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Metro

Miss Provo and Miss Freedom Festival 2024 receive crowns

Abi Falin Horspool
By Abi Falin Horspool
September 26, 2024 12:45 PM
On Friday Sept. 13 at the Covey Center for the Arts, Charlee Sorenson became Miss Provo and Lilia Tavares was crowned as the city’s second Miss Freedom Festival.
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Nation

Mental health and dynamics in the pageant industry

Elsa Bray
By Elsa Bray
May 22, 2024 12:00 AM
As a result of recent revelations from former pageant titleholders, controversy has erupted within the pageantry industry.
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Local

BYU students shine through Miss America competitions

Kylie Swann
By Kylie Swann
January 12, 2024 12:00 AM
The Miss America Opportunity provides participating Provo women with confidence, scholarships and community connections to guide them toward success.
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Campus

Miss Provo invites all to 'GLO with Kindness'

By Kaitlyn Schreiner
March 24, 2023 12:00 AM
Editor's note: The author is currently serving in the title of Miss Herriman, and will be competing in the Miss Utah pageant. Both pageants are part of the Miss America organization.
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Campus

Students with a sash: Cougars and Miss America

By Whitney Bigelow
January 28, 2020 12:00 AM
It was a bucket list item for some of them, a way to pay for school for others. Regardless of how they got here, these BYU students are now the proud owners of a crown, a sash and the opportunity to represent and impact their communities.
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Healthy Living

Underneath the crown: breaking beauty pageant stereotypes, empowering women

By Sahalie Donaldson
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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Nation

Miss America wraps up with scandals and debates

September 15, 2015 12:00 AM
Newly crowned Miss America Betty Cantrell touches her crown at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Healthy Living

Former Miss America, Y Homecoming Queen still 'dreaming big'

By Heidi Phelon
June 29, 2015 12:00 AM
As Keynote speaker for the Veterans Day Celebration, Sharlene Wells Hawkes addresses the audience in the Covey Center for the Arts on Thursday. Luke Hansen 11/10/10
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Campus Events

BYU goes to Washington: Internships a walk away from the White House

By Nalia Tafua
January 31, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU students experience government firsthand with Washington Seminar, an internship program that boasts a U.S. Senator among its graduates.
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