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It was a public relations battle featuring two well-known masters of the media, a beauty queen, and a controversial question: Should someone born a man be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe pageant?
Donald Trump reverses a ban on a transgender beauty contestant in his Miss Universe Pageant. HLN's A.J. Hammer reports.
Gloria Allred's demand that a transgender contestant be allowed to compete in the Miss Canada Universe pageant was trumped Tuesday when pageant owner Donald Trump agreed with her.
Dayana Mendoza discusses the controversy around the transgender model in the Miss Universe Canada pageant.
A Canadian beauty pageant contestant who was disqualified when the Miss Universe Canada organizers discovered she was transgender said Tuesday she had been devastated by the decision and wanted a clear change in the rules.
Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 2012 at the pageant in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta introduces us to human factor Bree Boyce who lost over 100 pounds to win the Miss South Carolina crown.
Every Friday, Bree Boyce dreaded her high school gym class. Students had to run a mile under 11 minutes, and those who couldn't finish in time would have to walk around the track for the rest of the period.
In 1993, when the Miss World beauty pageant was commanding 1.8 billion viewers worldwide, the front page of the state-run Beijing Youth Daily published an article with a bright red headline reading, "Peking University women reject beauty pageants."
First things first: I didn't watch Monday night's Miss Universe Pageant. I did not even know it was on.
"I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family," the proud winner says
"Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me," says the business student
Miss USA Alyssa Campanella competes for the coveted title
A Mexican beauty queen says officials took away her crown after she gained weight, stopping her from competing in this year's Miss World pageant.
For starters, the redhead is actually a natural blonde - and she's already spoken for
The auburn-haired beauty told judges she supports legalizing medical marijuana
Miss California Alyssa Campanella bested 51 other contestants Sunday night to win the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas.
"Most people would take her for at least six years older," says Teresa Scanlan's father
Teresa Scanlan, 17, hopes to brings awareness to eating disorders during her year-long reign
Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska will spend the next year as Miss America after besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday's event in Las Vegas.
Miss Delaware Kayla Martell began losing her hair at the age of 13
The former Miss California USA is expecting her first child in May with NFL quarterback Kyle Boller
The ex-beauty queen weds in a lavish California celebration
Miss USA Rima Fakih is a Muslim with Lebanese heritage, but her family is "not defined by religion," Fakih said.
HLN's Joy Behar talks with Miss USA Rima Fakih about how she's been dealing with the controversies surrounding her win.
Those pictures of her pole dancing? She was "just being silly," beauty queen Rima Fakih tells PEOPLE
Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih becomes the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
After taking the title Sunday, Lebanon-born Rima Fakih is ready to eat pizza
The 22-year-old broadcast journalism student wins a $50,000 scholarship and begins a year-long reign
The beauty queen says "yes" to boyfriend Brian Irk one night before handing over her crown
Carrie Prejean, Former Miss California USA, promotes her new book, "Still Standing" on Larry King live.
Mogul Donald Trump expressed shock at former Ms. California Carrie Prejean's attempt to end the interview with host Larry King during her appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live."
The sudden end to a legal battle between dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant officials was prompted by the revelation of a "sex tape," according to a source familiar with the lawsuits' settlement.
The legal battle between Miss California USA pageant officials and former beauty queen Carrie Prejean ended Tuesday with an agreement to drop their claims, according to a pageant spokesman.
Miss California USA officials want Carrie Prejean to repay $5,200 they say she borrowed to have her breasts augmented last year.
Prejean's "bigoted statements" caused her own downfall, Moakler's lawyer says
Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against Miss California USA officials who stripped her of her title, accusing them of libel and religious discrimination for her views on same-sex marriage.
Carrie Prejean's lawyer gave Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis what he said was a final warning to retract statements made about the former beauty queen or face a defamation lawsuit.
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean wants to set the record straight.
Dailyfill.com's Chris Case dishes on e-mails from Carrie Prejean to the director of Miss California USA pageant.
The ousted Miss California USA insists gay marriage, not contract violations, cost her the crown
Carrie Prejean has been dethroned as Miss California USA for "contract violations," including missing scheduled pageant events, according to a state pageant official.
Larry King talks to radio host Billy Bush and the new Miss California USA about the firing of Carrie Prejean.
Donald Trump blasts the Miss USA runner-up for not playing nice with others
Miss America 2009, Katie Stam, shares tips on how to travel like a beauty queen.
After her crowning in January, Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, went from beauty queen to traveling machine -- within minutes. "The moment they put that crown on my head I started work...literally," she told CNN.
Shanna Moakler talks with Mike Galanos about why she resigned as co-executive director of Miss California USA.
