She's been Miss Universe for barely a month, and Dayana Mendoza already faces her first scandal. Nude photos of the beauty queen have been spreading like wildfire over the internet, but the ...

Ariana Miyamoto, a native of Nagasaki who has a Japanese mother and an African American father, also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2015.

She beat 35 other contestants to the Miss Universe Japan title. “The abolition of the age limit and the inclusion of married ...

SEOUL--An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough ...

The Miss Universe pageant has significantly evolved since its debut in 1952. What began as a straightforward competition of physical beauty has transformed into a multifaceted event that now ...

Beyond beauty standards, the Miss Universe pageant aims to empower women and address humanitarian issues. Contestants often engage in advocacy work that reflects their personal missions and ...

The Associated Press Sixers center Joel Embiid observes a preseason game between Philadelphia and New Zealand. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will not play the rest of the preseason as part ...

One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap. The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.

Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column, Rough ...

The leading cause of that issue is star center Joel Embiid’s health come the late ... even Maxey could head to the Chase Centre a few days early and miss that Brooklyn game.

Guard Tyrese Maxey will have to carry the scoring burden for the 76ers with Joel Embiid and Paul George ... Tuesday that Embiid and George would miss the opener at the Wells Fargo Center on ...

The Philadelphia 76ers announced Sunday that star center Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the preseason for left knee maintenance. This shouldn’t sound alarms. There is an 82-game regular ...