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The rise of the AI beauty pageant and its complicated quest for the ‘perfect’ woman

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Josh O'Connor during the 'Challengers' photocall at Claridges Hotel on April 11, 2024 in London, England. ‘Challengers’ will be released in UK cinemas on 26th April 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)<br /><br /><br />LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Timothee Chalamet attends the World Premiere of "Dune: Part Two" in London's Leicester Square on February 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)<br /><br /><br />Actor Barry Keoghan attends the Soho House and Porsche "An Electric Night of Fashion" party at Soho House New York on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)<br /><br /><br />NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Mike Faist attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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Yajaira Quizhpi competes in Miss Universe Ecuador in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 4, 2024.

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46-year-old competes for Miss Universe Ecuador crown as pageant’s oldest participant

Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024 Alejandra Rodriguez competes during the final of the Miss Universe Argentina beauty contest in Buenos Aires on May 25, 2024. Alejandra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old lawyer, has become the first to win a Miss Universe franchise contest at the age of 60, managing to qualify for the Top 15 of Miss Universe Argentina. The winner was the representative of the province of Cordoba, Magaly Benejam, 29, who will represent Argentina in Miss Universe International 2024 to be held in Mexico next September.

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60-year-old Miss Buenos Aires says change is coming as Miss Universe run comes to an end

In a screengrab taken from a video, Chelsea Manalo is crowned as Miss Universe Philippines.

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First Black Filipino woman crowned as Miss Universe Philippines

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‘Servin’ face and jianbing’: Rihanna courts China’s lucrative beauty market with some clever culinary skills

Savannah Gankiewicz coronated as new Miss USA on Wednesday, May 15 in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii.

New Miss USA crowned amid ongoing turmoil at pageant

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt attend Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

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Miss USA’s and Miss Teen USA’s mothers speak out: ‘They were ill-treated, abused, bullied and cornered’

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Alok Vaid-Menon: ‘It’s time for a new beauty paradigm’

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 11: Miss Ukraine, Viktoriia Apanasenko walks onstage during the 71st Miss Universe Competition National Costume show at New Orleans Morial Convention Center on January 11, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Miss Teen USA 2023, UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt attend Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub on February 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

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A new barbershop in Denver is staffed with formerly incarcerated people

UmaSofia Srivastava attends Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Presents: Billboards Over Broadway - NYFW Celebrity Event at Nebula Nightclub in New York City on February 10, 2024. Srivastava relinquished her Miss Teen USA crown, saying "my personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.”

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Miss Teen USA steps down just days after Miss USA’s resignation

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SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 18: Contestants line up during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition at Gimnasio Nacional JosÃ© Adolfo Pineda on November 18, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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Miss Universe organization disputes reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in 2024 pageant

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Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 tattoos weren’t made in the way archaeologists first thought

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Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted

The vial was made from a greenish chlorite, with carved decoration.

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4,000-year-old vial contains ancient red lipstick, archaeologists say