"I'm a wigs fan. I love wigs," said contestant and make-up artist Astrid Menekou. The 24-year-old told the BBC she was ...

The Miss Ivory Coast Pageant has released a shocking new ... the new rules require some contestants to reflect on what makes them feel beautiful to others. “I would see other girls with long ...

Ivory Coast beauty pageant organizers are shaking ... defy Eurocentric societal norms and challenge what is considered “beautiful.” However, this decision has ignited various reactions.

Ivory Coast remains the only African nation to enforce such a regulation ... artificial hair, and they looked so beautiful. This rule gives me more pride as a woman—as an African woman." However, the ...

Amadou Bagayoko and his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, rose from icons in Mali to international success over the last two ...

Amanda Knox, a married mother of two, gives advice to students and their parents on whether study abroad is a safe option in 2025. She has a new book, "Free: My Search for Meaning." ...

The Catholic faithful and many more the world over continued to pay their respects to Pope Francis one day after his death. An official period of mourning began in Italy that will last through his ...

It had contracts with the national teams of Uruguay and the Ivory Coast, and provided kits to the New York Cosmos thanks to the recommendation of Giorgio Chinaglia, the team’s firebrand Italian ...

Speaking at the commissioning , Mr Oyeleke described it as a "historic event" that shows how powerful public-private ...

This beautiful and underrated riverside town in Wales has cosy waterfront pubs, canal boat trips and white water rafting ...