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Every year, it seems the Miss USA pageant is plagued by the eternal question: Should the swimsuit competition continue? Some wonder at the necessity of that particular part of the contest, and say it's objectifying women's bodies. Others think it's a tried-and-true part of pageant history, and that it's really not so big a deal. 

Maryland native Kamie Crawford - aka Miss Teen USA - stunned at the BET Awards this week.

The 18-year-old beauty queen, who won the prestigious Miss Teen USA title at her first ever pageant competition in 2009, counts computers, technology, modeling, makeup artistry, and shopping among her interests. That's what we call well-rounded.

Doesn't Kamie look gorgeous in her sparkling Sherri Hill mini dress?

Check out a variety of Sherri Hill dresses right here.

Miss USA Rima Fakih always looks amazing. But the young beauty queen looks particularly gorgeous in the photo at left for two reasons: She's dressed up for a great cause, and she's wearing Sherri Hill. (Two things we think should go hand in hand as much as possible.) 

Just a last-minute good luck to all of the lovely ladies competing in the Miss America pageant this evening in Las Vegas. Don't forget to tune in -- and keep your eyes peeled for some lovely Sherri Hill designs! ;)

The festivities start at 9PM EST on ABC. Are you as excited as we are? Who are you rooting for?

Miss New York -- aka the 24-year-old Claire Buffie -- is bringing a new cause to the Miss America pageant this year: gay rights.

The Indiana native is promoting a "Straight for Equality: Let's Talk" platform in the upcoming pageant -- and she thinks it's time the other contestants got with the program, too.

"Miss America is looking for a woman who is intelligent, has a vision and is compassionate about making change," Buffie said in a recent interview with the New York Daily News. "The reason I am such a vocal straight ally is because my older sister, Sarah, is gay, and I have a lot of gay friends and a gay roommate." Buffie added that they were "people that I care about so much and that I never want to see treated as second-class citizens."

It's a bold move, even as the fight for gay rights has long since taken a place on the national stage. Congratulations on Miss Buffie for standing up for what she believes in -- and good luck on pageant night!

Congratulations to  Alyssa Campanella! The 20-year-old Hillsborough, CA native took home the crown at Miss California 2011 this week, beating out dozens of other girls to take over for Nicole Johnson, the state's outgoing title-holder.

Of course, we at Tiza are already familiar with the beautiful Ms. Campanella -- you can find her all over Tiza's (newly re-designed) website, showing off some of our favorite designs.


Check out Alyssa in some gorgeous Sherri Hill gowns below -- and check out our site to see more!

Congrats again to the new Miss California 2011!

Alexandria Mills, the first American to take the title of Miss World, might already be facing a Carrie Prejean-like scandal: Radar Online reports that there are some rather...unprofessional pictures of her making the internet circuits. 

Alexandria Mills, an 18-year-old native of Louisiana, Kentucky, was crowned Miss World on Saturday night at the competition in Beijing, China. 

Now that she's a bona fide international beauty queen, Ximena Navarrete -- aka the newly-crowned Miss Universe 2010 -- gets to do her round-the-world publicity tour, wherein she makes appearances everywhere from state fairs to late night talk shows, and touts her new position and the causes she plans to take up as a result. This week, her responsibilities included making a Top Ten List-delivering appearance on CBS's Late Night With David Letterman -- and we think she did a pretty stand-up job.  What do you think? Are you a Navarrete fan?