“世界小姐”撤销比基尼泳装亮相

The Miss America beauty pageant is scrapping its swimwear segment and will no longer judge competitors on physical appearance.

美国小姐选美大赛将取消泳衣穿着，不再以外貌来评判竞争对手。

The evening gown section is also being axed, with contestants asked to wear something that makes them feel good and expresses their personal style instead.

晚礼服部分也被砍掉了，参赛者要求穿一些让他们感觉良好的东西，并表达他们的个人风格。

Former winner Gretchen Carlson broke the news on ABC’s Good Morning America.

前冠军格雷琴卡尔森在美国广播公司的早安美国节目中透露了这一消息。

We will no longer judge our candidates on their outwards, physical appearance. That’s huge, she said.

“我们将不再以外表来评判我们的候选人。这是巨大的改变,”她说。

We are no longer a pageant, said Carlson, the first former Miss America to be named chair of the board of trustees of the Miss America organisation.

“我们不再是一场选美比赛，”卡尔森说，她是第一位被任命为美国小姐组织董事会主席的美国小姐。

Instead of the swimming costume segment, there will be interviews with the contenders, who will be asked about their passion, intelligence and understanding of the Miss America role.

与游泳服装部分不同的是，将会有对竞争者的采访，他们将被问及他们的激情、智慧和对美国小姐角色的理解。

Carlson explained: "We’ve heard from a lot of young women who say, ’we’d love to be a part of your programme but we don’t want to be out there in high heels and a swimsuit’. So guess what, you don’t have to do that anymore.

卡尔森解释说：“我们从很多年轻女性那里听说，我们很想成为你们项目的一部分，但我们不想穿着高跟鞋和泳衣出门。”所以你猜怎么着，你不需要再这样做了。

Who doesn’t want to be empowered, learn leadership skills and pay for college and be able to show the world who you are as a person, from the inside of your soul?

“谁不想被赋予权力，学习领导技能，支付大学学费，并能从你的灵魂深处向世界展示你是一个什么样的人？”

She added: "That’s what we’re judging them on now."

她补充道：“这就是我们现在对他们的评价。”