In place of equal respect, the nation offered women the Miss America beauty pageant, established in 1920-the same year women won the… — Susan Faludi Copy Share Image
You're far more beautiful than Miss America & Miss Universe. You are my Miss Big Bang/ — Raghib Clitso Copy Share Image
As Miss America, my goal is to bring peace to the entire world and then get my own apartment. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I haven't watched Miss America since I was in middle school, and I was incredulous even then. — Bari Weiss Copy Share Image
I never had becoming Miss America on my radar screen. But when I was 17, I decided to quit the violin and… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
One of my Miss America judges called me a "God-clutcher" way back when because I spoke about my faith being an important… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
You better act like you know me , cause I'm Miss America , the baddest bitch in America — Joanne Prada Copy Share Image
As much as we joke around about 'The Bachelor' being the most dramatic show ever, Miss America really is an amazingly dramatic… — Chris Harrison Copy Share Image
In 1985 I graduated from Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and I was their first African American homecoming queen. You would… — Cynthia Bailey Copy Share Image
When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
It's an active fight against this messaging that we've been hit over the head with since we were really young, that you… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
The first time I was asked whether women can "have it all" was at the Miss America pageant. I said no. I… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
I might even pursue a career in politics. If I do, I will have had great practice dealing with the avalanche of… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
I wasn't naive, but at the end of my Miss America year, when two different executives attacked me during what I thought… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
They have no allegiance to Atlantic City whatsoever, other than nostalgia, and that doesn't pay the bills, ... The Miss America pageant… — Leonard Horn Copy Share Image
The Miss America Organization's philanthropic arm is particularly appealing to me, as I have made it my mission to give back in… — Carolyn Aronson Copy Share Image
Im here in Las Vegas judging the Miss America competition and I have a blog about winning tickets sweepstakes, and people are… — Kris Jenner Copy Share Image
This is a strange country we live in. When it comes to electing a President, we get two choices. But when we… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Lynda Carter, I think the reason I liked her was because she was so down to earth. Even though she was a… — Thuy Trang Copy Share Image
In fact, it was my singing that helped me place so high in the Miss America contest. If it just depended on… — Anita Bryant Copy Share Image
At that moment, it's kind of like dying. You're ALONE. There's nobody that can do it for you. (Terry Meeuwsen, Miss America… — Terry Meeuwsen Copy Share Image
During the time I was Miss America, I had come to New York City because I had decided I wanted to try… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
Miss America gets a lot of flak, but the reality is that it is uplifting and aspirational - 50% percent of my… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
Becoming Miss America was one of those things. It immediately changed what I thought I was going to do with the rest… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
“I may want to sleep with Miss America, but I have no wish to hear her talk about herself and her family.” — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
The Miss America Pageant reinforces a belief that women are merely how they look and how they please. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Those icy bright eyes left her and shifted to his buddy. The frown didn't leave his face. "You look like hell." "And… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a… — Clay Aiken Copy Share Image
At the demonstration of sixty feminists against the Miss America Pageant in 1968, when the women filled a trash can with bras,… — Hilda Scott Copy Share Image
For the pageants, it was my mother who got me involved in Miss America. It really gave me the opportunity to sing… — Jane Badler Copy Share Image
On his homesickness during the Barcelona Olympics -I miss America. I miss crime and murder. I miss Philadelphia. There hasn't been a… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
“I nod and wave to my enemies like Miss America, pausing to blow kisses at the worst of them as I work… — Eliza Crewe Copy Share Image
When I feel that something I'm writing is going well, everything in my life is good and the things in my life… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and… — Gabrielle Union Copy Share Image
We like to say Miss America is the classy one. It has a talent category. I would have been dead last in… — Gretchen Carlson Copy Share Image
I've made it no secret that one of my idols is Vanessa L. Williams, the first Black woman to be crowned Miss… — Kenya Moore Copy Share Image
The more blessings or resources you have at your disposal, the more I become aware of... how should I steward this? It's… — Julien Baker Copy Share Image
I wish we didn't have to be nude to be noticed... But given the game as it exists, women make decisions. For… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
