Days before Halima Aden even stepped on the stage as the first Miss Minnesota USA contestant to wear a hijab, she was inspiring other women across the country. As news agencies began to report on ...

Edwards, who went on to compete in the Miss USA pageant, was remembered by her friends and fellow contestants following ... Miss Dakota USA and I was a Miss Minnesota USA, so there kind of was ...

Less than a year later she was crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2012 during the pageant finals Sunday night at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. At 26, Panemalaythong was the oldest contestant in ...

A group of Miss USA contestants have penned a joint letter to the organization following the resignation of Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava. Both women ...

After the finale, some Miss USA contestants questioned the results of the pageant, claiming there was never a chance for them to win over Miss Texas, R'Bonney Gabriel, who is also the first ...

Mikayla Holmgren was the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant Sunday night, making history and breaking down a barrier for women with cognitive disabilities ...