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It may be a fool's errand to try to predict who will win the 2018 Miss America pageant, even if you do care about the Atlantic City show, which airs 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 on ABC. (Given the musical selections of the event over the past few years, "A Calvin Harris/Coldplay song" would be the most accurate guess.) But here are some top picks anyway, given our coverage of pageant happenings this week at Boardwalk Hall. These contestants may not triumph over the rest of the 51

Complete Headline: Woman who is set to become the first transgender contestant at the Miss Montana USA pageant says President Trump's motivated her to 'step up' and 'instill hope' in the trans community Anita Green, 26, will compete as part of the Miss Montana USA pageant on Sunday in Missoula University Of Montana grad made history last year by becoming the first openly transgender person elected as national delegate to a nominating convention She has thought about entering the pageant in the past but decided it was time after Donald Trump was elected president last year 'I wanted to be...

The 2018 Miss America Competition takes place this Sunday. 51 women from Alabama to Wyoming will compete for the crown in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 97th annual competition will air on ABC Sunday, September 10 at 9 p.m. and be hosted by "Bachelor" host Chris Harrison and ESPN's Sage Steele. Jordin Sparks, Maria Menounos, and Molly Sims will be amoung the event's celebrity judges. Before the competition kicks off, get to know the women who will be vying for the crown.

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An African-American nuclear chemist from Washington, DC, won the 2017 edition of Miss USA on Sunday night after telling the audience about her conservative political viewpoints. Kára McCullough, a 25-year-old nuclear chemist who works for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told the audience how she doesn't necessarily view herself as a feminist and said that health care is a privilege and not a right. She also won plaudits for wearing her hair natural and curly throughout the competition. The event, which featured beauties from each state and the nation's capital outfitted in dazzling dresses and swimsuits, came to an end...

Miss District of Columbia Kara McCullough was crowned the new Miss USA Sunday in Las Vegas. The beauty works in the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a chemist. Tonight during the question and answer section Kara told the audience healthcare is a privilege and not a right and that creating jobs is important. She said feminism is man-hating. Hah! Beauty and brains. She is amazing! https://youtu.be/muS063iEnIk

After working the stage in their swimsuits and evening gowns, the 86 candidates of Miss Universe 2016 had some fun as they showed off their national costumes to the audience at the Mall of Asia on Thursday, January 26.

Miss Iceland announced she is quitting the Miss Grand International beauty contest in Las Vegas after being told she has “too much fat.” Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir wrote a letter to the organization informing them of her decision after she was told to lose weight if she wanted to stand a chance to win. The 20-year old shared the letter on Instagram. “I am a very strong woman, but sometimes my strength isn’t enough,” it read.

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Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields won the Miss America pageant Sunday night in Atlantic City. She topped a field of 52 contestants to win the crown and the title of Miss America 2017, succeeding the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell. Shields performed a jazz dance to a song from the TV show "Smash," for which she won a preliminary competition earlier in the week. During the onstage interview portion of the competition, she was asked what she thought of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, one of several political questions asked of the contestants. "Both of the contestants have done a good...

The first ever openly lesbian Miss America contestant took the stage for the first time during the second night of the preliminary competition on Wednesday. Miss Missouri Erin O'Flaherty, 23, strutted her stuff during the swimsuit competition and spoke about National Suicide Prevention Week during her on stage question. Miss Maryland Hannah Brewer and Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields won the night's preliminary contests in the swimsuit and talent portion. Brewer won the swimsuit competition, while Shields nabbed the talent portion after jazz dancing to They Just Keep Moving The Line, a song from former NBC show Smash. 'We were just...

Miss Missouri, Erin O’ Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown this weekend as the first openly lesbian contestant.

The winner of this year's Miss Teen USA has admitted her mistake after being slammed for a series of racially offensive posts sent from her Twitter account Karlie Hay, 18, of Tomball, Texas, was given the crown Saturday at a lavish ceremony in Las Vegas. But shortly after the pageant ended, a Twitter user posted a screenshot of tweets that included the N-word, that Hay had sent to some of her friends in January 2014 and July 2013. Soon, many had taken to Twitter to express their concern that somebody who had posted racially offensive sentiments had just been billed...

Genesis Davila won the crown at the Miss Florida USA 2017 on July 16, but was stripped of her title just days later for violating the competition rules. According to Grant Gravitt, the pagaent's executive director, Davila, 24, defied policy by using professional hair and makeup artists for the show.

The 2016 Miss Teen USA pageant will feature one major change from the previous year’s competitions: USA Today reports that it will be eliminating the swimsuit portion. The pageant had previously required the contestants, aged 14–19, to walk across the stage in a bikini to "show off the athleticism of the competitors.”

The Miss Teen USA pageant is dropping the swimsuit portion of its competition. This decision reflects an important cultural shift we're all celebrating...

Missouri has its first openly gay Miss Missouri, and she will represent the state at the Miss America pageant later this year. Erin O’Flaherty, 23, was crowned Miss Missouri on Saturday in Mexico, Missouri, and is the first openly gay woman to be named Miss Missouri, said Ann Jolly, chairman of the board of the Miss Missouri Scholarship Organization. O’Flaherty said Wednesday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that she came out as gay when she was 18, competed openly and knew going into the Miss Missouri pageant that she’d be making history if she won. …

The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I'm powerful, I am dedicated," Deshauna Barber said. "Gender does not limit us in the United States." The winner of Sunday's 2016 Miss USA competition held at the T-Mobile Arena off the Las Vegas Strip will go on to compete in the Miss Universe contest.

It’s time for the glitz and glamour of the Miss USA pageant! There are 52 gorgeous ladies will compete tonight, June 5, for the title of Miss USA. Find out the beauty who’s representing your state now!