a 31-year-old returning to the national stage after competing at Miss Teen USA in 2009. Bailey Anne Kennedy, 31, was also the first transgender woman to win the Miss Maryland pageant. But during ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort ...

Many contestants are making history at this year's Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants. Miss Arizona K Johnson, 41, became eligible to compete after Miss USA lifted its age limit of 28. Kayla ...

2009: Carrie Prejean says marriage “should be between a man and a woman.” During a Q&A at the Miss USA 2009 pageant, contestant Carrie Prejean said on stage that it’s “great” that ...

She competed more than 15 years ago in 2009. Carley Vogel ... New Jersey and Mississippi. Miss America and Miss USA are two different pageant circuits. Though they are often compared against ...

Sánchez, who represented Nicaragua in the 2009 Miss Universe pageant held in ... the queen representing Cuba, Miss USA, and Miss Universe Latina.