So at the 2018 Miss New Jersey pageant on Saturday, the swimsuits will still be in full effect. And at least one person in attendance wishes they would stay that way. Miss New Jersey, Kaitlyn ...

(The New Jersey pageant's board withdrew ... if the board didn't vote to drop the swimsuits. Miss America officials denied this, but did say that certain (unnamed) creative partners did not ...

David Holtzman, executive director of the Miss New Jersey Education Foundation, said this year’s competition without swimsuits will be as exciting and entertaining as past pageants.

The newly crowned Brenna Weick, Miss New Jersey 2017, will hit the stage in her swimwear for the first time at Boardwalk Hall. She, too, said she was surprised to find the swimwear portion brought ...

Now, Miss New Jersey has shared her thoughts on the revamped ... Gialloreto added that not having a swimwear category "didn't ruin my Miss America, however it would have been fun to experience ...

By Miss America standards, the two-piece Speedo swimsuits are itsy ... "I wouldn't be comfortable baring that much," said Miss New Jersey Erica Scanlon. "I wouldn't feel comfortable on stage ...

That’s what the Miss America organization said in a tweet last year, announcing that the swimsuit competition would no longer be part of the national pageant. “We’re changing out of our ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Miss America Organization is dropping ... The competition began nearly 100 years ago in Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a bathing beauty contest designed to keep ...