The Miss America organization has had a long and ugly history with racism and diversity, and Monday’s Secrets of Miss America explored just how long and just how ugly it’s been. The new series from A&E dives into various secrets and controversies that ...

Miss New York Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America 2026 at the Sept. 7 ceremony in Orlando, Fla., making her the eighth New Yorker to wear the crown.

As an honorary USO Global Ambassador, Miss America will participate in a variety of USO-led programs, events, and outreach initiatives throughout her year of service. This partnership will provide unique opportunities for Miss America to connect directly with military communities,

The Miss America pageant will take place in Orlando on Sunday. More than 50 women from across America will make their cases for the crown. The contestants include a national figure skater, a biomedical systems engineer, and a trauma nurse. It's almost time ...

Miss America 2026 Cassie Donegan will visit Springfield on March 21st, joining Miss and Teen titleholders for the Miss Illinois Spring Kickoff Weekend.

"It's never the wrong time to do the right thing," Caressa Cameron-Jackson said. A former Miss America is speaking out days after the reigning titleholder, Cara Mund, reportedly released a letter slamming the pageant's current leadership, including ...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — As Miss America turns 100, a major question remains unanswered: Is she still relevant? The glitzy competition was born from a 1921 Atlantic City beauty contest, just a year after women were given the right to vote, and maintains ...

The Miss America Organization announced the newly crowned Miss America will serve as an honorary USO Global Ambassador during her year of service.

A former Miss America winner turned nuclear energy expert has issued a stark warning to Ed Miliband over net zero. Grace Vanderhei, née Stanke, who won the national contest in 2023, has spent her post-pageant career raising awareness about zero-carbon energy sources with the Wall Street Journal declaring her "the new face of nuclear energy.