As the Miss America pageant celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, it will double the top scholarship prize to $100,000 and will be streamed on NBC's Peacock service.. The increase in the top ...

FILE - Shawntel Smith Wuerch, left, Miss America 1996, shows the organization's homepage with help from student Quinesha Farr, 11, during a visit to showcase advance internet technology at Fuller ...

Miss America tracks the contest from its inception in 1921 as an exuberant local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the most popular and anticipated events in the country's cultural calendar.

Miss America President and CEO Shantel Krebs, ... The change was made possible by a donation from Miss America 1996 Shawntel Smith Wuerch and her husband Ryan Wuerch.

As Miss America turns 100, a major question remains unanswered: ... The change was made possible by a donation from Miss America 1996 Shawntel Smith Wuerch and her husband Ryan Wuerch.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — As Miss America turns 100, a major question remains unanswered: Is she still relevant? The glitzy competition, born from a 1921 Atlantic City beauty contest just a year ...