beauty pageants
“I want to help people, I want to understand people, I want to meet people, that’s why this is a dream for me.”
Thirteen years after fleeing a Kenyan refugee camp, she's breaking barriers for her community.
Halima Aden was born in a Somali refugee camp in Kenya, where she lived for six years until moving to Minnesota. Now, she's competing in the Miss Minnesota competition, representing both her Somali heritage and her American upbringing.
Miss Iceland came to slay. Not starve.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The winner receives a six-figure salary, expenses for the year and a $50,000 scholarship.
👑 Yas, queens. 👑
Miss Trans Israel 2016 brought together contestants from many different faith backgrounds.
The pageants are really not about looks.
Some people think the costume looks more like an outfit from the "Transformers."
She promises to use her title to advocate for native people.