MADISON, Wis. — Miss America 2023 and Wausau native Grace (Stanke) Vanderhei is returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the keynote speaker at the 2025 winter commencement. Vanderhei ...

When I spoke with BeBe Shopp in August, she had one last dream: to return to the Miss America stage. Weeks later, at age 95, she did just that — walking out in Orlando with her daughter at her side, ...

Belita, my sure-to-be-sainted bride of 52 years, has often accused me of being a packrat. True enough, that. In my defense, however, I’ve always told her I was saving my treasured mementos to browse ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege. The U.S. territory, marooned in the heart of the Pacific, faces a triple threat of climate change, industrial ...

Doors open when you’re Miss America. For instance, did you know that the famously hundred-and-two-floor Empire State Building actually has a not so famous hundred-and-third? “There’s this little ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Alexia Rodrigues, this year’s Miss America Rhode Island, was guest on this edition of Spotlight New England. Initially appearing on the show in May to share her ...

When Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America, she never imagined her victory would be quickly overshadowed by a wave of criticism targeting her appearance. Several users online quickly flooded social ...

When Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America, she never imagined her victory would be quickly overshadowed by a wave of criticism targeting her appearance. Several users online quickly flooded social ...

PARK RAPIDS — As Miss Minnesota, Emma Vrieze went to Orlando for the week-long Miss America 2026 contest. Though she did not make it into the “top 11” semifinal round on Sept. 7, she did not return ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WKRN) — Just eight months after Abbie Stockard exchanged the title of Miss Alabama for that of Miss America 2025, she crowned Miss America 2026 on Sept. 7. The Miss America preliminary ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An Opelika sign indicating the city is the hometown of former Miss America Mallory Hagan has been removed following a petition circulating. The signs sparked controversy after ...

Less than a month after visiting the New York State Fair, Cassie Donegan was crowned Miss America 2026. Donegan said she's still pinching herself as the win starts to soak in. For as long as she can ...