The #MeToo movement has claimed another victim: The Miss America Pageant's “Lifestyle and Fitness” competition, better known as the swimsuit contest. But don't get too excited. It's not the ...

So the swimsuit competition will not be missed, and Miss America is helping to lead the way. The organization has already produced two former Miss Americas-turned-candidates, ...

In fact, though Miss America started specifically as a swimsuit competition, that format was then considered by some to be liberating for participants.

Formal calls to excise the swimsuit competition have been around since the '90s in the Miss America world, says Hilary Levey Friedman, a pageant expert and professor at Brown University. Her ...

How the Swimsuit Showdown Shaped the Miss America Contest A new behind-the-scenes book, “There She Was,” and a Smithsonian collecting initiative celebrate the pageant’s centennial ...

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People have been protesting the Miss America pageant, and the swimsuit competition specifically, since the 1960s. And maybe, if the organization had made the change back then, it would have helped.

Miss America Eliminates Swimsuit Competition: 'We Are No Longer a Pageant' "We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance," Gretchen Carlson said of the Miss America ...

Recently, the Miss World competition decided to cancel the swimsuit portion of its competition. Since the competition began in 1951, girls have gotten in their skivvies to compete for the crown.

Forget the typical swimsuit competition. The Gardens in Statesboro, GA, recently held a unique event, 'Sassy Seniors: ...

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