One of the oddest incidents occurred in 1937 when Bette Cooper from Hackettstown, New Jersey, entered the contest on a dare from a friend. She was crowned Miss New Jersey, then Miss America, an honor ...

“Miss Oberon, abandoning the Javanese slant of ... to the Eighth Academy Awards as a nominee for Best Actress alongside Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. At the time, however, the public ...

jokes a lot,” Fadriga tells PEOPLE about Bette Rosen, whom she lived with and tended to at her Laguna Niguel home five days a week, during 24-hour shifts. “I miss her jokes. I miss her [voice].” ...

Abbie Stockard believes her new title was heaven-sent. In early January, the nursing student representing Alabama was crowned Miss America in Orlando, Florida. The 22-year-old is the fourth Miss ...

TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers are getting closer to asking the Miss America pageant to return to Atlantic City for a third stint where it all started over 100 years ago. A state Assembly ...

Miss New Jersey Elizabeth Mendel, who competed earlier this month in Miss America 2025, has a message for young people who don’t think they can do something: Have confidence in yourself and don ...

Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — As this year's Miss Vermont, Meara Seery took to the big stage to compete in Miss America. While the Brattleboro native wasn't named a finalist, she enjoyed the ...

DECATUR — When Breana Bagley was 8, she watched the Miss America pageant on TV, wearing a homemade sash that read “Miss America.” “I had no idea then how many women dream of stepping on ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - Miss America 2025 and Miss America Teen 2025 have been crowned. More than 50 women from throughout the United States and Puerto Rico competed for the title of Miss ...