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## miss america


* ![Miss America 2018 - Third Night of Preliminary Competition](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6035ba7fceb025a6/698932630a4a22757c9d2e5d/gettyimages-844540880.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 6, 2018  
## [A Former Miss America Winner on Ending the Swimsuit Competition](https://time.com/5303080/miss-america-swimsuit-competition-me-too/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Kira Kazantsev
* ![Miss America Capitol Tour](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eed17bf1b03b381/698932488fd2ee0f9835bcf6/miss-america.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 5, 2018  
## [Miss America Is Ending Its Swimsuit Competition](https://time.com/5301485/miss-america-ends-swimsuit-competition/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Jennifer Calfas
* ![24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d3035259301f533/6988f653fb4eacbfac895194/miss-america-mallory-hagan-sam-haskell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2017  
## [‘A Pervasive Culture of Abuse.’ Miss America Winners Speak Out After CEO’s Inappropriate Emails Are Revealed](https://time.com/5077460/miss-america-reactions-sam-haskell-emails/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![Sam Haskell Miss America](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b8ef4080a04a9f7/6988f6567cdbac84aad5b671/gettyimages-8445416401.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 22, 2017  
## [Who Is Sam Haskell? Miss America CEO Resigns Over Emails Criticizing Contestants](https://time.com/5077244/sam-haskell-miss-america-ceo-slammed-over-emails-criticizing-contestants/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![2018 Miss America Competition - Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099140339817d8dd/6988dd3dcf40a8dcfec4954e/margana-wood-miss-texas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 11, 2017  
## [Miss Texas Criticized President Trump's Response to Charlottesville](https://time.com/4935917/miss-texas-trump/)  
by Raisa Bruner  
* ![John Oliver](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt962c279b3e6a7474/6986a023f983e70d5e04f49c/oliver4_27_14a.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2015  
## [How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact](https://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Victor Luckerson
* ![Miss America winner Bess Myerson](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9bd81282001b4d0/6987783ea988ca63ef6abb58/myerson.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 5, 2015  
## [Bess Myerson's Original Victory](https://time.com/3654547/bess-myerson-miss-america-1945/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Lily Rothman
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 10, 2014  
## [Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley Dies at 75](https://time.com/3627708/miss-america-mary-ann-mobley/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by NBC News
* ![Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 1](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt963a99b1f6d1c968/6986a557f983e7c95f04fdb4/john-oliver.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2014  
## [John Oliver Gave a Big Boost to Women's Scholarship Funds](https://time.com/3426950/john-oliver-women-scholarships/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![FOX News Anchor Gretchen Carlson Interviews Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta138cb0416a97469/6986a4e706f2c14895330e21/455548438.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 23, 2014  
## [Miss America Responds to Hazing Allegations](https://time.com/3422118/miss-america-responds-to-hazing-allegations/)  
by Charlotte Alter  
* ![The 2015 Miss America Pageant Finals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8215f124d2d69e72/6986a3673bc9998e331a54e3/455470296.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 15, 2014  
## [Everyone Needs to Lay Off the Miss America Contestants](https://time.com/3380305/miss-america-judgmental/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Steve Friess
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51402e0d615a119c/6986a346169ab0fe8327b288/miss-america-miss-new-york-jane-austin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 15, 2014  
## [Miss America Show Misspells Jane Austen](https://time.com/3375502/miss-america-miss-new-york-jane-austin-austen/)  
by Olivia B. Waxman
* ![MISS AMERICA 1998 WINNER JOHNSON AND FIRST RUNNER UP BRADSHAW REACT.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd54cf14b93d96a19/6986a33de53aba9a614d4692/miss-america-funny-faces-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 15, 2014  
## [Funniest Faces of Past Miss America Winners](https://time.com/3373483/see-the-10-funniest-faces-of-past-miss-america-winners/)  
by TIME Photo
* ![Long Serving Star](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf52c10f02477723e/6986a306cd6848af710966a6/miss-america-winner-23.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2014  
## [See Photos of Every Miss America Since 1921](https://time.com/3340914/photos-miss-america-2015/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![Nina Davuluri](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt411ca871790b8ed2/69868b80d0b6f20941303e5e/ap236848143711.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 20, 2014  
## [Miss America Defends Suspended High School Senior](https://time.com/69592/miss-america-prom-suspended-teen/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Nolan Feeney

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