Miss America 2018 was the 91st
Miss America
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pageant, though the Miss America Organization celebrated its 97th anniversary in 2017. This discrepancy is due to no national pageants being held from 1928-1932 or in 1934 because of financial problems associated with the
Great Depression
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.
The 2018 pageant was held in
Boardwalk Hall in
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497. on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
This was the first Miss America pageant to be held in Atlantic City since the Miss America Organization headquarters relocated to Boardwalk Hall.
The event was broadcast by the
American Broadcasting Company
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(ABC).
On July 24, 2017, it was announced that
Chris Harrison and
Sage Steele would be returning to co-host the Miss America pageant for the second year in a row.
Cara Mund
Cara D. Mund ( ) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Bismarck, North Dakota. In June 2017, she was crowned Miss North Dakota 2017. On September 10, 2017, she was crowned Miss America 2018 in Atlantic City and became the first contestant ...
of
North Dakota
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became Miss America 2018 at the end of the event.
Overview
Judges
Preliminary judges
From September 6–8, 2017, judges for the preliminary competition selected the winners of the preliminary talent and lifestyle and fitness competitions as well as the top 15 finalists for the final night of competition on September 10, 2017. The panel included entertainment lawyer, Carolyn Conrad; Global Government Affairs and Policy leader for Baker Hughes, Karen Knuston;
CNN White House reporter, Kate Bennett; casting director, Patrick Rush; actor,
Rusty Joiner;
Miss America 1978
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,
Susan Perkins Botsford; and dancer and actress,
Vivian Nixon.
Final night judges
The panel of judges on the final night of competition on September 10, 2017 included country singer,
Thomas Rhett
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; actress, author, and model,
Molly Sims; Grammy-nominated singer and actress,
Jordin Sparks
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; People Magazine's Editor in Chief, Jess Cagle; journalist, actress, and CEO of
AfterBuzz TV
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Created by Maria Me ...
,
Maria Menounos;
Miss America 2014,
Nina Davuluri
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As Miss America 2014, she became the first Indian American contestan ...
; and Olympic gold medalist,
Tara Lipinski
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.
Results
Placements
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America's Choice
Awards
Preliminary awards
Quality of Life awards
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) National Miracle Maker awards
STEM Scholarship awards
Women in Business Scholarship awards
Other awards
Contestants
References
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2017 beauty pageants
2017 in New Jersey
2017 in the United States
September 2017 events in the United States
Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey