“How many people can say, ‘I saw Miss America – and the next day!'” he said, singing, “There she goes!”
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Skidmore, who is 21, is from Calico Rock and is a senior at the University of Arkansas majoring in broadcast journalism.
Shields is a proud Kappa Kappa Gamma member, and got a sweet homecoming sendoff at her sorority house before she left for the Miss America competition in Atlantic City.
Congratulations to Savvy Shields on becoming Miss America 2017. Additionally, she said that it’s always been her “secret dream” to be a backup dancer for Queen Bey. “Our country was founded on compromise, and we’re living in a state now where both parties just seem to be yelling at each other”.
Miss Missouri O’Flaherty, 23, was eliminated when the top 15 contestants were announced.
The second runner-up was Miss New York, Camille Sims, and the first runner-up was Miss South Carolina, Rachel Wyatt.
Following the pageant, Shields elaborated on her answer as she told reporters that she hoped that by the end of her reign as Miss America, politicians will be “rewarded” for “compromise”.
On Monday morning, she kicked off her sandals and walked across the seaside gambling resort’s shell-strewn beach to the surf line, where she ran ankle-deep in the incoming waves and jumped into the air twice. Last month, she revealed via Instagram that #EatBetterLiveBetter is her Miss America platform. Djuan Trent competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Kentucky in 2011, when she finished in the top 10.
Sunday’s finale was held on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Gretchen Carlson, the 1989 Miss America and former Fox TV news anchor, made headlines recently by winning a $20 million settlement after filing a sexual harassment suit against her onetime employer.
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The pageant from Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall included contestants from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
