On July 11, 1983, Elaine Elizabeth Downs was crowned Miss Universe before a crowd of nearly 10,000 visitors and 11 celebrity judges at Kiel Auditorium. A 12th judge, Stan Musial had to bow out due to ...

Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that started in 1983, 31 years after the first Miss USA pageant. UmaSofia Srivastava gave up her Miss Teen USA crown in May, two days after Miss USA Noelia Voigt ...

Vanessa Williams was forced to resign as Miss America in 1984 after nude photos of her were published in a magazine. A new Miss America was crowned Sunday night in Atlantic City, N.J., but it was a ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ─ Miss New York, Vanessa Williams, was crowned the 57th Miss America last night, and became the first black woman to win the title in the 62-year history of the pageant.

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Did you know that on this day in 1983 St. Louis hosted the Miss Universe pageant? We did. The 80 contestants competed downtown at Kiel Auditorium on July 11, 1983. Miss New Zealand, ...