Miss America 2025

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Miss America 2025
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Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard
DateJanuary 5, 2025
Presenters
Venue Walt Disney Theater, Orlando, Florida
BroadcasterMiss America Website
Entrants52
Placements11
Returns Puerto Rico
WinnerAbbie Stockard
Alabama
CongenialityKatie Ann Powell
District of Columbia
  2024
2026  

Miss America 2025 was the 97th edition of the Miss America pageant, held at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, alongside the Miss America's Teen 2025 competition on January 4 and 5, 2025 respectively. [1]

Contents

Madison Marsh of Colorado crowned Abbie Stockard of Alabama as her successor at the end of the event. [2]

Background

New eligibility rules allow transgender entrant who have fully completed "sexual reassignment surgery" a year prior to competing. [3] Other usual rules apply to the 2025 part of the Miss America Pageants. [4]

Ballroom dancing and cheerleading utilizing "human props" has been added as potential talents. The partner must be dressed in all black and cannot perform any solo parts. [5]

The Miss Puerto Rico pageant has also been reinstated after last competing in 2017. [6]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 2025
1st Runner-Up
  • Flag of Texas.svg Texas – Annette Addo-Yobo [7]
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee – Carley Jaymes Vogel [7]
3rd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Florida.svg Florida – Casana Fink [7]
4th Runner-Up
  • Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio – Stephanie Finoti [7]
Top 11
  • Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado – Alexandra Lotko [7]
  • Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia – Ludwidg Louizaire [7]
  • Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota – Emily Schumacher [7]
  • Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma – Lauren Frost [7]
  • Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina – Davis Wash [7]
  • Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin – Mandi Jo Genord [7]

Preliminary awards

AwardsWinners
Talent
Evening Gown
Fitness
AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award

Contestants

Fifty-two contestants competed for the title. [1] [7]

StateContestantAge [a] HometownTalentCommunity Service InitiativeNotes
Alabama Abbie Stockard [8] 21 Vestavia Contemporary Dance, "You Say"
Alaska Jordan Naylor [9] 26 Anchorage Ballroom Dance, "Little Pary Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)""Nation of Lifesavers"Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2012

Previously Miss Alaska USA 2023

Arizona Shailey Ringenbach [7] 20 Phoenix Lyrical Dance, "If You're Reading This""Share the Love: Improving Mental Health through Pet Therapy"Older sister of Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2022, Saray Ringenbach
Arkansas Camille Cathey [10] 22 Wynne Vocal, "If I Had My Way""Proudly Volunteer"Previously Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen 2018
California Kimberly Vernon [11] 27 Santa Clara Jazz Dance, "Le Jazz Hot""Arts for All - Advocating for Accessible Arts Education"
Colorado Alexandra Lotko [7] 26 Denver Vocal, "My Funny Valentine""It's Okay to not be Okay"
Connecticut Monica Fenwick [12] 23 Watertown Flute, "Don't Stop Me Now""Communication is Key"
Delaware Nova Rae Gaffney [13] 24 Milford Classical Ballet en Pointe, "Carmen""Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence Awareness"
District of Columbia Katie Ann Powell [14] 26Harp, "Baroque Flamenco""Preparing Women for Financial Success"
Florida Casana M. Fink [15] 25 Ocala Lyrical Dance, "Rescue""Give to Life; Donate Life - Advocating for Tissue and Organ Donation"
Georgia Ludwidg Louizaire [16] 26 Rome Broadway Vocal, "Home""Education for Every Student"
Hawaii Hayley Cheyney-Kāne [17] 27 Kaneohe Vocal and Hula, "Aloha Wau la'oe""Aloha is for Everyone"Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2013
Idaho Madison Andreason [18] 21 Idaho Falls Vocal, "What Was I Made For""Get Up and Get Out"Previously Miss Idaho's Outstanding Teen 2021

Daughter of Miss Idaho USA 1987, Vicki Hoffman Andreason

Illinois Breana Bagley [19] 26 Decatur Lyrical Dance, "A New Day Has Come"
Indiana Kalyn Melham [20] 23 Muncie Vocal, "Don't Forget Me"'ACT: Advocating for Change through Theater"
Iowa Abigaille Batu-Tiako21 Oskaloosa Vocal, "The Joke""The United Voices"
Kansas Alexis Smith25 Wichita Ventriloquism, "The Aucioneer""Respect Reclaimed"
Kentucky Chapel Tinius24 Bowling Green Fiddle Medley"Operation Gratitude: For the Fallen, For the Fighting, For the Veterans"Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2016

Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky 2018

Louisiana Olivia Grace George20 Ruston Jazz Dance, "Bossa Nova Baby""Education is KEY! Knowledge Empowers Youth"
Maine Jennie Daley28 Sullivan HERStory"#DressLikeAnEngineer"
Maryland Bridget O'Brien22 Frederick Musical Theater Vocal, "Don't Rain On My Parade""Boomerang!"
Massachusetts Kiersten Khoury23 Westwood HERStory, "Fight Song""Redefining Dyslexia: Turning Challenges in Superpowers"
Michigan Jenae Lodewyk24 Bay City HERStory"Women in the Workplace"Older sister to Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2016, Kendra Lodewyk
Minnesota Emily Schumacher24 Mankato Tap Dance, "Proud Mary" & "River Deep Mountain High""The Heart of the Matter"Previously Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2017

Older sister of Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2022, Julia Schumacher

Mississippi Becky Williams22 Purvis Jazz Dance, "Move You're Steppin' on My Heart""Make a Move"
Missouri Ashley Berry20 Clinton Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Eleanor Rigby"Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2021
Montana Kaylee Wolfensberger20 Bozeman Piano, "Great Balls of Fire""Healing Harmonies"
Nebraska Raechel Warren28 Omaha Roller Figure Skating, "Song Must Go On""Passion to Purpose"Previously Miss Iowa Volunteer 2022
Nevada Karrina Ferris21 Reno Lyrical Dance, "You Will Be Found"
New Hampshire Emily Spencer23 Bedford Lyrical Dance, "One Moment in Time""Inspiring Inclusivity through Education and Opportunity"
New Jersey Elizabeth Mendel22 Cape May Court House Lyrical Dance, "It's All Coming Back to Me""Image is Everywhere"
New Mexico Emille-Marie Enriquez Alamogordo Folkloric Dance, "El Son De La Negra"Previously Miss New Mexico Volunteer 2022
New York Abigail Quammen24 Manhattan Vocal, "My Way""Read to Lead to Succeed"Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2017
North Carolina Carrie Everett20 Durham Vocal, "The Impossible Dream""We Need Equity to Build Communities"
North Dakota Sophia Richards23 Hope Vocal, "La Vie En Rose""BIO Girls"
Ohio Stephanie Finoti21 Columbus Ballet en Pointe, "Kitri Act III" and "Don Quixote""That STEM Girl"
Oklahoma Lauren Frost24 Tahlequah Clogging, "Hound Dog""Adoption as Oklahoma's Option"
Oregon Abigail Hoppe25 McMinnville Latin Ballroom Dance, 'Let's Get Loud""Making Type 1 Diabetes Feel Like Type None Diabetes"
Pennsylvania Page Weinstein26 Pittsburgh Dance Twirl, "Thunderstruck"Previously Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2014
Puerto Rico Wilma Victoria Richiez-Mateo San Juan HERStory
Rhode Island Ali Hornung24 Providence Vocal, "Legally Blonde""Glimmer of Hope"
South Carolina Davis Wash23 Edgefield Vocal, "Ain't No Sunshine"
South Dakota Joelle Simpson20 Rapid City Harp, "Swan Lake Harp Cadenza""Nurturing Nature"
Tennessee Carley Jaymes Vogel24 Murfreesboro / Kennesaw, Georgia Classical Vocal, "Climb Every Mountain"She is the daughter of Miss Georgia-USA 1985, Amanda Smith Vogel
Texas Annette Addo-Yobo25 Southlake Slam Poetry, "Autism SPEAKS"
Utah Paris Matthews26 Cottonwood Heights Jazz Dance, "All That Jazz""Power of Play: Advocating for Hospitalized Children"
Vermont Meara Seery [21] 24 [21] Brattleboro Vocal, "Seven Nation Army""Green for Good"
Virginia Carlehr Swanson25 Charlottesville Vocal/Piano, "Get Here"
Washington Hermona Girmay23 Seattle Vocal, "My Days"
West Virginia Jennifer Reuther26 Wheeling Jazz Dance"Wellness Across West Viriginia"
Wisconsin Mandi Jo Genord22 Beaver Dam Contemporary Jazz Dance, "You Don't Own Me""Connecting Lives: Adoption Resources and Advocacy"Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2018
Wyoming Baylee Drewry23 Greybull HERStory, "Breath and Life""Supporting Girls and Women in Sports"Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2020

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of national competition

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