Mallory Hagan, 23, got the crown and $50,000 scholarship successfully
defeating Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, who took second, and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, who finished third. Her platform was stopping child sexual abuse. 23-year-old Miss New York, a.k.a. Mallory Hagan, took home the coveted tiara, as well as a $50,000 college scholarship, but the whole telecast was a flurry of rhinestones and midriffs. There was strutting, there were innumerable state-based jokes—like Miss Wisconsin’s “Where I’m from, cutting the cheese is a big deal!”— and there was even someone dancing to Journey’s “Faithfully.” The pageant’s buzzwords have always been “class” and “poise.”
She is expected to spend her title reign on a nationwide speaking tour and
raising money for the Children's Miracle Network, the organization's official charity. Hagan defeated several other notable competitors who grabbed headlines this year because of their backstories. Miss District of Columbia plans to undergo a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, which killed her mother and grandmother. Miss Montana was the pageant's first autistic contestant. Miss Iowa has Tourette's syndrome. And Miss Maine lost more than 50 pounds before winning her state crown.
Gymnast McKayla Maroney swung by as one of the judges,
although they didn’t get to do much until it came question time. There were no Miss Teen
USA-style mental meltdowns, but Miss Iowa (who has the unfortunate name Mariah Cary) did explain that she only supports the use of marijuana for recreational and medical purposes, as opposed to what one can only imagine would be more inventive uses.
The 92nd Miss America annual show held this year at the Planet Hollywood
Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is the culmination of a week of preliminary competitions and months of preparations for the titleholders from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The pageant, which started as little more than an Atlantic City bathing suit revue, broke viewership records in its heyday and bills itself as one of the world's largest scholarships programs for women. But like other pageants, the show has struggled to stay relevant as national attitudes regarding women's rights and civil rights have evolved.
More recently, the rise of reality television has provided a superabundance of options for Americans interested in seeing attractive young people in competitive pursuits.
defeating Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, who took second, and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, who finished third. Her platform was stopping child sexual abuse. 23-year-old Miss New York, a.k.a. Mallory Hagan, took home the coveted tiara, as well as a $50,000 college scholarship, but the whole telecast was a flurry of rhinestones and midriffs. There was strutting, there were innumerable state-based jokes—like Miss Wisconsin’s “Where I’m from, cutting the cheese is a big deal!”— and there was even someone dancing to Journey’s “Faithfully.” The pageant’s buzzwords have always been “class” and “poise.”
She is expected to spend her title reign on a nationwide speaking tour and
raising money for the Children's Miracle Network, the organization's official charity. Hagan defeated several other notable competitors who grabbed headlines this year because of their backstories. Miss District of Columbia plans to undergo a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, which killed her mother and grandmother. Miss Montana was the pageant's first autistic contestant. Miss Iowa has Tourette's syndrome. And Miss Maine lost more than 50 pounds before winning her state crown.
Gymnast McKayla Maroney swung by as one of the judges,
although they didn’t get to do much until it came question time. There were no Miss Teen
USA-style mental meltdowns, but Miss Iowa (who has the unfortunate name Mariah Cary) did explain that she only supports the use of marijuana for recreational and medical purposes, as opposed to what one can only imagine would be more inventive uses.
The 92nd Miss America annual show held this year at the Planet Hollywood
Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is the culmination of a week of preliminary competitions and months of preparations for the titleholders from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The pageant, which started as little more than an Atlantic City bathing suit revue, broke viewership records in its heyday and bills itself as one of the world's largest scholarships programs for women. But like other pageants, the show has struggled to stay relevant as national attitudes regarding women's rights and civil rights have evolved.
More recently, the rise of reality television has provided a superabundance of options for Americans interested in seeing attractive young people in competitive pursuits.
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