Newly crowned Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines, center, reacts after winning the Miss World contest, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) » 9/28/13 2:00pm 9/28/13 2:00pm

The Miss World pageant, being held in Indonesia this year, is supposed to about smiling beauty queens. But thanks to the Islamic Defenders Front, things are getting ugly. » 9/27/13 1:40pm 9/27/13 1:40pm

When the Miss World pageant began in London in 1951, the winner — Sweden's Kiki Haakonson — was crowned in a two-piece swimsuit. But this year, the pageant is being held in Indonesia — world's most populous Islamic country — and bikinis will not be present. » 6/07/13 1:00pm 6/07/13 1:00pm

Well, I know I don't need to tell you guys this, because you've been raptly following the results of the Miss World Fiji pageant, but the Miss World Fiji pageant has turned into a real shit-show. Following complaints from concerned citizens, pageant officials have decided to take the title away from this year's… » 5/18/12 10:40am 5/18/12 10:40am

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. » 11/16/10 3:23pm 11/16/10 3:23pm

American Alexandria Mills' Miss World win in China on Saturday has been tainted with speculation that favorite Miss Norway lost because judges are furious that Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize. Surely, the Nobel committee is devastated. » 11/01/10 11:53am 11/01/10 11:53am

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. » 10/30/10 1:45pm 10/30/10 1:45pm

[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] » 8/02/10 4:42pm 8/02/10 4:42pm

India's Miss World contestants are learning Bollywood-style dances this year, in the hope that the films' growing popularity abroad can give them an advantage in competition, just as international acclaim launched actress Deepika Padukone to Bollywood's A-list. » 7/21/09 6:00pm 7/21/09 6:00pm

"Like the real Miss World there is day wear, swim-wear and evening wear." Unlike the real Miss World, at the Alternative Miss World pageant, it may be modeled by a septuagenarian, robot, or drag queen. » 4/17/09 1:00pm 4/17/09 1:00pm

Ed Note: We hear about and see so many stories that we can't find the time to comment on that we're gonna try something new: "Leftovers", a daily "accounting" of the stuff we had to leave behind. Let us know if you like it, and, obviously, feel free to click through on the stories and flesh them out for everybody. » 4/10/08 4:40pm 4/10/08 4:40pm

The "Miss Landmine Survivor" pageant will be held April 2nd in Luanda, Angola, reports the BBC. The contest, organized by Angola's de-mining commission, aims not only to give victims confidence, but to raise awareness. Millions of mines were planted in Angola during a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002. Tens of… » 3/27/08 9:45am 3/27/08 9:45am

Pity Miss England. Georgia Horsley, who has a body that many women would kill for, has been told she's got to gain weight and gain weight fast if she wants a chance at winning the title of Miss World. Says Horsley: "Miss World judges like naturally curvy girls and don't like the stick-thin women you see on the… » 10/23/07 6:45pm 10/23/07 6:45pm