LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Rioters stabbed and set fire to bystanders today in violence that erupted after a newspaper suggested that Muhammad, Islam's founding prophet, would have approved of the ...

Tall and pretty, 14-year-old Alexis Perricone bears a slight resemblance to a young Audrey Hepburn. One day she might even be a film star like the famed actress. She's already on her way. A freshman ...

Two hundred fifteen. That's the number of bodies found dead so far in the streets of Kaduna, Nigeria. What natural disaster, what clandestine massacre occurred to cause such devastation? The Miss ...

Agbani Darego of Nigeria, Miss World 2001, is the first Black African woman to win in the pageant's history. After Darego's crowning, Nigerian leaders seek to host the 2002 event and boost tourism.

Amanda Bertrang, 5, daughter of Robert and Jessica Bertrang of Burlington, was named Miss Wisconsin American Princess at the state pageant July 13. She was one of 17 finalists. As the 2002 Miss ...

Viewers of the 2002 Miss Teen USA Pageant will see contestants using their U.S. Bank Visa Buxx cards when the pageant airs on CBS tonight. The cards, which are aimed at teens, are pre-loaded with a ...

Miss Racine 2002 took second runner up at the Miss Wisconsin pageant Saturday night in Oshkosh. Caitlin Morrall, 19, of Burlington was awarded scholarships totaling $8,500 at the competition held in ...

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the World Coffee Queen 2002 beauty pageant is that it's being held in Seabrook. "Seabrook, quite frankly, has nothing to do with coffee, but because of our ...