Do you know the difference between Miss USA and Miss America? They're the two biggest pageants in the country, and both involve a sash and crown. But that's where most of their similarities end.

Miss USA got its start thanks to the defiance of an Alabama woman named Yolande Betbeze. Betbeze, who had been educated in a convent school, won Miss America in 1950. Due to her conservative ...

Miss America eliminated the swimsuit competition, emphasizing a departure from judging contestants solely on outward physical appearance. Miss USA, on the other hand, traces its roots to a former ...

All the internet buzz: Sign up for USA TODAY's Everyone's Talking newsletter for more trending topics. Miss America won a $50,000 cash scholarship and will begin 2025 as a "global ambassador for ...

Sullivan has expressed online that she is hoping to continue to make history at Miss USA. Miss America and Miss USA are both major national beauty pageants, but they are two different brands with ...

She is the first teen from Arkansas to wear the Miss America's Teen crown. Miss America and Miss USA are two different pageant circuits. Though they are often compared against one another ...

Competing at Miss America was a dream from childhood ... in partnership with Independent-Mail, Part of the USA TODAY Network, at The Bleckley Station in Anderson, S.C. Tuesday, September 10 ...

Also, the mothers of the former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA winners, Jackeline Voigt and Barbara Srivastava, appeared on “Good Morning America” in mid-May, speaking out for their daughters and ...

Bailey Anne Kennedy has shattered the Miss USA pageant’s traditional mold by ... In May, Boy Scouts announced it would rebrand to Scouting America, seemingly stepping away from its past of ...

Miss USA and Miss America are often confused — but the pageants are quite different. Women aged 18 to 28 can compete in Miss America. All women 18 and over can now compete at Miss USA.

Miss America and Miss USA are two different pageant circuits. Though they are often compared against one another, they are not the same. One major difference is how far contestants can advance.