TMZ Celebrity News for Pageantry

Miss International 2012 at War with Large Bird Eating Fish From Her Koi Pond

TMZ Staff — 2019-01-14T00:10:00-08:00

Ikumi Yoshimatsu -- who repped Japan when she won Miss International in 2012 -- is at war with a huge-ass bird that's been feasting on expensive koi in her pond ... and TMZ's got video of the flying beast eyeing its prey. Ikumi was baffled for…

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Miss Congo's Hair Goes Up in Flames Right After Being Crowned Miss Africa 2018

TMZ Staff — 2018-12-28T06:52:00-08:00

And, the winner of Miss Africa 2018 is ... whoever saved her from major scalp injuries!!! Miss Congo, Dorcas Kasinde, won the African beauty pageant hosted by the Cross River State Government Friday, but immediately after she was crowned ... her…

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Miss World 1959 Contestant Loretta Powell Allegedly Screwed Out of $1.9 Million Home

TMZ Staff — 2018-12-27T00:30:00-08:00

Loretta Powell -- known for representing the U.S. in the 1959 Miss World pageant -- came home one day to find her tenant throwing her stuff out and renovating the place ... after allegedly scamming her out of the deed to her property. The story's…

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Last Ever Miss BumBum Contest Ends with Fight Over Fake Butts

TMZ Staff — 2018-11-06T07:12:00-08:00

You can't say Miss BumBum didn't go out with a bang -- the final contest ever ended with 2 chicks fighting onstage over whose ass is fake ... naturally. Brazil's annual ass competition pageant went down Monday night and 31-year-old Ellen Santana,…

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Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith Dies at 45 After Battle with Cancer

TMZ Staff — 2018-09-09T07:15:00-07:00

Chelsi Smith -- who took the crown of Miss USA in 1995 -- and went on to win Miss Universe has died. Shanna Moakler -- who was runner up to Smith in the 1995 Miss USA Pageant -- shared a tribute to the beauty queen after learning of her death, "I…

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Miss Virginia Backs NFL Kneelers During Miss America Prelim, Wins

TMZ Staff — 2018-09-07T06:45:00-07:00

Colin Kaepernick has another major supporter -- Miss Virginia -- who went to bat for the QB during a Miss America prelim competition on Thursday ... a prelim competition she WON! 22-year-old Emili McPhail was competing against 49 other women at…

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Miss Denver Kayla Kline Resigns in Support of Miss America Cara Mund

TMZ Staff — 2018-08-23T00:30:00-07:00

Miss America Cara Mund allegedly getting bullied by her own org is NOT okay with Miss Denver's Kayla Kline ... so Kayla is showing her solidarity by giving up her crown. Kayla -- who not that long ago earned the Mile High City's honor -- tells TMZ…

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Miss America Cara Mund Approves of Scrapping Swimsuit Competition

TMZ Staff — 2018-06-05T14:44:00-07:00

Miss America Cara Mund hasn't put on a swimsuit since winning the crown in September, and says that proves the swimsuit competition is no longer necessary to get the job done. The Miss America Org announced Tuesday it's scrapping swimsuits and…

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Miss America Axes Swimsuit Competition & Will No Longer Judge on Physical Appearance

TMZ Staff — 2018-06-05T06:53:00-07:00

Miss America's dumping a longstanding tradition ... scrapping the swimsuit competition because it'll no longer judge contestants on physical appearance. Ex-FOX News host Gretchen Carlson -- a 1989 Miss America winner herself and the new chair of…

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Carson Kressley Getting Blowback Over Miss USA, 'Sophie's Choice' Joke

TMZ Staff — 2018-05-22T07:27:00-07:00

Carson Kressley joked it was impossible to choose his favorite Miss USA finalist -- just like Meryl Streep choosing which of her kids to save -- and suffice it to say, the joke triggered some outrage. "It's like 'Sophie's Choice'! They're all so…

