The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model—at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday. The annual Miss Nippon contest, which takes its title from the country’s Japanese name, awards the tiara to the contestant representing the “Foremost […]
MEXICO CITY—The director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, Karen Celebertti, on Monday announced her retirement from the organization, nine days after the Nicaraguan police accused her of “conspiracy” and other crimes along with her husband and son, who are detained. “The time has come for my retirement,” Ms. Celebertti wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I […]
JKN Global Group, the Thai owner of the Miss Universe pageant, has filed for bankruptcy one year after buying it for $20 million and just days ahead of the 72nd Miss Universe pageant where transgender contestants are set to take to the stage. The media company revealed the filing with a Thai bankruptcy court in […]
NEW YORK—With great beauty comes great influence, something the organizers of the first-ever NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant are keenly aware of. The grand, Tang Dynasty-inspired stage set revealed on Sept. 30 was flanked by portraits of four women—Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. These “Four Beauties” of ancient China are remembered […]
The inaugural NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is well underway, with 32 young women set to take the stage in an open-to-the-public final round on Sept. 30 in Purchase, New York. Since Sept. 24, the contestants, who hail from four continents, have undergone preliminary rounds. It is meant to be a pageant unlike any other, […]
NTD’s Global Chinese Beauty Pageant is driving a return to classy, traditional beauty. Thirty-two contestants made the cut for the pageant, gathering in New York from around the globe for a mission: competing to restore aesthetic values found in traditional Chinese culture. Cynthia Sun, one of the contestants, said: “90 percent nerve-wracking, 10 percent exciting, […]
NTD is about to host its very first beauty pageant. Applications are currently open. But before it begins and we’re all glued to our TV screens, we heard from two members of the honorary advisory board. Why do they want to endorse this pageant, and what is true beauty to them?
A Los Angeles County prosecutor is now seeking $1.3 million in attorney fees. This comes after she was awarded $1.5 million in a retaliation lawsuit against District Attorney George Gascon in March. Members of United Teachers Los Angeles overwhelmingly approved a new contract with L.A. Unified. It will raise the average teacher salary to $106,000, […]
NTD is going to host its Global Chinese Beauty Pageant this fall. It’s an effort to promote traditional Chinese values and aesthetic character. On display to the world will be the pure authenticity, goodness, and beauty of the contestants. To learn more about who they are seeking, what makes this beauty pageant stand out, and […]
EILAT, Israel—Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday, topping a field of some 80 contestants. The previously reigning Miss Universe, Andrea Meza of Mexico, crowned her successor, a Bollywood actress, in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The pageant was held in the middle of the night, wrapping […]
MANAGUA, Nicaragua—For four months, everything was virtual: the modeling and speech classes, the make-up courses and the emotional support session via videoconference. And when eight contestants vying to be Miss Nicaragua did finally start in-person practices, they did so with masks covering their faces. “We managed to organize the event under the pandemic with masks, […]
A Ms. America pageant contestant said she was disqualified because she was vocal about her conservative views on social media, while the pageant’s director said she was disqualified due to having violated rules of the competition.
An 18-year-old pageant queen who was flying a plane died after the aircraft crashed on a golf course. Lake Little passed away on July 6 after crashing on the Ole Miss golf course, which is located near the Oxford University Airport, reported WMC. Brian Rippee was golfing when he saw the plane crash. “This plane […]
LAS VEGAS (AP)—Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title have a message to immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend: Set goals, work hard and don’t stay in the shadows. The contestants know what they are talking about as they were all born in other countries and immigrated to the […]
