Shields’ acceptance of the highly-coveted crown is just the beginning of a journey that will take her to every corner of the nation and around the world during her year of service as Miss America 2017. “I hope that at the end of my year we’re starting to reward politicians on compromising instead of just defending themselves”.
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Fans of Miss Oregon Alexis Mather hold up a sign during the Miss America pageant Sunday in Atlantic City, N.J.
Shields was asked to give her thoughts on the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “Our country was founded on compromise”.
On Wednesday night, Miss Arkansas was victorious in the preliminary talent competition. A closer look at Savvy’s role in the Miss America pageant lends some clues to her personality and social views, while details about her life reveal more about the beauty pageant victor as a person. She performed the same jazz number on Sunday night that won her that competition.
I wonder if she is a woo girl.
The rest of the top five were Miss New York Camille Sims, Miss Washington Alicia Cooper and Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis.
Along with Shields, Wyatt and Sims, the top 15 was rounded out by Miss Washington, Miss Massachusetts, Miss Idaho, Miss Iowa, Miss Texas, Miss California, Miss Oklahoma, Miss Maryland, Miss Tennessee, Miss Louisiana and Miss Mississippi. Miss America will keep it in play for the foreseeable future. “As Americans, we need to make sure that we come together, represent what it means to be American, which is celebrating all people from all backgrounds”, she continued.
The nationally televised finale will be held in Boardwalk Hall. Numerous contestants noted the solemn anniversary, professed strong support for America’s armed forces and struck patriotic themes.
The pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourist season beyond Labor Day weekend.
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Among the 52 representatives of the 50 USA states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, contestants from Michigan, Washington D.C., Arkansas, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee were all poised for advantage at Sunday’s finale, having prevailed at preliminary judging in categories such as talent and fitness. AP material published by LongIsland.com, is done so with explicit permission. This includes the preparation of derivative works of, or the incorporation of such content into other works. Please see our terms of service for more information.
