Topic: Miss Teen USA

Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt attend Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

Miss USA pageant world in chaos

Nardos Haile
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
Donald Trump poses with Miss Universe Stefania Fernandez and Miss Teen USA Stormi Bree Henley at Trump Towers in New York City, March 31, 2010. (Getty/Mike Stobe)

Sophia Tesfaye
Karlie Hay (YouTube/MissTeenUSA)

Lessons from Miss Teen USA

Mary Elizabeth Williams