Trading in their combat boots and fatigues for high heels and ball gowns, female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers have taken the day off to take part in a beauty pageant.

It’s not the glistening tiara nor the royal purple-lined sash that make Burroughs High School senior Kate Platten relish her newly earned title and role as Royal International Miss Teen California.

Miss Royal Somerset, 21, dies suddenly days after winning beauty pageant Tom Sanders. Published January 30, 2025 2:40pm Updated January 30, 2025 4:02pm Share this with. Comments. 21-year-old nurse ...

In November 1970, a group of feminist activists stormed the stage at the Royal Albert Hall, to disrupt the Miss World Beauty contest. Sally Alexander was one of those who organised the protest and ...