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 ...

Elsie Polosovai didn't enter the world of beauty pageants for the glamour or personal glory. Instead, the reigning Miss Solomon Islands title holder saw the contests as a platform for bigger things — ...

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, ...