop the same de-crowning from happening again?

HuffPo buries the still-smoldering myth about feminists and their undergarments once and for all. Again.

Teresa Scanlan, the 17 year-old Miss Nebraska, will wear the crown in 2011

And we read up on pageant qualifications, just for fun.