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Meet Kenza Layli - the winner of the first Miss AI beauty pageant

The winner and runners-up of the world’s first artificial intelligence beauty pageant have been announced, and digital personas from Morocco, France, and Portugal made the podium.

09/07/2024

Lifestyle

AI in beauty: ‘Skincare, body and mind will always be human’

The world’s first-ever AI beauty pageant, Miss AI, was introduced earlier this year. But one leading beauty brand isn’t planning to replace humans anytime soon.

19/06/2024

Culture news

'Miss AI' finalists: Meet the fake models competing for the crown

Amidst the concerns that AI is threatening job security and artistic professions, Fanvue World AI Creator Awards have announced their Top 10 shortlist for the first-ever ‘Miss AI’ award. And they've all got mortifyingly clichéd bios.

04/06/2024

Culture news

Pageant scandal: Why did Miss USA & Miss Teen USA both abruptly quit?

This week, both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA suddenly gave up their titles, leading to much speculation. Here’s why there’s mounting pressure on both orgnizations for more transparency.

10/05/2024

Culture news

'Miss AI': World's first beauty contest with computer generated women

Dystopian nigtmare or the future of beauty contests? You be the judge.

25/04/2024

Culture news

Miss France Museum set to open on the French Riviera in 2025

Forget Cannes’ famed Croisette and the lavender fields of Grasse – the Côte d'Azur will soon be home to another unique attraction: the first ever Miss France Museum.

09/04/2024

Culture news

Breaking taboos: Iranian-born architect named Miss Germany 2024

A shift from the superficial beauty pageants of the past, Miss Germany names a new winner - Iranian-born architect Apameh Schönauer.

27/02/2024

Culture news

The new Miss France has short hair and it's making waves online

The French beauty pageant has been actively working on increasing diversity in recent years. Online, critics slammed the results as pandering to “woke culture”.

18/12/2023

Scenes

Filipina duo take spotlight at Princess of the Universe beauty contest

In partnership with Media City

“Hopefully, I'll give my best. I'll have fun and I can bring home any award. It doesn't matter.”

23/10/2023

Culture news

History made as first transgender woman crowned Miss Netherlands

Rikkie Valerie Kollé took the top prize at the Dutch beauty pageant for the first time in the competition's 94 year history.

10/07/2023

World

South Africa's first 3D printed low-cost house (Inspire Africa)

South Africa has completed its first 3D printed low-cost home. The 3D printing technique used can build a house in less than 24 hours. We hear from the engineers that worked on the project at the University of Johannesburg. We also bring you the story of Nigeria's teenage tech prodigy John Oseni.

04/03/2023

Culture news

Beauty pageant in northeast India celebrates transgender life

Despite transgender people gaining equal rights in India as the third gender in 2014, prejudice persists to this day, and competitions like the one in Guwahati are helping break the stereotypes.

04/12/2022

Culture news

Feminism in Miss France: Do pageants and politics mix?

As Miss France declares she is a feminist, we ask whether pageants have ever been apolitical?

15/12/2021

France

'I'm a feminist,' claims newly crowned Miss France

The Miss France contest is open only to single women of at least 1.70 metres in height and under 25 years of age.

13/12/2021

World

Ukrainian beauty queen takes organisation to court for discrimination

Veronika Didusenko was crowned the most beautiful woman in her country. She took part and won the 2018 Miss Ukraine beauty-pageant. But then, after four days, she was forced to give up her crown once organisers discovered she was divorced and had a son. And now she is taking them to court.

06/12/2019

United Kingdom

Unique beauty pageant launches in the UK | #TheCube

Miss Unique Beauty UK is the first of its kind for survivors of burns, scars and other visible differences.

22/03/2019

Algeria

Organisers slam ugly reaction to Miss Algeria beauty pageant winner

Organisers of a beauty pageant in Algeria have condemned racist remarks aimed at this year’s winner.

10/01/2019

Israel

93-year-old great-grandmother crowned ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’

"I wouldn't believe that at my age I would be a beauty," said Polish-born Tova Ringer.

16/10/2018

Spain

First-ever transgender Miss Universe contestant

The newly crowned Miss Universe Spain, Angela Ponce, hopes to raise awareness of transgender issues.

12/07/2018