The Young Men Illinois Club heads down to Brazil for the samba-filled Carnaval at the clubs annual Carnival ball.

ATLANTIC CITY — She’s ditched us twice, but some New Jersey lawmakers still want Miss America back. They’ll consider a bill Thursday urging the Miss America Organization to return to the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Miss America pageant has seen quite a few changes in its 104 years. But Abbie Stockard, who won the crown on January 5, believes a few ...

Miss Universe CEO Anne Jakrajutatip shocked the pageant community when she praised Miss Universe winner Victoria Kjær Theilvig's blond hair and blue eyes, calling them "the best." "We have blond ...

By Richard Sandomir Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston ... telling account of one of the most reprehensible events in the history of America’s treatment of its minorities.” “Farewell to Manzanar ...

Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — As this year's Miss Vermont, Meara Seery took to the big stage to compete in Miss America. While the Brattleboro native wasn't named a finalist, she enjoyed the ...

Whether it was the Miss America magic or just a coincidence, the win made the night even more memorable for everyone involved.

Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy policy with a 10-day national tour extolling the benefits of nuclear power ...

SANTA CRUZ — Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston ... even those who were born in America, became incredibly hostile. In 1942, a few months after the U.S. entered World War II, President Franklin Delano ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, who are both white, were arrested after two of their five children were found locked up in a shed outside ...