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Alex Rees

Deputy Editor of News

I’m the news director here at Cosmopolitan.com, and I could really use a cup of tea right now. When I say I’m a lady on the street but a freak in the sheets, I mean that I’m eating mint chocolate cheesecake in bed. (Also, I’m a guy.)

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Behold: 80 of the Most Iconic Britney Spears Outfits of All Time

So many fedoras, so little time!

Emily Sioma Miss Michigan America

Miss Michigan Emily Sioma Discusses Her Viral "Fresh Water" Miss America Pageant Moment

"I knew I had, well, basically eight seconds on TV to make a statement and I wanted to use it for something more than for myself. "

MISS AMERICA 2017 SAVVY SHIELDS, MISS AMERICA 2018 CARA MUND

Cara Mund Talks Pageant Sabotage, Bullying, and Saving Miss America From Itself

"If it helps open the door for other women to say, 'I've had a similar experience'—for me, that's a kind of closure. "

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I Spent A Long Weekend Playing "Survivor" In The Backwoods of Maine

And I’ve never had so much fun having my dreams crushed!!

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Anita Green Wants to Win the Miss Montana USA State Pageant This Weekend — Here's Why That's a Big Deal

Green is the first openly trans woman to compete at Miss Montana USA and promises that she's prepped as hard as Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality.

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Miss USA Kára McCullough: "Yes, I Would Say I'm a Feminist"

The new Miss USA responds to the ~controversy~ surounding her Q&A round moment and also explains what her glitzy big crown feels like.

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Halima Aden on Pageants, Modeling, and Muslim Role Models

The 19-year-old model explains why she's returning to her roots at Miss USA and why she'll be the perfect judge.

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Bella Heathcote Talks Fifty Shades Darker, and How Instagram Stalking Helped Her Get Into Character

She also discusses crazed fans, bad breakups, and offers a hot take on Christian himself. Because, you know, Christian is hot.

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Nancy Grace Is Going to Crowdsource Crime-Fighting With a Shiny New Website

Also, some important crockpot discussion. (And she knows who killed JonBenet.)

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What It's Really Like to Be Miss America, Because That "Year of Service" Is a Lot of Hard Work

Just before she hands off her crown, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell reflects on her year's reign, which hasn't all been smiles and sparkles.

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Dakota Johnson Films More Topless Fifty Shades Movie Scenes, Still No Word on Jamie Dornan's Penis Though

They might be filming Fifty Shades Freed, but Dornan's peen is still under wraps. (NSFW photos ahead.)

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