Miss America 2019 | |
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![]() Franklin at the 2018 Military Bowl | |
Date | September 9, 2018 |
Presenters | Carrie Ann Inaba [1] Ross Mathews [1] |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | ABC |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Nia Franklin ![]() |
Miss America 2019, the 92nd Miss America pageant, though the Miss America Organization celebrated its 98th anniversary in 2018. This discrepancy is due to national pageants not being held from 1928 to 1932 or in 1934 because of financial problems associated with the Great Depression. [2] The 2019 competition was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. [3] On May 23, 2018, it was announced that the pageant would air live on ABC on Sunday, September 9, 2018. [4] This was the last Miss America to be aired on ABC before it was moved to NBC beginning from the 2020 pageant.
At the end of the event, Miss America 2018, Cara Mund of North Dakota, officially crowned her successor, Nia Franklin of New York, as Miss America 2019. [5]
On June 5, 2018, it was announced that Miss America contestants would no longer be judged based on their physical appearance and that the national Miss America event would be considered a competition, rather than a pageant, and the titleholders now candidates, rather than contestants. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The swimsuit competition was replaced with state titleholders participating in a live interactive session with the judges, "to highlight her achievements and goals in life and how she will use her talents, passion, and ambition to perform the job of Miss America." [7] [8] [9]
The red carpet, formerly evening gown, competition allowed contestants to choose clothing, "that makes them feel confident, expresses their personal style, and shows how they hope to advance the role of Miss America." [6] [11] In interviews, Gretchen Carlson, the chair of the Board of Trustees of the Miss America Organization, emphasized the organization's desire to be more welcoming, "open, transparent, [and] inclusive to women," and to prioritize displaying the talent and scholarship in the contestants. [6] [12] These changes were announced by Carlson and the Miss America Organization after numerous titleholders were crowned after competing in state pageants with swimsuit competitions. [13]
At the time the Miss America 2019 competition began, 46 of 51 state organizations (as well as 23 former Miss America winners) had signed a petition calling for the resignation of Carlson and CEO, Regina Hopper, from the Miss America Organization. [14] The states who had not signed were Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, and Vermont. [14]
The preliminary competition consisted of private interviews, "red carpet" evening wear, an on-stage interview, and talent competitions. [15] The private interview is a ten-minute session during which the candidate answers questions from the panel of preliminary judges which took place on September 4 and 5. The interview accounts for 20% of each titleholder's preliminary score. [16] The "red carpet" evening wear competition (making up 15% of preliminary scores) consists of candidates walking down a literal red carpet and then being given 8 seconds to answer rapid fire questions relevant to their "social impact initiative", formerly referred to as a platform. [16] [17] The on stage interview preliminary award is replacing the lifestyle and fitness (swimsuit) preliminary award which was awarded at every Miss America pageant from 1940 to 2018. [15] This interview portion of the competition makes up 15% of the preliminary score and consists of each candidate being asked a question by the judges and then having 20 seconds to answer. [18] Scores from the preliminary competition determines the top 15 finalists who went on to compete on the televised final night of competition. [13]
For the final night of competition, the top 15 candidates were selected based on their scores from the preliminary competition, which accounted for 25% of their final night score. [13] [19] The top 15 were first scored by the final night judges in an onstage interview with questions written by fellow finalists (termed "peer-to-peer questions"), accounting for 25% of their final night score and with ten contestants advancing. [19] The top ten competed in the "red carpet" evening wear portion of the competition, contributing 20% of their scores. No candidates were eliminated after evening wear, and all top 10 performed their talent, serving as 30% of their total score. [19] The total scores after these phases of competition determined the top 5 contestants. [20] Each remaining candidate then drew a number to select a judge and had 20 seconds to answer that judge's assigned question; the scores from these questions then determined the winner of the competition and the placement of the other finalists. [20]
On September 4–7, 2018, judges for the preliminary competition selected winners of the preliminary competitions as well as the top 15 finalists for the final night of competition on September 9, 2018. The panel included president and founder of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Bonnie Carroll; arts and education executive, Courtney Blackwell Burton; Emmy Award-winning hair designer and stylist, Bobby H. Grayson; musician, J'Anna Jacoby; managing editor of The Root , Lyne Pitts; TV host and New York Times bestselling author, Nancy Redd; and entrepreneur, Bill Townsend. [21]
The panel of judges on the final night of competition on September 9, 2018 included professional boxer, Laila Ali; radio host, Bobby Bones; Grammy-winning producer and musician, Randy Jackson; country singer and TV personality, Jessie James Decker; TV journalist, Soledad O'Brien; entrepreneur and podcast host, Alli Webb; and singer/songwriter, Carnie Wilson. [22]
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America 2019 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 15 |
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Top 15
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Awards | Contestants |
