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Topic: Beauty Pageants

Controversial Miss USA 2022 winner R'bonney Gabriel competes in the 71st Miss Universe pageant in January 2023 in New Orleans (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Miss USA scandal: Something wasn't right

Joy Saha
Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst, Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin, Miss Teen USA 2019 Kaliegh Garris (AP/Noah K. Murray/YouTube/Miss USA)

Why black pageant queens matter

D. Watkins
Laura Hunter, Ms. World 2016, is suing the operators of some conservative websites for using her identity without authorization. (Photo of Laura Hunter actually used by with permission)

Fake news meets identity theft

Matthew Sheffield
This Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 photo shows Miss America contestants at a welcoming ceremony in Atlantic City. The first night of preliminary competition in this year's pageant begins Tuesday night, Sept. 6, 2016, with the new Miss America being crowned on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) (AP)

Miss America 1968

Paige Welch - The Conversation
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Karlie Hay (YouTube/MissTeenUSA)

Lessons from Miss Teen USA

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Donald Trump and Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler, of Venezuela, talk during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Doral, Fla. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)

Trump didn't ruin "Miss USA"

Silpa Kovvali
Donald Trump and Miss Universe, Gabriela Isler, of Venezuela, talk during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Doral, Fla. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)

Bye-bye, beauty pageants

Rhonda Garelick
Steve Harvey (Reuters/Steve Marcus)

Steve Harvey: Bad for women

Nico Lang
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Steve Harvey holds up the card showing the winners after he incorrectly announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP/John Locher)

Harvey's Miss Universe fail

Erin Coulehan

Prachi Gupta
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Don't snark on the tiara

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Prachi Gupta
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Oceane Scharre,Mini Miss France 2011, Mathilde Florin, Miss France 2011 (AP/Uncredited)

France to ban child pageants?

Tracy Clark-Flory
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Prachi Gupta
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-97401p1.html'>Sergey Sukhorukov</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Prachi Gupta
Kirsten Haglund (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

McCarton Ackerman - The Fix
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Peter Finocchiaro
Britney Campbell, not getting Botox injections.

Drew Grant
Miss Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan, left, followed by Miss Nevada Cris Crotz and Miss New Hampshire, Krystal Lee Muccioli walk in the "Show Us Your Shoes" parade as part of this week's Miss America festivities Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (AP)

Oskar Garcia
In a photo provided by the Miss Universe OrganizationJimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico 2010, wears her national costume for a pre taped segment of the 2010 Miss Universe Competition at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Prather/Miss Universe Organization LP, LLLP) (AP)

Louis Bayard
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Miss Michigan Rima Fakih reacts as she is crowned Miss USA 2010 Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) (AP)

HuffPo editor on "whorish" Miss USA

Christine Mathias
Miss Michigan Rima Fakih competes in bathing suit portion of the Miss USA 2010 pageant, Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Las Vegas. Fakih was later crowned Miss USA 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) (Isaac Brekken)

Wajahat Ali
Miss Michigan Rima Fakih reacts as she is crowned Miss USA 2010 Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) (AP)

Jocelyn Noveck
(Salon)

Tracy Clark-Flory
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