If your pageant knowledge can be boiled down to Jen Hawkins and Sandra Bullock’s iconic 2000 film, Miss Congeniality, you are not alone. In fact, before this morning, I was right there with you. But when news broke that contestants had staged a mass walk-out at this year’s event, my interest was immediately piqued.
In a video posted to social media, the women, who are unmistakable thanks to their sashes, are seen walking out of what looks like a holding room behind the…

