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Tiara Talk: The Pageant Industry’s Evolving Reputation

Tiara Talk: The Pageant Industry’s Evolving Reputation

Published on February 1, 2024, 1:25 p.m.by Shaley Brown. The pageant industry has drawn criticism over the years for its perpetuation of unrealistic body images and for crowning tall, thin young women. However, pageants are also known for building resilience by exposing women to competition

Changing of the Crown: Miss America 2.0

Changing of the Crown: Miss America 2.0

Published on November 5, 2018, at 3:57 p.m. by Ali Carden. Ninety-seven years ago Miss America was born. The Miss America Organization has been putting on its annual production in Atlantic City, New Jersey, since 1921. Since then, it has made countless changes to the

Winning National Championships Wins You More Than Trophies

Posted At: January 24, 2013 1:38 P.M. by Caroline Murray As the Alabama Crimson Tide won its 15th football national championship, CNN sent me a push notification announcing the results. As I read the notification with glee, hundreds of thousands of others (many of whom had probably never

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