ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

America’s famous pageant is getting a huge makeover with sweeping changes, including the elimination of the swimsuit competition. The organization's new chairwoman, Gretchen Carlson, who won the title ...

The four finalists have completed their initial interviews with team decision-makers, and now they will be judged purely on ...

NEW ORLEANS – As Miss Louisiana 2017 wraps up her reign, she gave her thoughts on the Miss America competition’s decision to drop the swimsuit portion of the pageant. Earlier this week, the Miss ...

Miss America will no longer include a swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday on "Good Morning America.""We are no ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City Boardwalk ...