Have you ever watched a pitch contest and wondered why the best idea (in your opinion) didn’t win? Decisions in a pitch contest are mostly based on instincts about which venture has the best chance to ...

Most people view beauty pageants as competitions for looking good. For veteran pageant contestant Samantha Roth, they’re more ...

It’s the mother of all insults. The Miss America and Miss World pageants ban either some or all moms from their competitions — but a New Yorker with a 6-year-old boy hopes to change that. Danielle ...

Recently, beauty pageants have been in the news as Miss America, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA are all black women. While that is noteworthy, what was striking was the public acceptance of these ...

School spirit for Spelman College erupted across social media in recent weeks as students prepared for a series of beauty competitions. It culminated with the annual Miss Spelman Pageant, which has ...

A New York woman is trying to change the rules of major beauty pageants that prohibit mothers from competing. Danielle Hazel’s ambitions of competing in Miss America and Miss World competitions came ...

Is there more to pageantry than beauty and sequins? As the 25th anniversary of “Miss Congeniality” approaches, pageant contestants continue to challenge public conceptions and prove that competing isn ...

Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory Coast's massively popular beauty pageants for years. Contestants in the West African nation often spend a huge amount of ...

Having set records representing Vietnam at Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Grand, 36-year-old runner-up Nguyen Thi Loan has now withdrawn from showbiz to focus on business and model training.