Beauty Pageant

Eighteen-year-old artistic swimmer Sarah Maria Rizea has been crowned Miss Italy 2026. A decorated national athlete with nearly 100 medals, she now sets her sights on the Olympic Games.

Not as glamorous as it seems: Britney Boltinhaus, a 27-year-old model who won the title of Miss North Carolina USA, has launched a legal battle after being stripped of her title following posts that were apparently racist in nature.