We might have a full-blown pageant enthusiast in the White House, but even so, beauty-based competitions no longer occupy a place at the forefront of our national consciousness.
Every once in a while, however, a contestant comes along that captures the hearts and minds of the American public.
Two days after Great Britain gave folks a look behind the lives of those involved with its crown, the United States went ahead and did something similar.
Kind of. Sort of. In a way, we guess.
On Sunday night, Kára McCullough was crowned Miss USA.
It was a pretty neat win, considering that Kára is a nuclear scientist beauty queen, but when comments that she'd made during the competition began circulating widely ...
A new Miss USA has been crowned.
But not without the sort of controversy that often accompanies beauty pageants of this nature.
Samantha "Sami" Edwards, a former Miss USA contestant from North Dakota, was found dead on Tuesday in her home in Minnesota.
She was just 37 years old.
For several years now, it's been safe to say that Washington D.C. has been a loser.
Just look at the Wizards. At the performance of the Capitals in the NHL playoffs. At the insistence of the Redskins to continue to be known as the "Redskins."
She might be only 17-years-old, but Savannah Chrisley of the hit reality show Chrisley Knows Best has a lot of accomplishments under her belt.
The teen launched to stardom with the release of her show. And now she has been crowned Miss Tennessee Teen USA!!
For a couple hours on Sunday night, the Miss USA Pageant was about a handful of beautiful women. And not Donald Trump.
The annual ceremony received endless attention in the lead-up to the event, of course, because NBC and Univision both yanked coverage due to Trump's comments about Mexicans.
Katherine Rees, a.k.a. Katie Rees, a former Miss Nevada who was stripped of her title in 2007, is charged with possessing and selling meth.
Running for president may be bad for business, but if any publicity is good publicity, at least Donald Trump's campaign has that going for it.
The blowhard is at it again, this time calling Colombian-born Miss Universe winner Paulina Vega a hypocrite for bashing him on Instagram.
Emmitt Smith has thrown a penalty flag on Donald Trump.
The Hall of Fame running back and former Dancing with the Stars champion has become the latest celebrity to slam Donald Trump for his anti-immigration viewpoint.
Cheryl Burke is the latest star to come out against Donald Trump.
The former Dancing with the Stars professional has resigned as host of the 2015 Miss USA Pageant, a day after NBC officially severed ties with the event's owner, Donald Trump.
There's more to being a beauty queen than beauty. Just kidding, no there isn't.
However, a few beauty queens are focusing on more than the Vaseline on their teeth.
Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization just lost a massive TV deal with Univision over his rant about Mexican immigrants earlier this month.
J Balvin will not be voting Donald Trump for President of the United States.
We doubt J Balvin would vote Donald Trump to be President of the local PTA at this point.
Chanelle Riggan, a Miss California USA contestant, suffered an epic wardrobe malfunction on stage during the swimsuit portion of the competition.
So many guys just got beyond excited right now.
Sheena Monnin has been served by Donald Trump to the tune of a MILLION dollars for having claimed years ago that the Miss USA pageant is rigged.
She got owned so hard, he might literally own her after this.
Reigning Miss USA Nia Sanchez is engaged to her actor boyfriend Daniel Booko, who popped the question on a private terrace in New York City Saturday.
