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Entertainment
First Filipino American Miss USA winner R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe 2022
Before you read: Miss USA 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel responds to accusations she won because of ‘favoritism’ R’Bonney Gabriel, the first Filipino...
Bryan Ke
Hong Kong
Miss Hong Kong slammed online for roasting marshmallows over gas stove
Social media users are criticizing Miss Hong Kong 2022 winner Denice Lam for attempting to roast marshmallows over her gas stove. Lam, the 2...
News
Former Miss Barbados: Miss World 2000 ‘rigged’ in favor of ‘unlikeable’ Priyanka Chopra
Former Miss Barbados Leilani McConney claims in a YouTube video posted on Oct. 27 that the Miss World 2000 pageant that she competed in was...
Beauty
Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20 million
Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a Thai transgender businesswoman, has acquired the Miss Universe Organization pageant for $20 million. Jakra...
Michelle De Pacina
Inaugural Miss Sri Lanka New York beauty pageant ends in brawl
The first-ever Miss Sri Lanka New York beauty pageant was marred by a physical fight involving several attendees at the pageant’s after-par...
R’Bonney Gabriel, the first Filipino American Miss Texas USA, is crowned winner of Miss USA
Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel, a 28-year-old Filipino American fashion designer, was crowned Miss USA 2022 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Cas...
Oldest Asian America beauty pageant crowns Lisa Yan, Angella Lee as winners
Lisa Yan and Angella Lee have been named the winners of the 37th Miss Asian Global and Miss Asian America Pageant. Yan grew up in Palo Alt...
Interviews
Meet Anchyi Wei, the First Chinese American Woman to Win Mrs. DC America in 19 Years
Capitol Hill resident Anchyi Wei made history earlier this month when she took home the Mrs. DC America sash and became the first Chinese Am...
Feature
Rickshaw Driver’s Daughter Who Mopped Floors to Afford School Named Miss India 2020 Runner-Up
Manya Singh watched the Miss India Pageant for the first time at 15 and now, four years later, she is recognized by her alma mater while wea...
Kimberly Nguyen
Sikh American Makes History as First South Asian to Be Crowned National All-American Miss
A 23-year-old Sikh American competed against more than 700 other contestants across the country to win the coveted beauty pageant title. Se...
Trans Beauty Queen Makes History After Becoming Miss Universe Nepal Finalist
A finalist at this year’s Miss Universe Nepal is making history whether or not she takes home the crown on Wednesday night. ...
Ryan General
30 Miss Thailand Pageant Contestants Fall Into a Pond as Bridge Collapses
A video showing beauty pageant contestants falling into a pond all at once in Thailand has been making the rounds on social media. ...
Meet the First Trans Woman to Represent New Zealand in Miss Intercontinental 2020
Arielle Keil has made history as the first Filipina-German and first transgender woman to represent New Zealand at the Miss Intercontinental...
Hawaiian Filipino American Wins Miss Teen USA 2020
Ki’ilani Arruda, a Filipino American teen from Kauai, Hawaii, won the Miss Teen USA 2020 crown out of 51 contenders during the event o...
Scottish Nurse, Aspiring Actress Crowned Miss Hong Kong 2020
A nurse of mixed-race heritage was recently crowned Miss Hong Kong 2020, which is now in its 48th year. Popular candidate: Lisa Marie Tse, ...
Ex-Miss Universe Malaysia Loses Brand Deal After Saying Blacks ‘Chose to Be Colored’
Miss Universe Malaysia 2017 Samantha Katie James has apologized for her controversial comments about the Black Lives Movement after facing a...
Editorial Staff
First Hmong Woman Crowned United States of America’s Miss Minnesota 2020
Hmong candidate Pajdee Yang was named United States of America’s (USOA) Miss Minnesota 2020 this week. Yang, a loan officer assistant and me...
Carl Samson
Malaysia’s Best Cocks Show Themselves Off at Special Beauty Pageants
In place of gorgeous young women, fine-looking chickens take the stage at a special chicken beauty pageant in Malaysia. Originating from the...
