Here are five highlights from the show.
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The finalist’s eloquent answer, complete with ever-so-subtle shade thrown at the billionaire businessman, is arguably what contributed to her being named second runner-up out of 52 contestants. She impressed the judges with her thoughts on the Democratic nominee for president, Hillary Clinton, in the Q&A round. All of your actions are held to a higher standard. “And unfortunately, the media does love to sensationalize everything”, Savvy explained.
She went on to say both of the “contestants” in the race had done a “great job” before correcting herself with a laugh and saying she actually meant the candidates.
The first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant, Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty, was eliminated September 11 when the top 15 finalists were selected. Her talent was dance and her personal platform is Autism Speaks. The victor of “America’s Choice” advanced to the Top 15 in the competition. Skidmore will assume the duties of Miss Arkansas because Shields is now Miss America. This led to one of the creepier memes of the night. Not that the talent portion didn’t rely heavily on modern entertainment. What’s the point of the swimsuit competition?
Founded in 1921, the Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading advocates for women’s education and the largest provider of scholarship assistance to young women. Some defend it as being a part of tradition and an opportunity to show confidence and fitness. ” She was a victor during preliminary competition, winning the talent portion Wednesday night”.
“It’s really important for me just to exist in this capacity as completely who I am and be open and proud about it for the LGBT community”, she said this week.
Miss California Jessa Carmack is seen here at the Miss America Competition, Sept. 11, 2016.
Almost every question during Sunday night’s interview portion was about politics, Hollywood Life reports, which many contestants opted to duck and dodge without really forming an opinion.
Arianna Quan, who was representing MI, did not qualify for the top 15.
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Cantrell walked over to put the “Miss America” sash on the 2017 victor, but realized she had made a mistake. “The biggest thank you in the world to everyone who came by Kappa tonight”, she captioned the post.
