Beauty doping

A bombshell beauty will be crowned Miss Universe Canada today. But who to credit with her fine features: Mother Nature or a plastic surgeon?

Beauty Pageant Brouhaha! Underage Miss Fiji Dethroned, Subjected to Racist Backlash

Beauty pageants have been giving us a whole lotta ugly news lately. First, transgender Miss Canada hopeful Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing, prompting pageant organizers...

Torika Watters, Fiji Beauty Queen, Disqualified From 2012 Miss World Pageant For Age, Not Race [PHOTOS]

This year, beauty pageants are more scandalous than ever, with one contestant after another losing their crowns for disqualification. The latest? Fijian beauty queen Torika Watters was disqualified over the weekend, losing her title in Fiji for the 2012 Miss World pageant for being underage when pag...

Beauty Pageant Backlash: One Candidate Too Young and Not Dark Enough

Is it time for beauty pageants to go the way of the dinosaur? These days, they are full of scandal. The latest surrounds Miss Fiji. Not only did she lie about her age, but some complain she isn't dark . . .

Former Rose raises thorny pageants issue

Former Rose of Tralee Clare Kambamettu has told how she believes Irish women are too insecure about their looks to enter beauty pageants.