AOL

8 celebrities who competed at Miss Universe before they became famous

The 74th annual Miss Universe pageant is taking place in Thailand on Friday morning local time. Former Miss Universe contestants have become famous after competing in the pageant. Some became actors ...
People

Miss Universe Contestant Breaks Silence on Pageant Controversies Behind the Scenes, from ‘Red Flags’ to Numerous Hospitalizations (Exclusive)

Melissa Sapini represented Haiti at the international competition in Thailand on Nov. 21 and spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about the experience Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at ...
People

Miss Universe Contestant Speaks Out About Pageant Controversies, Believes Organization Wanted to 'Create' Drama for ‘Views’ (Exclusive)

At age 19, Aadya Srivastava made her pageantry debut at the highly anticipated international competition in Bangkok on Nov. 21 Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...
New York Sun

Scandal-Plagued Miss Universe Pageant Ends With New Controversy

A contestant who staged a walkout at a pre-pageant event after being publicly berated by an official has been crowned Miss Universe — leading some to question if the award was a “make-good” move. Miss ...
CNN

This year’s Miss Universe debacle shows how beauty pageants turned ugly

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant, this is proving a big part of the problem. Opaque and subjective voting criteria have made it difficult to ...