Antonia Pereira was the runner up for Miss Alaska Pacific Island. She is of Samoan and Tokelaun heritage. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) As excitement and anticipation grew for the first-ever Miss Alaska ...

Iḷisaġvik College student Larissa Schierholt will represent Alaska in the 2025 Miss Earth USA Pageant with a goal to bring awareness to the warming of the Arctic, mental health needs in Indigenous ...

Fellow contestants embrace Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez (C) after she won the 2014 Miss USA beauty pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana June 8, 2014. Fifty-one state titleholders compete in the swimsuit, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Just three months ago, Debbe Ebben had no hair. On Saturday night, she was crowned Miss Alaska. Ebben shaved her head in March to raise more than $4,000 for the St. Baldrick’s ...

Not every state has won Miss USA in its 73-year history. Eighteen states have never taken home the crown, including Alaska, Colorado, Florida, and Oregon. South Dakota, Maine, and Wyoming have also ...