Beauty pageants - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/beauty-pageants en Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Meet Alexis Wineman, Who Might Just Become the First Autistic Miss America]]>

As she puts it, “Normal is just a dryer setting,” and she’s setting out to change the way people view autism, and autistics, with her campaign.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/meet-alexis-wineman-who-might-just-become-the-first-autistic-miss-america http://www.xojane.com/issues/meet-alexis-wineman-who-might-just-become-the-first-autistic-miss-america Issues Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:30:00 -0400 s.e. smith <![CDATA[It Happened To Me: I Was The First Miss Teen Malibu]]>

Since my reign, each Miss Teen Malibu has been about 5’8,” PhotoShopped, and tan.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/i-was-first-miss-teen-malibu http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/i-was-first-miss-teen-malibu It Happened To Me Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:18:17 -0400 Mackenzie Beer <![CDATA[PAGEANT DRAMA: Miss USA Welcomes Transgender Contestants, Miss Pennsylvania Freaks Out]]>

And Donald Trump is offended that THIS IS THE FIRST SCANDAL EVER TO ROCK HIS MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT CORPORATION. Well, except for all the others.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/Jenna-Talackova-transgender-pageant-contestant http://www.xojane.com/issues/Jenna-Talackova-transgender-pageant-contestant Issues Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:00:23 -0400 Lesley