2016-12-26 · Body piercing is becoming increasingly common in the United States. 1 – 3 The practice of piercing a site other than the earlobe for jewelry display is becoming so accepted that a navel ring was worn by one of the contestants in the 1997 Miss America Pageant (Morgan D. Teen introduces body-piercing to Miss America Pageant. Reuters Limited. Sept. 10, 1997.