beauty queen

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The former beauty queen passed away early on Monday morning in hospital following an illness, according to local media.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Carrie Prejean Boller, a former beauty queen and faithful Trump supporter, has found herself at the center of an explosive conservative fight.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

She fought the pressure of waning celebrity, but it was not easy to be a 40-something beauty queen in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

A court in Spain last year sentenced a former Mexican beauty queen and her partner to four and a half years in prison for the theft, according to El País.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

When the girls had finished picking out their clothes and bathing suits for the pageant, compliments of Ladybird Hope’s pageant-wear line, Harris showed them around, enjoying his role as beauty queen escort.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray