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The New York Daily News reports: The new Miss USA is a scientist at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and she knows a thing or two about dropping a bomb. Pageant winner Kara McCullough sent heads shaking Sunday night when she said affordable health care in America is a “privilege” instead of a “right.” McCullough, 25, who started the day …

For once Donald Trump has followed through with a lawsuit threat: Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, is suing Univision. The Spanish-language TV network dropped its coverage of Miss USA and Miss Universe — two beauty pageants that Trump co-owns — because of Trump’s remarks about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement on June 16. NBCUniversal also dropped the …

Via USA Today: Will Caitlyn Jenner help decide the next Miss USA? The pageant organization has made her an offer, USA TODAY confirms. “While she is not yet confirmed to judge, the organization would indeed love to have her and are reaching out to make an offer,” the Miss USA organization says in a statement, adding that they are the …

At last night’s Miss USA pageant, Miss Utah came close to rivaling the answer famously given by Miss Teen South Carolina a few years ago.

Back in July, Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin abruptly quit the Miss USA pageant, declaring that the parent organization was “fraudulent, lacking in morals, inconsistent, and in many ways trashy” because they had allowed a “natural born male” to compete in Canada. Both would have represented their respective nations at Miss Universe had they won. Monnin went on to claim that …

Moments after expressing support for transgender beauty pageant contestants, Miss Rhode Island was crowned Miss USA last night. GLAAD reports: When asked “Would it be fair if a transgender woman won the Miss USA title,” Culpo responded, “I do think it would be fair…” because “there are so many people who have a need to change for a happier life. …

Lebanese immigrant Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA in Las Vegas last night, becoming what may be both the first immigrant and first Muslim to win the 60 year-old pageant. Fakih was born into a powerful Shiite family in a village in southern Lebanon that was heavily bombed during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. But she and her sister said the …

“And if a guy was to dress like that, he’s covered under the Hate Crimes Act.” Uh, what?

At tonight’s Miss USA pageant, Miss California was asked if she supported same-sex marriage. Her answer: “Well, I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or another. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And, you know what? In my country and in my family, I think that I …