The latest in unjust beauty pageantry rulings comes out of Mexico, where 19-year-old Cynthia de la Vega was stripped of her crown because she put on six — count 'em, six — pounds. Really, Mexico?

In the last three years, the number of women arrested in Mexico on drug trafficking-related charges has jumped 400%. At least six of them are beauty queens or models.

Alexandria Mills recently became the first American crowned Miss World, and in keeping with our national tradition, she's now involved in a nude photo scandal. A picture the 18-year-old sent to her boyfriend is reportedly being shopped to media outlets.

American Alexandria Mills has been named Miss World 2010 at the competition in Beijing; critics speculate the recent high-school graduate doesn't possess the comically large crown wearing experience necessary for the post.

Miss USA recently spent a week cataloging everything she ate for Grub Street. We thought it might be interesting to look at this — so what did the most beautiful girl in the nation consume?

[Newcastle, August 2. Miss World contestants pose on field before the start of the round 21 NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the Manly Sea Eagles at EnergyAustralia Stadium in Australia. Image via Getty]

Solange Magnano, a former Miss Argentina, died on Sunday from complications caused by plastic surgery. She went in for a gluteoplasty, but the procedure somehow went wrong, and wound up killing the 37-year-old beauty queen. [CNN, MSNBC]

There must be some unwritten rule that beauty queens must film their every assignation: Anya Ayoung-Chee, aka Miss Universe 2008, has become the latest pageant winner to become involved in a sex-tape scandal. Spoiler: It's a threesome. [NYDailyNews]