This is the first time a woman would sport a hijab in the finals of the beauty pageant.

Contestant to wear hijab in Miss England finals - Is this women empowerment or regression at its worst?

Why not scrap the contest and start a speech/painting/quiz competition instead. Why not include men too?

Miss America drops bikini round - but still wears hypocrisy

Miss America doesn't want to be a misogynistic-type 'beauty pageant' anymore. But how will it judge women for their 'inner beauty'?

Winning a tiara based on archaic, white, patriarchal standard of beauty is not really an accomplishment.

The winners of the 2016 Miss Universe pageant. Reuters/File

They announced statistics of gender violence instead of their measurements.

Noida girl Srishti Kaur won Miss Teen Universe 2017 title last night in the US.

No need to be apologetic about being hot and sexy. Why bore everyone with rehearsed, pretentious lines.

The larger battle against patriarchy must not be fought with legal bans and prohibitions.