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Summer 2008
A NEW, updated and relevant america... miss america, that is.
Spring 2008
The second Miss Oklahoma in a row to win at Miss America puts Internet safety on the national agenda.
Summer 2007
Miss America 2007 goes back to the future with a savvy production combining new innovations and reclaimed traditions. In the end, it’s déja vu all over again for Miss Oklahoma.
Spring 2007
The first Miss America to win outside of Atlantic City meets the challenges of a new era.
Spring 2006
She explains why the Miss America Organization matters to so many other young women with similar dreams.
by Fred Abel
With hurricane Isabel trying to crash the Boardwalk Parade and an Ivy League-rich field raising the bar for all 51 candidates, the pageant ended in a photo finish, with "Ericka, Miss America" as its new anthem.
by Carl Dunn
Miss Florida's first African-American winner, Miss America '04 Ericka Dunlap, shares her message of inclusion, enjoys laughs with friends, and even inspires her struggling college football team on to victory.
By Fred Abel
The 'Miss America' telecast borrows a page from 'reality' TV with a new quiz-show segment, 'Survivor'-type voting, and a sense of humor. The results were a fun-filled three hours with a nail-biting finale and a Harvard-bound winner.
by Fred Abel
Reflections on a year gone by.
Homecoming Queen: On the Road with Miss America 2003 Erika Harold.
by Aimee Fuller
Under a cloud of terror's ashes, the country's beauty and talent rise phoenix-like to honor heroes and lift our flagging spirits.
by Fred Abel
Katie Harman spreads her special brand of compassionate optimism as Miss America 2002. Along the way, she's learning that inspiring others can be life-transforming for the pageant winner as well.
As with anyone who reinvents himself or herself, you are likely to find a number of new characteristics, a number of "firsts."
Angela Perez Baraquio has tackled a tough assignment: To encourage character education in the nation's classrooms. In this far-ranging interview with Pageantry Editor Fred Abel, talks candidly about her challenges and successes.
by Fred Abel
The Veteran's Miss America
by Carl Dunn & Lisa Nees
"(Being Miss America is) not about glamorous Hollywood events. It's being with real people in small-town America performing the greatest kind of service that you can perform as an individual -- giving of yourself, sharing your heart, your love, and your time."
As Kate's year of service winds to a close, Pageantry asked this brilliant and beautiful woman to summarize her year as Miss America 1998.
Most people know Debbye Turner as Miss America 1990, the motivational speaker, popular pageant emcee, and the dynamic TV host. However, there's a lot more to the former Miss America than the many hats she currently wears.
by Lisa Nees
At 80 years of age, an octogenarian is never supposed to look this great.
Fall 2008
As Caitlin Brunell’s reign as Miss America’s Outstanding Teen comes to an end, she already has a some big ambitions.
By Ashley Burns
Winter 2007
When the winner of this year’s Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant looks back, she’ll remember how her NFL quarterback father gave her the ultimate compliment: “She’s Super!”
By Fred Abel
Winter 2006
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant entered year two with a big new jewel in its crown - the scheduled debut on an MTV channel. All that did was further motivate the 52 high achieving teens seeking the title. By Fred Abel
After 85 years writing their Miss America success story, MAO steps into the spotlight with a major new scholarship competition that gives a scoring advantage to the nation’s most talented teens. By Fred Abel |
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