Miss Venezuela

The former head of the Miss Venezuela contest—who had ties to pageant-style television programming in Miami—has been accused of pimping out pageant…

Let’s be clear: Breast implants are no laughing matter.Women who’ve had mastectomies can depend on them. Women who’ve had self-esteem issues can turn to…

Latin American leaders don’t know how to stop their violent-crime epidemic, but they sure know how to spin it.Former Miss Venezuela and telenovela star…

Venezuela got a tragic New Year reminder of one of its most pressing problems: violence. Mónica Spear, 29, a former beauty queen and a popular soap opera…

What do Miss Universe and Miami Herald South America correspondent Jim Wyss have in common? Not a heck of a lot physically. But quite a bit symbolically:…