Overview

• Donegan, 27, earned a $50,000 tuition scholarship after being crowned at the Walt Disney Theater on Sept. 7.
• The finals were not televised and streamed for free on PageantVision.com and the Miss America YouTube channel.
• Top five: winner Cassie Donegan (New York), first runner-up Sadie Schiermeyer (Texas), second runner-up Paris Richardson (Florida), third runner-up Audrey Kittila (Georgia), fourth runner-up Emma Terry (Alabama).
• Donegan won a talent award for her vocal performance of “A Darker Shade of Blue” from Some Like It Hot and emphasized authenticity in her on-stage response.
• Fifty-two delegates competed, including all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico; Alabama’s Emma Terry also earned a Quality of Life scholarship in addition to her fourth runner-up award.