• Contestants walk the runway. Reuters
    Contestants walk the runway. Reuters
  • Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin leaps in the air reacting as she advances in the pageant. Reuters
    Miss Alabama Meg McGuffin leaps in the air reacting as she advances in the pageant. Reuters
  • Miss South Carolina Daja Dial competes in the evening gown portion. Reuters
    Miss South Carolina Daja Dial competes in the evening gown portion. Reuters
  • The finalists line up at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City. Reuters
    The finalists line up at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City. Reuters
  • Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams performs. Reuters
    Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams performs. Reuters
  • Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev waves to the crowd as she has a final walk as Miss America. Reuters
    Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev waves to the crowd as she has a final walk as Miss America. Reuters
  • Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell, left, reacts with Miss South Carolina Daja Dial, center, and Miss Oklahoma Georgia Frazier after being named Miss America 2016. AP
    Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell, left, reacts with Miss South Carolina Daja Dial, center, and Miss Oklahoma Georgia Frazier after being named Miss America 2016. AP
  • Betty Cantrell is crowned Miss America. AP
    Betty Cantrell is crowned Miss America. AP
  • Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell reacts. Reuters
    Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell reacts. Reuters

Miss America Pageant 2016 - in pictures

Olga Camacho

September 14, 2015

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Georgia contestant Betty Cantrell was crowned 2016 Miss America on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams performed during the pageant. Williams received a public apology from the pageant organization that famously ordered her to give up her crown amid a nude photo scandal in 1984.

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