Miss America 2015 was the 88th Miss America pageant, held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 14, 2014.
Nina Davuluri of New York crowned Kira Kazantsev of New York as her successor at the end of the event, making it the third consecutive year that a Miss New York won the Miss America crown; New York thus became the first state to have a Miss America winner three years in a row.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss America 2015 – Kira Kazantsev1st Runner-Up – Courtney Garrett2nd Runner-Up – Ashton Campbell3rd Runner-Up – Victoria Cowen4th Runner-Up – Lauren KuhnTop 10 – Caitlin Brunell – Jasmine Murray – Mackenzie Bart – Alexandra Eppler – Hayley LewisTop 12 – Alysa Olson – Ramsey CarpenterTop 16 – Acacia Courtney – Sierra Sandison § – Jacky Arness ∆ – Monique Evans
§ - America's Choice
∆ - Judge's Choice
Awards
Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness Florida - Victoria Cowen Maryland - Jade Kenny Oklahoma - Alexandra Eppler Talent Kentucky - Ramsey Carpenter Ohio - Mackenzie Bart Pennsylvania - Amanda Smith
Contestants 53 contestants competed for the title. State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes Alabama Caitlin Brunell Tuscaloosa 22 Dance "Let It Go" from Frozen Top 10 Quality of Life Award Winner Daughter of former NFL quarterback, Mark Brunell Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007 Crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 Alaska Malie Delgado Anchorage 19 Vocal Contestant on The Price is Right, American Idol and The X Factor Arizona Alexa Rogers Scottsdale 23 Dance Arkansas Ashton Campbell Hindsville 20 Vocal "Via Dolorosa" 2nd runner-up Previously Miss Arkansas's Outstanding Teen 2011 California Marina Inserra San Diego 24 Vocal "Bring Him Home" Colorado Stacey Cook Littleton 23 Tahitian Dance "Runaway Baby" Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 Connecticut Acacia Courtney Hamden 21 Ballet en Pointe "Kitri's Variations" from Don Quixote Top 16 Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2009Later Miss Connecticut USA 2019Currently a TV reporter and paddock analyst for Gulfstream Park Delaware Brittany Lewis Wilmington, Brigantine, NJ 24 Jazz Dance Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up 1st runner-up at Miss Delaware 2014; Assumed title when Amanda Longacre was dethroned District of Columbia Teresa Davis Hoschton, GA 23 Piano "Malaguena" Born in South Korea Florida Victoria Cowen Panama City 21 Dance "Note to God" 3rd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Thought to be 1st runner-up at Miss Florida 2014; Assumed title one week later due to miscount on tabulation Georgia Maggie Bridges Brinson 21 Vocal "Bridge Under Troubled Water" STEM Scholarship Award Hawaii Stephanie Steuri Kalaheo 20 Hula "The Prayer" Mother competed as Miss Maui at Miss Hawaii 1977 Idaho Sierra Sandison Twin Falls 20 Vocal Top 16 (America's Choice) Is a Type 1 diabetic1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2021 competition Illinois Marisa Buchheit Chicago 24 Operatic Vocal "Je veux vivre" from Roméo et Juliette 1st runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2018 competition Indiana Audra Casterline Fishers 23 Vocal "Over the Rainbow" Non-finalist Talent Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 Iowa Alysa Lou Olson Des Moines 21 Vocal "If I Loved You" from Carousel / Vocal "How Will I Ever Know" Top 12 Previously Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2010 Kansas Amanda Sasek Moberly, MO 23 Vocal "I Don't Know My Own Strength" / Vocal "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Quality of Life Award Finalist Kentucky Ramsey Carpenter Hartford 23 Fiddle "Sally Goodin'" and "Orange Blossom Special" Top 12 Preliminary Talent Award Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 Louisiana Lacey Sanchez Baton Rouge 24 Vocal Non-finalist Interview Award Maine Audrey Thames Topsham 18 Comedic Monologue "Yma Dream" Maryland Jade Kenny Madison 23 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe "Everybody Dance Now" Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardQuality of Life Award 2nd runner-up Washington Redskins cheerleaderSemifinalist at Miss District of Columbia USA 20183rd runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2019 Massachusetts Lauren Kuhn Boston / Aberdeen, WA 23 Piano "Valse Dramatico" by Melody Bober 4th runner-up STEM Scholarship Award Michigan Kaitlyn Maviglia Dundee 21 Dance "Be Italian" from Nine Diagnosed with Sensorineural hearing loss at age 9 Minnesota Savannah Cole Brainerd 18 Vocal "Somebody to Love" by Queen / Vocal "House of the Rising Sun" Mississippi Jasmine Murray Columbus 22 Vocal "Something's Got a Hold on Me" Top 10 Quality of Life Award Finalist Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008American Idol season 8 finalist Missouri Jessica Hartman Pueblo, CO 23 Dance "Steppin' Out with My Baby" Previously Miss Colorado USA 20103rd runner-up at Miss USA 2010 pageant Miss Intercontinental 2011 representing United States Montana Victoria ValentineMissoula 22 Vocal "Danny Boy" and accompanied herself on the harp / Vocal & Harp "I Won't Give Up" (at Preliminaries) Previously Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2008 Nebraska Megan Swanson Omaha 21 Vocal "You Raise Me Up" Quality of Life Award Finalist Later Miss Nebraska USA 2020 Nevada Ellie Smith Henderson 17 Vocal "Somebody to Love" Non-finalist Talent Award Sister of Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2014, Amy SmithPreviously Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2012 New Hampshire Megan Cooley Auburn 19 Vocal "On My Way" written by Ali Tamposi and Fernando Garibay New Jersey Cierra Kaler-Jones Galloway 21 Dance "Listen" by Beyoncé Quality of Life Award Finalist Born with hip dysplasia New Mexico Jessica Burson Roswell 20 Jazz Dance "Steam Heat" from 1954 Broadway musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross STEM Scholarship Award New York Kira Kazantsev Manhattan 23 Vocal with Cup Percussion "Happy" by Pharrell Williams Miss America 2015 Previously Miss California Jr. and Miss California Preteen North Carolina Beth Stovall Goldsboro 20 Classical Vocal "Chi Bel Sogno di Doretta" Non-finalist Talent Award North Dakota Jacky Arness Fargo 21 Vocal "Feeling Good" written by English songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse Top 16 (Judges' Choice) Miss Congeniality Previously North Dakota's Junior Miss 2011Top 10 at Miss America's Junior Miss 20111st runner-up at Miss North Dakota USA 2018 pageant Ohio Mackenzie Victoria Bart Columbus 22 Ventriloquism "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award STEM Scholarship Award Contestant on Funny or Die Presents: America's Next Weatherman Oklahoma Alexandra Eppler Edmond 24 Dance "Wonderland" / Dance "Titanium" (at Preliminaries) Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardQuality of Life Award Finalist Oregon Rebecca Anderson Oregon City 23 Vocal Pennsylvania Amanda Fallon Smith Dade City, FL 21 Vocal "Wishing You Were Somewhere Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera Non-finalist Talent AwardPreliminary Talent Award Puerto Rico Yarelis Salgado Toa Alta 20 Flamenco Fusion Later Miss International Puerto Rico 2018 Rhode Island Ivy DePew Providence 23 Flute "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 South Carolina Lanie HudsonSpartanburg 23 Clogging "Think" by Aretha Franklin Competed on America's Got Talent with dance troupe South Dakota Meridith Gould Sioux Falls 19 Dance en Pointe "Hedwig's Theme" Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2012Later Miss Minnesota USA 2017 and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2017 Tennessee Hayley Lewis Nashville/ Independence, MO 21 Vocal "I (Who Have Nothing)" Top 10 Texas Monique Evans Austin 22 Ballet en Pointe "Requiem for a Tower" Top 16 Later Miss Florida USA 2020 Utah Karlie Major Logan 20 Dance "Forget About the Boy" from Thoroughly Modern Millie Vermont Lucy Edwards Burlington 19 Vocal "I Am Changing" from the Dreamgirls cast album / Vocal "You'll Never Walk Alone" STEM Scholarship Award Virgin Islands Ashley Gabriel Orlando, FL 19 Vocal "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett Pamplin 21 Opera (Classical Vocal) "Parla Piu Piano" from The Godfather 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award Finalist Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2009Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010 Washington Kailee Dunn Kennewick 22 Vocal "Someone Like You" West Virginia Paige Madden Moundsville 21 Vocal "Gravity" Non-finalist Talent Award Wisconsin Raeanna Mary Johnson Holmen 24 Dance "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke First woman to hold the Miss Wisconsin title two times; she had previously held the 2011 title after Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 20123rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2011 Wyoming Jessie Allen Lander 24 Dance Younger sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2012, Holly Allen And on Big brother 21
References
External links
Miss America official website