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Miss America 2016 was the 89th Miss America pageant, held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 13, 2015. [1] Kira Kazantsev of New York crowned Betty Cantrell of Georgia as her successor at the end of the event. According to Miss America's website, the pageant got around 7.9 million views.
First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Later served as chair of the board of trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months) [67] 1992: Sept. 14, 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp [68] Hawaii: Kona: 24 Preliminary Swimsuit: Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" First Miss Hawaii crowned [68] 1993: Sept. 19, 1992 Leanza Cornett [69] Florida ...
She beat out first runner-up Miss Mississippi 2015, Hannah Roberts, for the 2016 title and was crowned by Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev of New York, on September 13, 2015. Along with the title of Miss America, Cantrell also won a $50,000 scholarship. [20] Cantrell is only the second Miss Georgia to win the Miss America title. [21]
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
“Winning a beauty pageant is like a high… but the thing about highs is that there are terrible lows.”
Vintage photos of Miss America winners through the years. Rachel Reeves. September 7, 2018 at 1:26 PM. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. [1] Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", [2] the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering a judge's question ...