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BYU student is crowned Miss Samoa USA

August 12, 2024 10:51 AM
On August 1, 2024, BYU student Josephina Lealaitafea was crowned Miss Samoa USA after the pageant's 15-year hiatus.
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Pageants offer ladder out of poverty in Venezuela

July 06, 2018 12:00 AM
At a small home with a leaking tin roof near Venezuela's capital, Johandrys Colls proudly shows off two metal crowns with plastic gemstones and nine satin sashes won in local beauty pageants.
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Underneath the crown: breaking beauty pageant stereotypes, empowering women

June 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Sasha Sloan won the Miss Davis County crown in October. After receiving it, she celebrated with her family and young niece. Sloan pours many hours a week into her service platform, an organization called Girls Empowered. Sasha goes into schools and teaches young women about confidence, sexual assault, empowerment and eating disorders. (Sasha Sloan)
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