“The whole Miss Adams Morgan Pageant really started by accident,” says Steven Brandt, a board member of the Dupont Social Club, which organizes the annual drag pageant, now a fixture on many D.C.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristan Vermeulen won Ms. Maine in 2025.Courtesy of Jen Dean Kristan Vermeulen is the host of the Makers of the USA podcast and ...

PEOPLE polled crown-and-sash hopefuls from across the country to learn which longstanding practices help them get in the zone In addition to practicing walks, preparing for interviews and selecting ...

Read about the Miss America Organization, Lenora Slaughter's work to transform the pageant, and its host Bert Parks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pageant contestant waves to the crowd. (JadeThaiCatwalk via Getty Images) (JadeThaiCatwalk via Getty Images) A woman in a ...

Follow the evolution of beauty culture and pageantry from ancient Greece and medieval era European festivals to modern beauty queens on a world stage.

When the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach announced auditions for this year’s show, Laguna Woods resident Carol Glenn decided on a whim to join the tryouts. After all, Glenn has a background in ...

Laguna Beach‘s iconic living art show, The Pageant of Masters, has moved beyond its festival grounds, generating drama and excitement for its summer show, “The Greatest of All Time.” With the theme of ...

Safe to say, these girls aren’t here to win Miss Congeniality. If a beauty pageant isn’t campy and cutthroat enough, the thriller comedy “Red Crown” cranks both up to the extreme, turning an otherwise ...