Delves into the shocking scandals from the oldest beauty pageant of America, now struggling to remain relevant to a new generation whose views on beauty and sexual politics have drastically changed.
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The Miss America Organization is rocked to its core when a whistle-blower leaks shocking emails involving the entire Board of Directors.
Since the 1960s, the swimsuit has been a thorn in the pageant's side, but a thorn that kept millions of viewers tuning in year after year. In 2018 the pageant took the drastic decision to ban the swimsuit round from the competition, causing a divide between modernizers and traditionalists which ends in an all-out war that has the potential to bring end Miss America.
With recent tragedies in the pageant community, the issue of mental health in the Miss America competition has been brought into sharper focus. The modern-day Miss Americas are expected to face the judgements of the past while carrying the weight of current expectations.