The Picture Show Power of the Sash: How a beauty pageant became a platform for change in South Africa June 15, 20236:01 AM ET By Nick Schönfeld ...

Power of the Sash: How a beauty pageant became a platform for change in South Africa By Nick Schönfeld, Julia Gunther Published June 15, 2023 at 5:01 AM CDT ...

For most contestants, competing in Miss Calendar Girl, a pageant for LGBTQ South Africans, regardless of whether they've transitioned, is about being seen and heard.

The entrance to the 2022 Miss Calendar Girl beauty pageant would be easy to miss — tucked away at the back of the Retreat Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa — were it not for the music being so ...

Power of the Sash: How a beauty pageant became a platform for change in South Africa By Nick Schönfeld, Julia Gunther Published June 15, 2023 at 6:01 AM EDT ...