Miss Korea 2018 Opens Up About Trolls Criticizing Her for Being ‘Overweight’ at…
Miss Korea 2018 Soo Min Kim received hate from netizens last year after she was crowned the 62nd winner of the South Korean national pageant...
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YouTuber Faces Charges for Criticizing Miss Universe Thailand’s Dress Designed by Thai Princess
Wanchaleom Jamneanphol, a Thai YouTuber who also goes by the name mixybigmouth, may face charges after criticizing a dress worn by Miss Univ...
Meet Miss Universe’s Dreamy Boyfriend of 6 Years, Clint Bondad
Meet Clint Bondad, Miss Universe winner Catriona Gray’s boyfriend who will surely make everyone thirsty. Bondad, a Filipino-German model who...
Miss Universe Catriona Gray Stands Up For Transgender Miss Spain in Pageant
Despite not being crowned Miss Universe, Spain’s Angela Ponce had her own “winning moment” on stage as she was given a standing ovation by a...
Indian American Woman Wins Miss India Worldwide 2018
Indian American Shree Saini was crowned the new Miss India Worldwide, the oldest and largest beauty pageant in the Indian diaspora. Saini, w...
She Once Thought She Was ‘Ugly’ for Being Chinese, Now She’s Going to the Miss Universe Pageant
Francesca Hung is an actress and model from Sydney who has given a new face to Miss Australia after being chosen to represent the country in...
Asia
Miss Hong Kong Contestant Under Fire for Doing the Dangerous ‘Kiki Challenge’
Tania Chan Yuen-ching, a Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant candidate, is being slammed online for taking part in an internet trend known as the ...
Newly Crowned Miss Korea Forced to Quit Instagram After Trolls Criticize Her Looks
After being crowned the 62nd Miss Korea, 23-year-old Soo Min Kim received so much hate from netizens that she was forced to temporarily clos...
Former Miss Hong Kong Who Used Crown as Loan Collateral Sued Over $479,000 Debt
A former beauty queen from Hong Kong reportedly used her pageant crown as collateral for a loan, and she now faces a lawsuit over the debt w...
Instagram
South Korean Man Wins One of the Largest Male Beauty Pageants in the World
The Mister International 2018 had officially wrapped up with Seung Hwan Lee, Korea’s representative in the competition, crowned as the 12th ...
Miss Belgium Winner Attacked By Racists Because She Isn’t White
Belgian beauty queen Angeline Flor Pua, who was crowned Miss Belgium 2018 on Saturday, has already received a slew of racist messages questi...
Max Chang
Indian Medical Student Manushi Chhillar Crowned Miss World 2017
Indian model and beauty queen Manushi Chhillar has been crowned Miss World 2017- the sixth Indian woman to win the pageant, following Miss W...
Fashion
Miss Indonesia Kevin Liliana Crowned Miss International 2017
Indonesia’s Miss International 2017 candidate Kevin Liliana didn’t just win the event’s Miss Best Dresser award, she also ...
Kyle Encina
Vietnam Crowned Mrs. Universe 2017 in Pageant That Stands Against Violence Towards Women
The Mrs. Universe 2017 crown went to Vietnam in a pageant that featured 84 married women standing together against violence towards women. V...
Laos Just Crowned Its Very First Miss Universe And She’s Fierce AF
Laos now has their first-ever candidate for the Miss Universe pageant, Laotian model Souphaphone Somvichit. The 21-year-old made history whe...
She Was Once Bullied For Her Looks, Now She’s Competing For Miss Universe Malaysia
A woman from Sabah, Malaysia, who has been insulted and made fun of for the unusual number of moles in her face and body, is out to prove he...
Geeky Bio Student Transforms into Miss Universe Thailand After Epic Six Month Makeover
Miss Universe 2016 star Chalita Suansane of Thailand underwent an intense makeover for six months to get in shape for the recent Miss Univer...
Khier Casino
Vietnamese Beauty Queen Wins Her Country’s First International Beauty Pageant
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Duyen, 23, was named Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 after beating out over 50 contestants from around the world. Duyen was t...