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Miss USA Kara McCullough Tries to Walk Back Healthcare Answer (VIDEO)

TMZ Staff — 2017-05-16T15:07:00-07:00

Miss USA Kara McCullough says she's not backing down from her controversial statement about affordable healthcare being a privilege -- but sounds like she's doing her best to soften it. We talked to Kara on Tuesday and she expanded on her Sunday…

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Miss USA Says Healthcare Is a 'Privilege' (VIDEOS)

TMZ Staff — 2017-05-15T06:50:00-07:00

The new Miss USA says healthcare for all Americans is a privilege and not a right -- and that belief earned her a ton of boos at the pageant, and on the Internet ... but didn't stop her from winning. Kara McCullough, Miss District of Columbia,…

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Miss Honduras -- Pageant Re-Crowns Her After Legal Threat

TMZ Staff — 2016-11-10T14:28:00-08:00

Miss Honduras 2016 just brought her bosses to their knees ... pageant officials in Honduras have re-crowned her after they got threatened with an international lawsuit. Sirey Moran was stripped of her crown by Miss Universe Honduras back in July…

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Donald Trump -- He Was Never Vulgar with Me ... Says Ex-Beauty Queen Katie Blair (VIDEO)

TMZ Staff — 2016-10-13T00:50:00-07:00

Former Miss Teen USA Katie Blair says Donald Trump is far from the sleazy guy he's being made out to be ... based on her experiences with him on TV shows and pageants. Katie was Miss Teen USA '06 and Miss CA USA '11 ... and Trump owned both…

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Chris Brown Accuser -- Beauty Pageant Struts to Chris Brown's Hit Song! (VIDEO + PHOTOS)

TMZ Staff — 2016-09-30T00:50:00-07:00

The woman who claims Chris Brown pulled a gun on her got a hysterical assist from Breezy in her quest to win a beauty pageant. Baylee Curran was a contestant in the Miss Greater Inland Empire Pageant -- it's a prelim for Miss California -- and when…

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Miss America -- Contestants Answer Tough Political Questions ... Trump, Clinton, Immigration (VIDEO)

TMZ Staff — 2016-09-12T06:37:00-07:00

Gotta hand it to them ... Miss America contestants broke the mold this year and answered questions on the fly about divisive issues, including Clinton, Trump, immigration and National Anthem protests. Check out the video ... the judges were tough…

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Chris Brown Accuser -- Stripped of Beauty Queen Crown Over Nude Photos

TMZ Staff — 2016-08-31T06:28:00-07:00

The woman who got Chris Brown arrested Tuesday got stripped of her beauty pageant crown in part because of nude photos that surfaced, and pageant officials say she lied and said it wasn't her. Baylee Curran, the woman claiming Chris pulled a gun on…

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Miss Teen USA Pageant Mom -- I Demand a Do-Over! It Was Just TOO White

TMZ Staff — 2016-08-01T13:55:00-07:00

The Miss Teen USA needs to reassemble all the contestants and redo this year's entire pageant -- but this time with more women of color onstage and at the judges' table ... according to Miss Alaska's mom. Ifeoma Isolokwu's daughter, Nneamaka,…

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Miss Colombia -- Burger King Wants to Crown Her

TMZ Staff — 2016-01-06T11:03:00-08:00

Miss Colombia may have lost her crown, but companies pitching burgers and beers want to re-crown her and make her super famous and wealthy. Sources connected with the scorned Miss Universe contestant tell TMZ, a high-powered manager -- who reps…

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Miss Colombia -- Mega Porn Offer ... Choose Your Sex Partner and Make a Million

TMZ Staff — 2015-12-23T00:50:00-08:00

Miss Colombia could become the biggest thing in beauty pageants since Vanessa Williams ... if a porn king has his way. Vivid honcho Steve Hirsch to Ariadna Gutierrez Tuesday offering up $1 million. He made his case with another famous pageant…

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