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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.
After Miss Teen USA's decision to cast off their swimsuit segment, pressure has been placed on Miss America to follow suit. Miss America vs bikinis: Organization defends the swimsuit competition ...
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 ...
Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004, said that it “removed the elegance of Miss America.” And Betty Maxwell, Miss America 2016, called the whole idea “ridiculous.”
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Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
Miss America 2018, Cara Mund, participated in the swimsuit competition last year but is supporting the decision to end it. (Photo: Donald Kravitz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions)