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Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst Dead at 30

The social justice advocate used her pageant platform to speak out on racial injustice, the legalization of…

Emily Leibert

1/31/22 2:00PM

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Miss World America Contestants Speak Out About Being Exploited and Humiliated

“Being Miss World America was horrible, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” said former titleholder Marisa…

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Hot Woman Doesn't Win Hot Woman Contest

Angela Ponce represented Spain at the international hot woman contest in Thailand on Sunday. She looked great, but,…

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Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers Apologizes for Comments About Fellow Miss Universe Contestants' English

Sarah Rose Summers, aka Miss USA, faced intense criticism on Wednesday when a video recorded on Miss Colombia…

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Don't Ever Let Them Tell You You're Being Too Extra

Pageants are in general vile tools of the patriarchy, but I can never muster up total disdain for Miss Universe…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

12/11/18 5:49PM

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Politics

What a Shame, Someone Vandalized Donald Trump's Walk Of Fame Star Again

Well shit, what do you know! Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame star, vandalized once in October 2016, has been…

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And the List Keeps Growing: Former Miss Finland Accuses Trump of Sexual Assault

In an interview with local Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, translated by The Telegraph, former Miss Finland Ninni…

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The One Thing That Bugged Trump About the Debate Was the Miss Universe Stuff, Because She Really Was Fat

Donald Trump, a soggy cracker spread with spoiled shrimp compote, said and sniffed more crazy things at the debate…

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Donald Trump: I Think Everyone Can Agree Rosie O'Donnell Deserved to Be Called a Fat Pig

Towards the end of the first presidential debate Monday night, Hillary Clinton mentioned Donald Trump’s habit of…

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Miss Teen USA Is Eliminating the Swimsuit Competition and Replacing It With...Athleisure?

Apparently awoken to the fact that asking women ages 14-19 to submit their bikini bodies for public judgment is a…

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Steve Harvey Wrings (Hopefully) One Final Moment of Fame Out of His Miss Universe Mistake

In December, Steve Harvey made an amazing host flub by mistakenly crowning Miss Colombia as Miss Universe, then,…

Hillary Crosley Coker

1/19/16 4:20PM

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12/31/15

Miss Colombia Is a Steve Harvey Truther, Just Like Me

I believe Steve Harvey’s crowning of the wrong Miss Universe was staged. I believe he and a handful of pageant…

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Miss Philippines Sends Message to Miss Colombia: 'We Are Now Bonded'

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, the crowned 2015 Miss Universe, posted a message of gratitude on Instagram, which also…

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Miss Colombia Is Being Offered $1 Million to Do Porn

Since the Miss Universe pageant didn’t exactly work out in Miss Colombia’s favor, porn giant Vivid Entertainment…

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Sony Thinks Kesha's Eventual Comeback Could Turn Her Into the 'Next Adele'

Kesha hasn’t released an album in over three years, but it’s not because she hasn’t tried. The singer (whose 2012…

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Miss Universe Producer Says Steve Harvey Is Welcome to Return as Host. Sweet.

Since Steve Harvey only made a minor, no-big-deal screw-up at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant on Sunday (announcing th…

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Of Course Piers Morgan Wants Miss Philippines to Share Her Crown

Piers Morgan, one of those big, painful pimples that is definitely going to leave a scar, has offered his opinions…

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Steve Harvey Screws Up, Announces Wrong Winner at Miss Universe Pageant

Steve Harvey made an unbelievably horrible and embarrassing mistake during the most pivotal moment of Sunday…

Marie Lodi

12/20/15 11:00PM

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