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On Stage Interview | |
Talent |
Results | Contestant | Platform |
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Winner | ![]() | New Life Saves Lives: Umbilical Cord Donation |
1st runner-up | ![]() | The Kidney Project |
2nd runner-up | ![]() | Finding Your Way: Empowering Children of Incarcerated Parents |
Finalists [28] | ||
![]() | Women in Technology | |
![]() | Patch of Confidence #IGotThis | |
![]() | Don't Get Nutty: Food Allergy Awareness | |
![]() | Alzheimer's Awareness: Fundraising, Advocating, and Providing Hope |
Results | Contestant |
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Winner | ![]() |
1st runner-up | ![]() |
2nd runner-up | ![]() |
Results | Contestant |
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Winners [29] |
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Finalists [28] |
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Results | Contestant |
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Winners [29] |
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Finalists [28] |
Awards | Contestant(s) |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Non-finalist Talent Awards | |
People's Choice Award |
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The Miss America 2019 candidates are:
State | Name |
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![]() | Callie Walker [30] |
![]() | Courtney Schuman [31] |
![]() | Isabel Ticlo [32] |
![]() | Claudia Raffo [33] |
![]() | MacKenzie Freed [34] |
![]() | Ellery Jones [35] |
![]() | Bridget Oei [36] |
![]() | Joanna Wicks [37] |
![]() | Allison Farris [38] |
![]() | Taylor Tyson [39] |
![]() | Annie Jorgensen [40] |
![]() | Penelope Ng Pack [41] |
![]() | Nina Forest [42] |
![]() | Grace Khachaturian [43] |
![]() | Lydia Tremaine [44] |
![]() | Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw [45] |
![]() | Hannah Klaassen [46] |
![]() | Katie Bouchard [47] |
![]() | Holli' Conway [48] |
![]() | Olivia Mayo [49] |
![]() | Adrianna David [50] |
![]() | Gabriela Taveras [51] |
![]() | Emily Sioma [52] |
![]() | Michaelene Karlen [53] |
![]() | Asya Branch [54] |
![]() | Katelyn Lewis [55] |
![]() | Laura Haller [56] |
![]() | Jessica Shultis [57] |
![]() | Alexis Hilts [58] |
![]() | Marisa Moorhouse [59] |
![]() | Jaime Gialloreto [60] |
![]() | Ashley Fresquez [61] |
![]() | Nia Franklin [62] |
![]() | Laura Matrazzo [63] |
![]() | Katie Olson [64] |
![]() | Matti-Lynn Chrisman [65] |
![]() | Ashley Thompson [66] |
![]() | Taylor Ballard [67] |
![]() | Kayla Repasky [68] |
![]() | Alexandra Coppa [69] |
![]() | Davia Bunch [70] |
![]() | Carrie Wintle [71] |
![]() | Christine Williamson [72] |
![]() | Madison Fuller [73] |
![]() | Jesse Craig [74] |
![]() | Julia Crane [75] |
![]() | Emili McPhail [76] |
![]() | Danamarie McNicholl [77] |
![]() | Madeline Collins [78] |
![]() | Tianna Vanderhei [79] |
![]() | Beck Bridger [80] |
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on these competition segments with the following scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering of a judge's question while onstage, Talent or HER Story (20%) – a performance talent or 90 second speech, Health and Fitness (20%) – contestants demonstrate physical fitness onstage while dressed in athletic wear, and Evening Gown (20%) – contestants model evening-wear onstage.
The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America pageant.
The Miss Illinois is a pageant program affiliated with Miss America, which is competition for women models representing the state of Illinois.
The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown.
The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once, and is the only New England state which has produced a Miss America.
The Miss District of Columbia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss America Pageant.
The Miss Idaho scholarship program is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss America pageant. The current titleholder receives a $4,000 cash scholarship to any accredited institution of her choice. She also represents the state of Idaho for the live ABC broadcast of the Miss America pageant.
The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. Although no delegate from Louisiana has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed 1st runner-up. As of 2022, Louisiana is the lone member of the Confederacy during the Civil War which has not produced a Miss America.
The Miss Massachusetts competition is a scholarship pageant put on annually by the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Foundation, Inc. The winner of the pageant receives the title of Miss Massachusetts and represents the state of Massachusetts at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The Miss Montana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Montana in the Miss America pageant.
The Miss Nevada competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss America competition, and the name of the title held by that winner. The first Nevadan to compete at Miss America was Carol Lampe in 1949.
The Miss New Hampshire is the scholarship program that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America competition.
The Miss Oregon competition is a regional scholarship competition that selects the representative for the US state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant. The annual event includes contestants from across the state and awards scholarships to the participants.
The Miss South Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of South Dakota in the Miss America pageant.
Miss America 2007, the 80th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on Monday, January 29, 2007, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday since 1927's contest.
Miss America 2005, the 78th Miss America pageant, was held in Atlantic City on Saturday, September 18, 2004, following a week of events including the preliminary competition.
Miss America 2008, the 81st Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, on Saturday, January 26, 2008.
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.
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