
Sep 24 - By Associated Press
Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
Jun 19 - By Danica Coto, Associated Press Writer
The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of "intolerable conduct" that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff.

May 8 - By Associated Press
A former New Jersey beauty pageant winner has been sentenced to a year in jail for bouncing more than $70,000 in bad checks to purchase antique furniture. Heather "Hedy" Di Carlo also was given five years' probation Friday in state Superior Court in Newark.
Mar 11 - By Dannielle Kyrillos, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
At last, spring is on its way, and not a minute too soon! With it come visions of dining outside, leisurely strolls in the sun, and finally not having to wear clunky boots and snowman gear day in and day out. It’s enough to make you feel like a new person… a new person whose style also craves a spring awakening.
Feb 26 - By Associated Press
A former New Jersey beauty pageant winner and her mother are accused of passing fake $50 bills at two stores near the Jersey shore.
Feb 23 - By Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
Beauty is in the brain of the beholder. Go to any museum and there will be men and women admiring paintings and sculpture. But it turns out they are thinking about the sight differently. Men process beauty on the right side of their brains, while women use their whole brain to do the job, researchers report in Tuesday's electronic edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Feb 3 - By Bobbie Thomas, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut during these dreary winter months. But by slipping a few unexpected products into your beauty routine, you can feel energized and moisturized on even the coldest of days. We’ve found ways to help you soften your skin, look younger for less money, sample the latest loot without splurging on all-new products, and even warm up this winter! Bobbie Thomas, TODAY Style editor and author of the Buzz for In Touch Weekly, helps pick you up with the best that beauty has to offer when the weather’s getting you down!Say bye-bye to all things dry. Cold air lacks moisture and sometimes leaves us with a “winter itch.” Therefore it's important to not only moisturize, but exfoliate to avoid irritating dry, flaky skin. You can opt for nylon scrub gloves ($7; ) or make a simple scrub at home with some raw sugar and olive oil. Crabtree & Evelyn’s Aromatherapy Distillations Skin Polishing Ritual will let you create custom body butters by blending rich spi

Nov 24 - By Marisa Belger, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
While there’s never been a better moment in time to green your gift giving — environmentally conscious presents are cooler than ever (check out my green gift guide next week) — I continue to be partial to the gift of information. This year, I will be furnishing my loved ones with an essential green read.
Oct 20 - By Marisa Belger, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
What happens when a cosmetology school dropout named Spirit is unable to open the organic spa of her dreams?
Aug 26 - By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Writer
Police found the Arkansas beauty queen dead in her off-campus apartment in December 2005, her head bludgeoned by a floor lamp, her neck slit by a knife.
Aug 24 - By Associated Press
An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.

May 2 - By Dan Sewell, AP Business Writer
Jim Schwartz remembers feeling a little bewildered when he started his job developing beauty care products at Procter & Gamble Co.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
A man caught in an online sex sting in which a former Miss America posed as a teenage girl has pleaded guilty two weeks into his trial.
Aug 21 - By debbie@buddytv.com

Jul 8 - By Associated Press
Miss New Jersey says she's doing nothing illegal in the photos sent by someone trying to blackmail her into giving up her crown.

May 1 - By Associated Press
An undercover sex sting that used Miss America as bait appeared to be in trouble until the beauty queen said Tuesday she changed her mind and agreed to testify against the men she helped arrest.

Apr 24 - By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Writer
Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.

Apr 20 - By Associated Press
Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder. Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man on her farm in south-central Kentucky last week after she saw her dog run into a storage building where thieves had previously made off with old farm equipment.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
The reigning Miss Deaf Texas died Monday afternoon after being struck by a train, officials said.