After Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia Srivastava, stepped down last week, the runner-up — Miss Teen New York, Stephanie Skinner — told The Post that she doesn’t want the crown either. “I ultimately came to the decision to decline it,” Skinner, 19 and from New Hartford, New York, said. “I didn’t feel like it was the right … Read more
Miss England finalists are showing off their so-called “flaws” — including acne, blemishes and weight gain — with make-up-free selfies as part of a campaign to highlight natural and inner beauty. The UK pageant organizers encouraged the women to show off their natural beauty to recognize realistic bodies and beauty and highlight their struggles with … Read more
They’re all real beauties, faux show. Sandra Bullock’s “Miss Congeniality” will no longer be the most iconic phony to crash the beauty pageant world. Now, chatbot babes are gunning for the crown — and over $20,000 in cash prizes. Fanvue, a subscription-based social site, is set hot host the world’s first “Miss AI” pageant in May. Fanvue/Amy … Read more
Robbin Bain, who covered fashion and beauty as a “Today Girl” on the NBC morning show, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, NY. She was 87. Bain’s daughter, Lara McLanahan, told Deadline that breast cancer was the cause of her death. Born on Aug. 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career got underway in 1959 when the … Read more
Don’t blame AI for mainstream beauty standards becoming even more unrealistic before of our very eyes. The creator and agent who represents a popular, artificially intelligent social media influencer is doubling down on that message after criticism that the CGI blonde bombshell Milla Sofia is setting a bad example for expectations of women’s looks. “Social … Read more
Venezuelan beauty queen Ariana Viera has died from injuries she sustained in a horrific car crash in Florida last month. She was 26. Viera is accused of falling asleep behind the wheel July 13 before colliding with a truck in Lake Nona, Orlando, according to media reports. Her death comes two months after she made … Read more
She likes having mom-ents to herself. While her 2-year-old son, Remington, is at government-funded daycare, Raven Dixon-Biggs is freshening up her wardrobe or prepping a new wig. “For me personally, as a mom, looking good and feeling good is everything,” the 29-year-old UK beauty queen told The Sun on Friday. While some moms don’t bother … Read more
After being bullied in school for being “fat,” Alisha Cowie was catapulted into a downward spiral that left her anorexic and severely struggling with her mental health. But 33-year-old Cowie — who said she was harassed so severely that she starved herself until she weighed just 84 pounds — is now having the last laugh. … Read more
Second best apparently just wasn’t good enough for this pageant gal’s No. 1 fan. With rage in his eyes and destruction in his heart, an unhinged husband stormed the stage of an “LGBTQIAP+ beauty pageant” in Brazil, hijacked the winner’s crown and furiously slammed it to the ground after his wife was awarded the second-place … Read more
Love is permeating the air. Miss Puerto Rico Fabiola Valentín, 22, and Miss Argentina Mariana Varela, 26, are baring their love in this sapphic advertisement for Fenty. The Rihanna-led cosmetics company posted the clip titled “Come Smell Me” on the brand’s official Instagram account Tuesday. “‘Sweet but soft at the same time.’ @fabiolavalentinpr and @marianajvarela give us the … Read more
Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico revealed they married in secret — after admitting they’ve been “privately” dating for two years. Former Miss Argentina Mariana Varela, 26, and one-time Miss Puerto Rico Fabiola Valentín, 22, originally met in 2020 during the Miss Grand International competition. Both ended up in the Top 10 of MGI. The … Read more