GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Kicking off the summer beach season, the Galveston Island Beach Revue weekend highlights the special history of the island. Dubbed the "Pageant of Pulchritude" by C.E.

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It was a blast from the past on Galveston Island this weekend as 30 'bathing beauties' strut their stuff in vintage and vintage-inspired swimwear. The women were competing ...

A new location and searing heat did little to keep the crowds away at The Strand on Saturday for Galveston's annual Bathing Beauties Contest. The event, a throwback to the island's 20th century past ...