http://dir.salon.com/topics/miss_america/?source=rss&aim=miss_america en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST By King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/23/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/01/23/wednesday/index.html?source=rss The basketball reformation: St. Louis coach Majerus draws archbishop's wrath by speaking freely. Plus: Congress must investigate cheating beauty queens! By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/25/miss_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/25/miss_america/index.html?source=rss Apparently the gig requires a passion for both entering beauty pageants and nabbing pedophiles. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/01/19/thur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/01/19/thur/index.html?source=rss The Colin Farrell sex tape returns. So does Miss America. And what's all this about a Ted Kennedy love child? By Sarah Karnasiewicz Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/22/miss_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/22/miss_america/index.html?source=rss Ball gowns, baton twirling, satin sashes: America's favorite pageant goes retro. By Lara Riscol Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/10/28/miss_abstinence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/10/28/miss_abstinence/index.html?source=rss With the coveted tiara firmly in her grasp, beauty queen Erika Harold quickly unveiled plans to promote her pet cause: Abstinence-only sex education. By Roger Bruhn Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/satire/2002/08/09/beauty_scandals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/satire/2002/08/09/beauty_scandals/index.html?source=rss Beauty queens abdicate amid charges of accidental nudity and wanton naughtiness. By Andy Dehnart Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/10/17/miss_abc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/10/17/miss_abc/index.html?source=rss On this year's Miss America contest, ABC's corporate synergy turned the beauty pageant into a small world after all. By Julie Pham Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/10/13/pageant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/10/13/pageant/index.html?source=rss At a state beauty pageant, one contestant sabotages her chances by telling the sordid truth. By Steve Burgess Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/25/awardstramp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/25/awardstramp/index.html?source=rss I sneered at the whole cheesy routine until I was nominated for one. Was I thrilled? I was Sally Field squared. By Hank Hyena Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/1999/12/22/indianbeauty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/1999/12/22/indianbeauty/index.html?source=rss Sexy subcontinentals are grabbing Miss World and Miss Universe crowns. By Amy Reiter Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/03/np1203/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/03/np1203/index.html?source=rss The stupid party games people play ... in D.C. Plus: Jared Harris on getting dogs stoned -- "It was a gift to the animal." And: Miss America trades her tiara for hot pastrami on rye. By Dwight Garner Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/09/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/09/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss Julia Alvarez talks about moving to America, her relationship with her family and the rituals that keep her a focused writer. By Beverly Gage Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1998/09/23/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1998/09/23/post/index.html?source=rss Once a year, the Miss America extravaganza recaptures Atlantic City's old glory. Beverly Gage portrays the pageant's -- and the city's -- past and present. By Mark Athitakis Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/30/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/30/sharps/index.html?source=rss Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine