Meet Vietnam’s first Miss International winner

Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy was crowned winner of Miss International 2024 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall on Tuesday, besting 75 other contestants. “No...

81-year-old model loses Miss Universe Korea crown to 22-year-old

Choi Soon-hwa, 81, defied age norms and became a symbol of empowerment after competing in the Miss Universe Korea pageant on Sept. 30. Miss ...

Filipino Kiwi crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2024

Filipino Kiwi Victoria Velasquez Vincent has been crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2024, winning the title during the pageant’s coron...

The 1st Asian American and trans Miss Maryland USA

  The 1st Asian American and trans Miss Maryland USA: Bailey Anne Kennedy, 31, made history on June 1 by becoming the first transgende...

Thai Danish model Anntonia Porsild wins Miss Universe Thailand 2023

Thai Danish model Anntonia Porsild was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2023 on Sunday. About her win: Representing Nakhon Ratchasima province...

Longest-running Asian American beauty pageant crowns Kylie Chang, Erin Kwon as winners

The Miss Asian Global and Miss Asian America Pageant — the United States’ longest-running Asian American beauty pageant — has crowned ...

Averie Bishop ends her Miss Texas tenure with scathing piece calling out Texas politicians

“So many of the leaders of my state are living in denial. Rather than celebrating this diversity… they are trying to smother it&...

Sarah Sun makes history as first Chinese woman to be crowned Miss Utah

Sarah Sun has won the Miss Utah 2023 competition, becoming the first Chinese woman to ever claim the crown.  The competition: On Saturday, t...

‘Loud and proud’: Miss Universe Philippines comes out as bisexual

Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Marquez Dee has recently come out as bisexual. The 28-year-old Filipino actress and model was crowne...

R’Bonney Gabriel returns to Houston for first time since winning Miss Universe 2022

R’Bonney Gabriel returned to her hometown in Houston, Texas, last weekend for the first time since becoming Miss Universe 2022 in January. G...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.   ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...