Category: pageant

Miss Universe Is India’s Harnaaz Sandhu, 70th Winner

EILAT, Israel—Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday, topping a field of some 80 contestants. The previously reigning Miss Universe, Andrea Meza of Mexico, crowned her successor, a Bollywood actress, in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The pageant was held in the middle of the night, wrapping…


Woman Suffered Burns to 70 Percent of Her Body at Age 10, Walks Stage in Beauty Pageant to Fulfill Dream

At age 10, Danette Haag was severely burned in a house fire but she survived, suffering burns to 70 percent of her body. She was left battling physical and emotional scars that would follow her into adulthood. Now 50, Danette has learned to love the skin she lives in, becoming a wife and mother and…


Teen Who Was a Victim of Bullying Enters ‘Miss England’ Contest in Hopes of Helping Others

A teen who rose above the bullying of her school years has got an opportunity to show the world how far she’s come by taking to the stage as a contestant in the Miss England beauty pageant. Seventeen-year-old model Rheanna Cartier, of Kingham in Oxfordshire, England, won the spot of the wildcard round of the Miss…