The beauty pageant where looks dont matter BBC News

Tiffani Johnson, 22, has grown up longing to win a beauty contest. But having Down s Syndrome meant she wasn t able to compete on a level playing field until the Miss Amazing pageant began. The event was set up in 2007 by Jordan Somer to celebrate women with disabilities. The first one was held in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. Today it is hosted in 30 states, and has seen more than 650 girls and women with disabilities competing for the Miss Amazing crown. The contestants are judged on their levels of se