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Miss America Scraps Swimsuits, in an Effort to Reshape Its Image

FILE — The swimsuit competition during the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 1981. For the first time in nearly a century, Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year, the organizers announced on June 5, 2018, as the pageant tries to redefine its role in an era of female empowerment and gender equality. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)