Miss America 2017, the 90th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The event was broadcast by ABC in the United States, the first in the network's newest agreement to carry the pageant until 2019, with Dick Clark Productions producing the ceremony.
Betty Cantrell (Miss Georgia 2015) crowned her successor, Miss Arkansas 2016, Savvy Shields, at the end of the two-hour nationally televised event.
Overview Preliminary judges The panel of preliminary competition judges included actress, Katherine Bailess; Miss America 1966, Debby Bryant Berge; musician, Rob Bowman; Jennifer Caudle; television host, Nicole Lapin; strategist, Deanna Siller; and CEO of Galvanized Media, David Zinczenko.
Final night judges The panel of judges on the final night of competition included singer, Ciara; businessman, Mark Cuban; Olympic gold medalist, Gabby Douglas; actress, Sara Foster; actress, Laura Marano; country singer, Cole Swindell; and Miss America 1985, Sharlene Wells Hawkes.
Results
Placements
Placement Contestant Miss America 2017 – Savvy Shields1st Runner-Up – Rachel Wyatt2nd Runner-Up – Camille Sims3rd Runner-Up – Alicia Cooper4th Runner-Up – Laura Lee Lewis Top 7 – Hannah Brewer – Caroline Carothers Top 10 – Jessa Carmack – Kelly Koch – Grace Burgess Top 12 – Laura Jones* – Sarah Klein Top 15 – Kylee Solberg – Justine Ker – Alissa Musto
- America's Choice
Awards Preliminary awards Awards Contestant Lifestyle and Fitness District of Columbia - Cierra Jackson Maryland - Hannah Brewer Ohio - Alice Magoto Talent Arkansas - Savvy Shields Michigan - Arianna Quan Tennessee - Grace Burgess
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) National Miracle Maker awards Results Contestant Winner Alabama - Hayley Barber 1st runner-up South Carolina - Rachel Wyatt 2nd runner-up Kansas - Kendall Schoenekase
Quality of Life awards Results Contestant Platform Winner Alabama - Hayley Barber Sight for Small Eyes 1st runner-up Kansas - Kendall Schoenekase Stay Alive – Don’t Text and Drive 2nd runner-up Maryland - Hannah Brewer Hannah's Heroes Finalists Mississippi - Laura Lee Lewis Mentoring Matters Nevada - Bailey Gumm Autism Through a Different Lens Oklahoma - Sarah Klein Supporting Our Troops from Deployment to Employment Tennessee - Grace Burgess Ready, Set, Read! Encouraging A Love for Reading
STEM Scholarship awards Results ContestantWinners Alabama - Hayley Barber Illinois - Jaryn Franklin Kansas - Kendall SchoenekaseFinalists Hawaii - Allison Chu Montana - Lauren Scofield
Other awards Awards Contestant(s) Miss Congeniality Minnesota - Madeline Van Ert Non-Finalist Interview Award Florida - Courtney Sexton Non-Finalist Talent Award Colorado - Shannon Patilla Michigan - Arianna Quan New Hampshire - Caroline Carter North Carolina - McKenzie Faggart John Curran Non-FinalistCommunications Journalism Interview Award Nebraska - Aleah Peters Louanne Gamba Instrumentalist Scholarship Michigan - Arianna Quan Women in Business Scholarship Award Georgia - Patricia Ford Rhode Island - Shruti Nagarajan
Contestants The Miss America 2017 contestants were: