Tag: Pageant

Mitchell woman heads to Miss America Volunteer Pageant

May 16—MITCHELL — A 21-year-old Mitchell woman has been crowned Miss South Dakota Volunteer 2024. Laney Titze is preparing to represent South Dakota nationally at the Miss America Teen Volunteer pageant in Jackson, Tennessee, June 16-22. Titze will be competing for scholarships and the job of Miss Volunteer America. The Miss Volunteer America organization’s mission […]

First ‘AI beauty pageant’ showcases the creepiest side of new tech

Anyone who thinks beauty pageants belong in the 1950s may be surprised to learn that they are part of ‘the future’. And thanks to AI image generation, they’re becoming more toxic and bizarre than ever before. The Fanvue World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs) has launched Miss AI, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a […]

Maple Queen Scholarship Pageant set for April 6

MEYERSDALE ― Nine young women from Somerset County will compete April 6 for the title of Queen Maple LXXVII. There are 10 maple princesses who will vie for the title of Queen Maple LXXVII during the 77th scholarship pageant at 7 p.m. April 6, at Meyersdale Area High School. They are from left, front: Alana […]

Mrs. Longmont says she is ‘not a pageant girl’

Jan. 27—Michelle Deines is, in her own words, not a pageant girl. That’s not stopping her from returning to the Mrs. Colorado contest for her second year in a row, representing her home city of Longmont. “I’m a stay-at-home mom, and I am incredibly introverted,” said Deines, Mrs. Longmont 2024. “But I have this passion […]

Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant

The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday. The annual Miss Nippon contest, which takes its title from the country’s Japanese name, awards the tiara to the contestant representing […]