Vanessa Williams was stripped of her Miss America crown 40 years ago. Here's how she got the last laugh.

New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday, a "three-peat" for contenders from the Big Apple.

Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin won the 2012 Miss America crown on Saturday at a Las Vegas pageant that was updated with a reality TV format including a surprise “save… ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant Sunday night, with the help of a red plastic cup.

Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old nursing student and cheerleader at Alabama’s Auburn University, beat 51 other contestants to be named Miss America.

Getty Images (2) Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced Vanessa Williams to relinquish her Miss America crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride.

Could Miss Mississippi be the new Miss America? We'll find out this weekend! The pageant will be streamed Sunday, and you can help her get a top spot.

On July 23, 1984, Vanessa Williams resigned as Miss America, the first Black woman to win the crown and the first, and only, winner forced to give it up.

Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old nursing student and cheerleader at Alabama’s Auburn University, beat 51 other contestants to be named Miss America.

Could Miss Mississippi be the new Miss America? We'll find out this weekend! The pageant will be streamed Sunday, and you can help her get a top spot.

40 years ago today, Williams was stripped of her Miss America crown. Here's how she got the last laugh. Bettmann Archive; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Vanessa Williams in 1984 and 2024 On July 23, 1984, ...