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Taiwanese American contestant wins Miss Asia USA

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese American Tiffany Chang was crowned the 35th Miss Asia USA at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in California on Saturday (Nov. 18). Chang, 20, is a sec...

Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae says he's gay in an announcement that's been warmly received by fans

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event that was warmly welcomed in a country where the government does not legally recognize LGBTQ equa...

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

NEW YORK (AP) — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. But there's a lot ...

Trans woman among Miss Germany finalists

About 15,000 women nationwide applied to become the next Miss Germany, according to the competition's organizers. The 10 finalists were revealed on Tuesday, and one of them is making headlines: ...

Judge finds Cayman Islands beauty queen guilty of assault

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A former Miss Universe Cayman Islands has been found guilty of damaging two cars and assaulting three people, including a police officer. Tiffany Conolly...

Woman files suit accusing Mike Tyson of rape in early '90s

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson of raping her sometime in the early 1990s after she met him at a nightclub in Albany, New York. ...

David Byrne's next Broadway show will be 'Here Lies Love'

NEW YORK (AP) — David Byrne's “American Utopia” may have left Broadway but the Talking Heads leader is plotting a return — with disco. Byrne and Fatboy Slim plan to put their musical...

AP PHOTOS: Camels a common sight for World Cup visitors

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Two weeks into the first World Cup in the Middle East, fewer teams are at the tournament and some fans are starting to make long journeys home. But there is still...

AP PHOTOS: Pageant celebrates transgender life in India

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anilya Boro may not have won the crown at India's Miss Trans NE pageant this year, but having her parents there in support was a validation in its own right. ...

Model fearing Myanmar military heads to asylum in Canada

BANGKOK (AP) — A fashion model from Myanmar who feared being arrested by the country's military government if she was forced back home from exile has flown to Canada, which she says has granted her as...

Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation

BANGKOK (AP) — A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home. ...

Taiwan's Kao Man-jung wins beauty awards after China bullying tactics backfire

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The model caught up in a spat between China and the organizers of a beauty pageant in Malaysia looks like she may have lost the battle but won the war, per multiple report...

Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When Joseph Kibbe attended the first Boise Pride Festival in 1989, he and about two dozen other participants wore paper bags over their heads to hide their faces from potentially v...

Today in History: September 9, Elizabeth's reign is longest

Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2022. There are 113 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 9, 1...

Surging Blues Jays edge Pirates 4-3 to complete 3-game sweep

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider has plenty of things to worry about on a daily basis. Closer Jordan Romano is not one of them. So...