The unofficial policy — dictated by former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell — was explained by past winners such as Savvy Shields Wolfe and Betty Maxwell in the 2023 A&E docuseries "Secrets of ...

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J. Photo by Noah K. Murray/AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.

Abbie Stockard was crowned the new Miss America on January 5. The 22-year-old Auburn University student told BI how she prepared for the competition. Stockard studied a binder with 150 political ...