'No longer of this time': Miss Netherlands pageant scrapped

"Times have changed and we are changing with the times," the organisers of the pageant said in a statement. Instead of running the competition, director Monica van Ee has set up a platform entitled "no longer of this time." This platform aims to share stories of successful women but also those struggling with, among other things, social media and unrealistic beauty standards. "No more crowns, but stories that inspire. No dresses, but dreams that come to life," organisers said. Van Ee said in...