NEW ORLEANS – As Miss Louisiana 2017 wraps up her reign, she gave her thoughts on the Miss America competition’s decision to drop the swimsuit portion of the pageant. Earlier this week, the Miss ...

A separate competition, Miss America, is ending its swimsuit competition. Shortly after Miss America made headlines with a bombshell announcement that it's scrapping its swimsuit competition, the ...

The 22 women competing to be “Miss Iowa 2018″ next week will still be evaluated for their appearances in swimsuits and evening gowns. Changes announced this week to the Miss America competition — like ...

After this year's Miss Louisiana Pageant, which is under way in Monroe, the aspiring young women will no longer appear in revealing bathing suits. In 2018 "contestants will compete in interview, ...

The pageant has nixed one of its most iconic -- and controversial -- contests. Two of the most iconic and controversial traditions will be missing when the preliminary competition for the Miss America ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Empowering or denigrating? The swimsuit competition of the Miss America pageant has long been a major point of contention. It has ...