Style & Design
May 3, 2022
The Biggest Crown in Texas Belongs to Miss Gay USofA
At the state-level drag pageant, senior queens sparkle, lip-synch, and try to forget that queer rights in Texas are under siege.
Beauty Pageant
Feature
February 1, 2003
Queen for a Day
At this year's Miss Texas Teen USA pageant, girls from big cities and small towns stuffed their bras, slicked Vaseline across their teeth, and prayed that their thighs were toned enough. Anything for the crown.
Arts & Entertainment
September 1, 1995
Texas Twenty: Chelsi Smith
Universally appealing.
Style & Design
September 30, 1974
The Sweet Smile of Success
In some cases beauty is not even skin deep.