There will be a new athletic wear portion instead. — -- The Miss Universe organization has decided this week to replace the swimsuit competition in the Miss Teen USA pageant with athletic wear.

The Miss America pageant is re-branding itself as competition in which judges will now evaluate candidates based on their brains rather than their brawn. Gretchen Carlson, who chairs the ...

NEW YORK (WTVD) -- Goodbye beauty, hello brains - the Miss America pageant is getting a makeover. Miss America has decided to cut its swimsuit competition, adding that it will no longer judge ...