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Miss America
Miss Colorado, Madison Marsh
is the reigning Miss America

WHEN: Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 7PM ET

WHERE: Streamed live from the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.


The most beautiful women across the nation will meet in Orlando, FL this year for the Miss America pageant which was not broacast on TV this year, but streamed live via WatchMissAmerica.com beginning at 7PM on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

New this year, organizers raised the age limit for the competition to 18 - 28. Other big changes in store included a fitness competition segment. Contestants were also allowed to choose between competing in the talent competition or a speech competition called "HER Story."

And the 2024 Miss America winner is...

Miss Colorado, Madison March, won the crown this year as the first Air Force pilot and first active-duty officer to compete and win the Miss America title.

Miss Indiana, Cydney Bridges, was econd runner-up and Miss Kentucky, Mallory Hudson, was third runner-up.

Hosting the finals this year was actor Terence J and TV personality Nikki Novak,


The newly crowned Miss America, Madison March, Miss Colorado.

The judgiing panel for the 2024 Miss America pageant included businesswoman Susan Malzoni, Susan G. Koman organizaion founder Nancy Brinker, celebrity wedding planner David Tutera, "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member Cynthia Bailey, businesswoman Elena Cardone, and beauty expert Shelley Goodstein.

Just up ahead, check out more information about the Miss America pageant including milestone moments, fun facts, and related resources around the Web:

Miss America - decades of tradition

The first Miss America Pageant was held in 1921 to promote Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Until 2006, the pageant was a big part of the glitz and glamour of the famed boardwalk when it was suddenly announced that Las Vegas would be the new home of Miss America. However, in 2013, the pageant finally regained its crown as an Atlantic City institution after a six-year fling in Sin City. More recently, organizers announced at the end of 2018 yet another move to a location as yet undecided.


Miss America on TV

Miss America premiered on the new medium - television! - in 1954.

The following year, legendary host Bert Parks added his showmanship and singing voice to the event. He would host the Miss America Pageant for the next twenty five years, and for a generation of pageant fans his rendition of "There she is, Miss America..." became closely identified with the beautiful women who walked the runway wearing the Miss America crown.

In 2012, contract and copyright disputes over "There she is" resulted in pageant officials dropping the famous song from the show. Today, fans continue to hold out hope that it might return as the iconic big finish to the Miss America pageant ....someday.


DID YOU KNOW? Miss America fun facts

Miss America 1937
1937 : Miss America skips town.

• California, New York, Oklahoma and Ohio boast the most Miss America wins with six each. States that have never produced a Miss America are Alaska, West Virginia, Montana, Maine, and South Dakota.

• Although pageant officials will never confirmed it, the diamond-encrusted Miss America crown is valued at about $200,000. During official appearances, Miss America wears a replica while the real crown is kept under lock and key until pageant night.

• 1937 is known as The Year Without a Miss America. Although Miss New Jersey Bette Cooper was crowned that year, she ran off with her boyfriend the next morning and later returned to school instead of fulfilling her duties as Miss America. No other contestant was given the title in her place.

• Before the 1945 pageant got underway, officials pressured Bess Myerson -- the first and only Jewish Miss America -- to change her name. But the New York City native refused, saying: "If I should win, I want everybody to know that I'm the daughter of Louie and Bella Myerson." And when she did win, it was Bess Myerson, Miss America.


also see -> Miss Universe | Miss USA


Miss America around the Web

For more information the Miss America Pageant, these sites bring an in-depth look with pictures, videos and plenty of good information, and even advice on how you can enter...

 

2024 Miss America Pageant - Here's the place to find out about becoming a contestant, plus everything else you always wanted to know, featuring the latest news and announcements, Miss America trivia, history, video clips from past shows, a past-winners' photo gallery, current contestants, and media contact and registration info...

Miss America - How much do you know about the pageant? Check it all out at Wikipedia with a complete history, notable winners and controversies dating back to 1921 with a photo gallery and related references.

 
 

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