On September 17, 1983, a long-legged 20-year-old sashayed across the stage at Convention Hall in Atlantic City. As the orchestra started to play, her powerful voice launched into "Happy Days are Here ...

Many firsts happened in August 1992 when the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant was held in Biloxi, Mississippi. Jamie Solinger was the first contestant from Iowa to ever win the crown in the 10th year of ...

The story of how Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992, became an accidental domestic violence crusader marks the moment that a new era for Miss America came into focus. The pageant had barreled out of the ...

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