Josephina Lealaitafea, a cell biology and physiology major at BYU, won the Miss Samoa USA contest on August 1. At the pageant, she shared the work she does in BYU biology labs. (Photo courtesy of ...

Miss Samoa USA will be representing her country and her home state of Utah in an international pageant. Josephina Lealaitafea was crowned on August 1, 2024 after a 15-year hiatus of the pageant. In ...

Fruean has been a climate activist for about 15 years, starting when she was in primary school. Her activism was sparked when a teacher told her a shocking fact. “She said, ‘Climate change could mean ...

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SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The organisers of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant on Thursday called for unity after judges were stopped from leaving the Solomon Islands amid claims of fraudulent ...

The Nafanua Foundation was founded to honor women's strength and their ancestors' stories. They currently run two programs, The Nafanua Leadership Fellows and The Miss Tausala America Pageant. The ...

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Accusations of fraud against a beauty pageant judge and a travel restriction barring their exit have resulted in a diplomatic row between the Solomon Islands and Samoa. The issue began on Saturday, ...