The nationally-televised pageant was held Sunday in Atlantic City.
Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell waves after being crowned Miss America 2016 at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell greets a fan after being crowned Miss America 2016 at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is crowned Miss America 2016 by Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell, left, reacts after being named Miss America 2016 at the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Miss Iowa Taylor Wiebers, left, follows Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson as they compete in the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Contestants wear swimsuits as they compete in the 2016 Miss America pageant Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Hosts Chris Harrison, center, and Brooke Burke-Charvet, left, join Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev during the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Actress and singer Vanessa Williams sings during in the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. Williams is returning to the pageant as head judge for the first time in more than three decades since she resigned the title.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
Actress and singer Vanessa Williams sings during in the 2016 Miss America pageant, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. Williams is returning to the pageant as head judge for the first time in more than three decades since she resigned the title.
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
AP Photo/Mel Evans
In this image released by Starpix, reining Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, posesTuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 in New York’s Times Square. Kazantsev will relinquish her crown at the 2016 Miss America competition, airing Sunday, Sept. 13, on ABC.
(Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP)
Aurora Rose/Starpix via AP
Miss South Carolina Daja Dial, foreground left, and Miss Washington Lizzi Jackson arrive for the traditional Miss America welcoming ceremony on the Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. The new Miss America will be crowned at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Sept. 13. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
This Sept. 1, 2015 photo shows Miss California Bree Morse, left, Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson, center, and Miss Connecticut Colleen Ward, right, at a welcome ceremony for Miss America contestants on the Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk. The Miss America Organization said on Friday Sept. 4, that it handed out nearly $6 million in cash or tuition waivers to contestants last year as part of its scholarship program.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Sept. 1, 2015 photo shows Miss South Carolina Daja Dial at a welcome ceremony for Miss America contestants on the Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk. The Miss America Organization said on Friday Sept. 4, that it handed out nearly $6 million in cash or tuition waivers to contestants last year as part of its scholarship program.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
The footwear that Miss Montana will wear in the Miss America pageant’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. Most of the shoes have designs specific to their contestant’s home state.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
The footwear that Miss Florida will wear in the Miss America pageant’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. Most of the shoes have designs specific to their contestant’s home state.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
The footwear that Miss Idaho will wear in the Miss America pageant’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. Most of the shoes have designs specific to their contestant’s home state.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
The footwear that Miss Indiana will wear in the Miss America pageant’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. Most of the shoes have designs specific to their contestant’s home state.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
The footwear that Miss New Hampshire will wear in the Miss America pageant’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade is on display Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. Most of the shoes have designs specific to their contestant’s home state.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Miss America Kira Kazantsev holds the shoes she will wear in this week’s “Show Us Your Shoes” parade on the Atlantic City, N.J. Boardwalk during a news conference in Atlantic City on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2015, several hours before the first night of preliminary competition to choose her successor.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Miss Iowa Taylor Wiebers, left, who won the talent competition, stands next to Miss South Carolina Daja Dial, who won the swimsuit competition, during the first night of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant on Tuesday Sept. 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J. The new Miss America will be crowned in Sunday night’s nationally televised finale.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Contestants compete in the swimsuit portion of the 2016 Miss America pageant during the first night of preliminary competition, Tuesday Sept. 8, 2015, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The new Miss America will be crowned in Sunday night’s nationally televised finale.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo shows contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walking the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on the first night of preliminary competition. The second of three nights of preliminaries was to be held Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo shows contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walking the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N..J. on the first night of preliminary competition. The second of three nights of preliminaries was to be held Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
In this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo, Miss Idaho Kalie Wright sings “Over the Rainbow” during the first night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N..J. The second of three nights of preliminary competition was due to begin Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo shows contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walking the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N..J., on the first night of preliminary competition. The second of three nights of preliminaries was to be held Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Miss South Carolina Daja Dial contestant competes in talent competition during the second night of preliminary for the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ., Wednesday, Sept 9, 2015.
(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Louisiana April Nelson, left, won the talent portion and Miss Florida Mary Katherine Fechtel, right, won the swimsuit competition in the second night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015. The winners spoke at a press conference in Atlantic City N.J. after the competition.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Contestants compete in the swimsuit portion of the second night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Sept. 1, 2015 photo shows Miss Vermont Alayna Westcom during a welcoming ceremony in Atlantic City, N.J. Westcom won’t be twirling a baton, tap dancing or belting out a Broadway show tune at the Miss America pageant Thursday night, instead, the 2016 Miss Vermont will don protective goggles, mix some chemicals and create a foamy eruption she calls “elephant’s toothpaste” when it’s her turn to perform in the talent portion of the third and final night of preliminary competition.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
In this photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, contestants compete in the evening gown portion of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. The third and final night of preliminary competition will be Thursday, and the new Miss America will be crowned at Sunday night’s nationally televised finale.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Contestants compete in the swimsuit portion of the second night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant on Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
This Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 photo shows contestants in the 2016 Miss America pageant walking the runway at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on the first night of preliminary competition. The second of three nights of preliminaries was to be held Wednesday night.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Noelle Velez plays the drums during the third night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Contestants compete in the swimsuit competition in the third night of preliminary competition in the 2016 Miss America competition Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Atlantic City, N.J.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
AP Photo/Wayne Parry
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Vélez wave to the crowd during the parade of states to open the third night of preliminary competition for the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ., Thursday, Sept 10, 2015.
(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Missouri McKensie Garber competes in swimwear competition during the third night of preliminary for the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ., Thursday, Sept 10, 2015.
(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss District of Columbia Haely Jardas competes in talent competition during the third night of preliminary for the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ., Thursday, Sept 10, 2015.
(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Virginia Savannah Lane competes in talent competition during the third night of preliminary for the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ., Thursday, Sept 10, 2015.
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Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss California Bree Morse waves during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Fans of Miss Texas Shannon Sanderford cheer for her during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Texas Shannon Sanderford waves to family during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev waves during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Ohio Sarah Hider waves during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss North Dakota Delanie Wiedrich smiles during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Nevada Katherine Kelley smiles during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Kansas Hannah Wagner looks on during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Puerto Rico Destiny Velez smiles during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Miss Hawaii Jeanné Kapela smiles during the 2016 Miss America pageant “Show Us Your Shoes” parade Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Atlantic City, N.J. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Michael Ein/The Press of Atlantic City via AP
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 1983 file photo, Miss New York Vanessa Williams is crowned Miss America 1984 at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. The Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions and the ABC television network announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, that they are bringing back the actress and singer to serve as head judge for the 2016 competition. Williams won the title in 1984 but resigned after Penthouse magazine published sexually explicit photographs of her taken several years earlier.
(AP Photo, File)
AP Photo, File
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 1983 file photo, Miss New York Vanessa Williams appears during her coronation walk after she was crowned Miss America 1984 at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, N.J. The Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions and the ABC television network announced Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, that they are bringing back the actress and singer to serve as head judge for the 2016 competition. Williams won the title in 1984 but resigned after Penthouse magazine published sexually explicit photographs of her taken several years earlier.
(AP Photo/Jack Kanthal, File)