Donald Trump's decision to let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title convinced Shanna Moakler to quit as head of the pageant's California organization.
Moakler says she no longer believes in the pageant after Carrie Prejean is allowed to keep her crown
Donald Trump's decision to let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title convinced Shanna Moakler to quit as head of the pageant's California organization.
After the news conference about Miss California USA, Donald Trump spoke exclusively to CNN.
Moakler, a state pageant official, tells PEOPLE she now supports Carrie Prejean after venting her frustrations at her
Donald Trump will let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title despite controversy over seminude photos and charges by state pageant officials that she had abandoned her duties to devote time to opposition to same-sex marriage.
Vote on recent and notorious crown-holders like Carrie Prejean, Tara Conner, and more
"The pictures taken were fine," Donald Trump says of Carrie Prejean's semi-nude photos
The Miss California USA controversy is playing out like one of Donald Trump's highly rated reality shows, with viewers waiting to hear whether he'll utter his famous phrase, "You're fired!"
But first, state pageant officials get their digs into Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean
Miss California USA pageant officials appear close to announcing if they will strip Carrie Prejean of her crown because of her lingerie photos and same-sex marriage statements.
A second lingerie-modeling photo of Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has appeared after she assured pageant officials this week that the earlier shot was the only one she had appeared in.
Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has assured pageant officials that a lingerie modeling photo published online this week is the only one she posed for, the state pageant director said.
Miss California USA Carrie Prejean "breached her contract" by keeping semi-nude photos a secret and could be stripped of her beauty queen title, according to a state pageant spokesman.
Carrie Prejean, the Miss USA contestant from California who declared her opposition to same-sex marriage on the pageant stage, will star in a new $1.5 million ad campaign funded by the National Organization for Marriage.
The reality TV star supports gay marriage, says she "definitely thinks a lot broader" than Carrie Prejean
The University of Indianapolis undergrad wins the pageant in Las Vegas
Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori takes us on a tour of her favorite places in Tokyo.
Classically trained ballet dancer Riyo Mori had dreams of dancing on Broadway, but her plans suddenly changed when, aged 21, she won the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Riyo Mori is a classically trained ballet dancer who won the 2007 Miss Universe beauty pageant. She talks to CNN about Tokyo, dancing and baseball.
"There was a determination there," remembers contestant Maryline Blackburn
This year Miss USA fell in competition again, reminding us of our favorite pageant moment.
Just like last year, the American Miss Universe entry tripped during the gown parade
Miss USA trips over her evening gown during the Miss Universe pageant but still made the top 10.
Miss Missouri, Candice Crawford, makes the Top 10 but loses to Miss Texas
Fortune Small Business first met Diana Reed when she was a senior at the University of Iowa, double-majoring in business and dance, starring at football games as one of the Big Ten's top baton twirlers, and running her own for-profit twirling studio on the side. This week, the rest of the world got a look at Reed's talents, as the reigning Miss Iowa twirled her way down the red carpet at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas.
Headline News' Robin Meade gives a behind-the-scenes report from the 2008 Miss America pageant.
Two beauty-pageant employees allegedly involved in the pepper-spraying of beauty queen Ingrid Marie Rivera's belongings at the Nov. 24 Miss Puerto Rico contest are expected to be arrested within the coming days, say San Juan police.
A beauty pageant winner faces charges that she kidnapped and tortured an ex-boyfriend. KVOA's Erica Heartquist reports.
Pageant officials say an accounting mix-up led to the wrong woman being crowned Miss California USA.
Video courtesy NBC Miss Puerto Rico Ingrid Marie Rivera says her alleged pepper-spray incident – and the controversy it has sparked – will not trip her up on the road to the Miss Universe pageant.
Mario Lopez is getting pretty good at this pageant stuff. The Dancing with the Stars hunk is coming back for a third round as host of the Miss Teen USA pageant in Pasadena, Calif., on Aug. 24.
A Frenchwoman has helped Japan return as a Miss Universe superpower. But are her proteges Japanese enough?
Ten seconds Miss USA Rachel Smith would probably like to forget: Slipping and landing on her behind while modeling her evening gown at Monday night's Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City. (See video below.)
Miss America is waving goodbye to Atlantic City, N.J., organizers of the pageant announced Thursday.
Ivory-tower academics, watch out: Donald Trump is getting into the education business.
First an Australian became a royal princess in Denmark and now a fellow countrywoman has earned another crown of sorts, with Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins winning the Miss Universe 2004 pageant.
WICHITA, KANSAS -- Home state favorite Kelli McCarty . . . was crowned Miss USA 1991 in a pageant marred by lawsuits . . . The crowning of the new Miss USA ended the reign of Carole Gist of Detroit...
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