Inside a History-Making Protest With the Women Who Took on the Miss America Competition

Sep 09, 2018, 12:13 AM

When the 2018 Miss America competition concludes on Sunday night, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that it has taken place without a swimsuit round. While those in today's pageant world may disagree on the merits of the change, it's been a long time coming.

It was 50 years ago when, on Sept. 7, 1968, a group of women bused down from New York City to Atlantic City, N.J., to protest Miss America.