Miss Teen USA Is Ditching the Swimsuit Competition

The portion of the Miss USA pageant that judges contestants by their looks in a swimsuit has long been faced with criticism for the way that it objectifies women's bodies while undermining personality and talent, so the pageant owners, the Miss Universe team that runs Miss USA and Miss Teen USA—and is no longer owned by Donald Trump—decided to change things for the junior pageant. The younger contestants will ditch the swimsuits and instead compete in athletic wear.