Miss America predates Miss USA by 31 years. The first pageant ... It was won by a 16-year-old named Margaret Gorman, competing as Miss Washington, DC. The Miss America website states that ...

Last August, the Mercer Island resident decided to enter her initial pageant — Miss Black Washington USA — and began preparing for a plethora of interviews that would come with the territory.

Catch up with the most famous contestants to participate in the Miss USA pageant Vic Verbalaitis is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. His work has previously ...

Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris and Miss America Nia Imani Franklin all currently hold their respective crowns — a first in history For the first time ever, Miss USA ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Two Spokane women are now in the running for the title of Miss Washington and Miss Washington's Teen 2025. The 2025 Miss Spokane pageant was held at the Bing Crosby Theater on ...