Miss America
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After winning Miss America in 1989—three years after the competition stopped releasing contestants’ measurements—she used the scholarship money to pay for her Stanford education.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Apart from a voting scandal at the Miss America contest in 2022, recent controversies have tended to be in less developed parts of the world.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024
It’s just the latest in a series of changes for a contest that has been a lightning rod for feminist criticism since “bra-burning” protests upended the 1968 Miss America contest.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
The former Miss America contestant explained that “the look” of the time was Diane Keaton in “Annie Hall,” and she was encouraged to dress like the thin Oscar winner for auditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Half of this stuff would never fly on the Miss America stage.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
