It was the first heat to feature completely make-up-free contestants in the competition’s 95-year history A dental nurse has been crowned the winner of Britain’s first ever make-up free beauty pageant – after wowing the judges with her natural beauty. Natasha Beresford took to the catwalk “bare-faced” to be named Miss London 2023 in the […]

2 years ago

She’ll compete at Miss Universe later this year Rikkie Valerie Kollé has made history after becoming the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Netherlands. The 22-year-old, who lives in Breda, was awarded the crown of Miss Netherlands 2023 on Saturday (8 July).  She received her crown from previous winner Ona Moody and reigning Miss […]

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They kept this very much on the DL Miss Argentina 2020 Mariana Varela and Miss Puerto Rico 2020 Fabiola Valentin announced their marriage on social media on Monday. The couple reportedly tied the knot on October 28. “After deciding to keep our relationship private, we opened the doors to it on a special day. 28/10/22,” […]

3 years ago

‘It was quite a daunting experience but so amazing to win this way’ A Miss England contestant has become the first woman to compete makeup-free in the pageant’s 94-year history, dubbing it a “daunting experience.” Politics student Melisa Raouf, 20, appeared at the semi-finals of the Miss England pageant this week where she competed without […]

3 years ago

In order to be considered for the pageant, hopefuls must be single, taller than 1.70 metres and considered to be ‘representative of beauty’ Three former contestants are suing a French beauty pageant for discrimination, claiming that the contest only selects contestants based on their physical appearances. The trio have joined up with French feminist group […]

4 years ago