The Miss World competition is eliminating its swimsuit round begun in 1951, according to news reports, and will place more emphasis on the community service accomplishments of contestants. “The ...

Miss World gets rid of swimsuit competition… and now maybe I have a smidgen of respect for beauty pageants. — Christine Sisto (@ChristineSisto) December 19, 2014.

There she is, Miss America ... but where's her bathing suit? At the 2015 Miss World pageant, the answer to that question will be "not here," because organizers have pulled the plug on the swimsuit ...

Recently, the Miss World competition decided to cancel the swimsuit portion of its competition. Since the competition began in 1951, girls have gotten in their skivvies to compete for the crown.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When the Miss America pageant started in 1921, having young women parade around in bathing suits seemed like a great way to get tourists to come to the Atlantic City ...

The Miss America pageant just announced it is getting rid of the bathing suit portion of the ... learn leadership skills and pay for college and be able to show the world who you are ...

LONDON (KGO) -- The Miss World pageant will no longer feature the swimsuit competition. A contestant from South Africa was crowned the 64th Miss World Winner in London last weekend and it was the ...

The 64th Miss World pageant was held on Dec. 14 in London, so it now marks the final competition that included swimsuits. Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber.