Miss Rwanda 2014 Colombe Akiwacu (C) poses with second runner-up Marlene Umutoniwase (L) and first runner-up Carmen Akineza Colombe Akiw...

Miss Rwanda 2014 Colombe Akiwacu (C) poses with second runner-up Marlene Umutoniwase (L) and first runner-up Carmen Akineza Colombe Akiw...
You won Miss Maine USA on your first try. How did that happen? Yes, this was my first pageant ever and I believe that because I had no prior...
How did you get involved in pageants? Since a very young age, I’ve always dreamed of competing at the Miss USA pageant. Growing up, I im...
Maria Rahajeng , representing Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), was crowned Miss Indonesia 2014 at the conclusion of the pageant held on 17t...
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FADIL BERISHA What got you interested in pageants? I started pageants when I was three years old. I won my first competition,...
How did you get involved in pageants? I was approached by someone who I now call my “Paggy Mom” to enter the pageant because she believed I ...
EL CARABOBENO/HANDOUT/EPA A Venezuelan beauty queen and student demonstrator was fatally shot in the head during a political protest, making...
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TODD WARD How does it feel being Miss New Hampshire USA? It honestly hasn’t set in yet. I’m pretty sure I’ve never won anythi...