Contestants set up for a Miss Teen USA swimsuit poster shoot in Palm Springs, Calif., in 2006. Miss Teen USA contestants Katrina Marie Giannini, left, and Logan Brook Travis wait backstage during the preliminary show in 2007. Anyway, he did indeed start the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization also stages the Miss USA competition, and the host and creative director of that pageant has hinted at changes regarding the swimsuit event. The Miss Teen USA competition will no longer feature a swimsuit event — a move that pageant organizers say celebrates “women’s strength, confidence and beauty.”The 15- to 19-year-old contestants won’t be judged in swimsuits.

Source: Washington Post June 29, 2016 18:28 UTC