Religion makes Miss America a cultural icon that withstands the test of time.

The rituals of religion these days as practiced in the United States on television, have become big theatre, a big show. Televangelism is big business, amountin

A Washington Post style editor’s fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary. The sash. The tear

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Recounts the author's experiences as Miss America 1998, providing a history of the pageant and profiling other former winners.