Taking the 'beauty' out of beauty pageants
The Miss America Organization announced this week that it will no longer judge women on their "outward physical appearance." To that end, the swimsuit competition is gone. "We are no longer a pageant," Gretchen Carlson, the group's head, explained. "Miss America will represent a new generation of female leaders focused on scholarship, social impact, talent and empowerment."
Before I go on, let me confess my shameful secret: I like looking at really beautiful women, including when
