Miss America 2027 was the 99th Miss America pageant, held on September 6, 2026, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
At the end of the event, Cassie Donegan of New York crowned Regan Hutsell of Texas as her successor, marking the state's fourth overall victory in the pageant.
Background On May 7, 2026, it was announced that the competition would take place between August 28–September 6, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the Palm Beaches. Preliminary competitions took place at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, with the crowning taking place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss America 2027 – Regan Hutsell1st Runner-Up – Shelby Bordelon2nd Runner-Up – Kate Dimmett3rd Runner-Up – Sharlize True Trujillo4th Runner-Up – Evelyn SmithTop 11 – Carly Yoshida – McKenzie Kerry – Jane Granberry – Madison Oh – Lindsay Jones – Erika Dalton
Awards Preliminary Awards AwardsContestantsEvening Gown Iowa – McKenzie Kerry Louisiana – Shelby Bordelon Mississippi – Jane GranberryFitness District of Columbia – Evelyn Smith New Jersey – Kylie Wright Texas – Regan HutsellTalent New Jersey – Kylie Wright Texas – Regan Hutsell Utah – Erika Dalton
Quality of Life Community Service Awards Results Contestants WinnerFlorida – Alexandra de Roos 1st Runner-UpArizona – Victoria Vredevoogd 2nd Runner-UpMissouri – Tabitha CrainFinalistsAlabama – Ruby TilghmanGeorgia – Sophia WoottenIllinois – Kate DimmettOregon – Alyssa DefillipoPennsylvania – Stephanie SkinnerSouth Carolina – Lindsay JonesTennessee – Makalyn Heaslett
Special Awards Award Contestant Miss Congeniality/Spirit of Sisterhood Montana – Adella Harris AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Winner New Hampshire – Lauren Plank
Contestants The 52 confirmed contestants will compete for the title. State/District Contestant Age Hometown TalentPlacementSpecial AwardsNotes Alabama Ruby Tilghman 22 Panama City, FLVocalQuality of Life Award Finalist Previously Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2021 Alaska Nora Andrews 20SewardHER Story ArizonaVictoria Vredevoogd 25ChandlerOperettaQuality of Life Award Finalist Arkansas Ava Weeks 20 ConwayVocal CaliforniaSharlize True Trujillo22Los AngelesDance3rd runner-up Colorado Gabrielle Burns 23 ParkerDance ConnecticutChrista Steiner27HebronVocal DelawareAnaya Harrison24WilmingtonPiano District of ColumbiaEvelyn Smith25Oklahoma CityDance4th runner-upPreliminary FitnessPreviously Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen 2017 Top 9 and Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Winner at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018 FloridaAlexandra de Roos23Winter HavenContemporary BalletQuality of Life Award Finalist GeorgiaSophia Wootten21Peachtree CityVocalQuality of Life Award Finalist HawaiiCarly Yoshida26WaikoloaHulaTop 11Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2016 Idaho Déja Fitzwater 21 Portland, ORJazz VocalPreviously National American Miss Teen 2024-2025 Previously Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen 2022 Student at the University of Idaho IllinoisKate Dimmett23Zionsville, INViolin2nd runner-upQuality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2021 IndianaEllise Edwards22CorydonLyrical Dance IowaMcKenzie Kerry27Des MoinesVocalTop 11Preliminary Evening GownPreviously Miss Iowa USA 2024 Top 20 & People's Choice Winner at Miss USA 2024 Kansas Sophie Lewis 23 Kansas CityVocal Previously Miss International 2024 KentuckyReagan Earlywine24ParisDance LouisianaShelby Bordelon23SunshineVocal1st runner-upPreliminary Evening Gown MaineRuthie Gusley19PhillipsAcrobatics MarylandGianna Romero21JoppatowneBaton Twirling MassachusettesAshlyn Mercier25OxfordContemporary Dance MichiganGrace Hanke19Hazel ParkVocal Minnesota Anna Brennan20ByronClassical Ballet en Pointe Mississippi Jane Granberry23HattiesburgJazz DanceTop 11Preliminary Evening GownPreviously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2019-2020 Missouri Tabitha Crain 24 StraffordGymnastics RoutineQuality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Missouri Volunteer 2025 Top 16 at Miss Volunteer America 2026 Montana Adella Harris19HelenaLyrical BalletMiss Congeniality Nebraska Lexi Nolda 22 North PlatteContemporary Dance NevadaMariah Larronde27HendersonVocal New Hampshire Lauren Plank21Marlborough, MAJazz DanceAHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Overall Winner New JerseyKylie Wright20Egg Harbor TownshipKaratePreliminary Fitness Preliminary Talent New Mexico Katarina Blakeslee 26 AlbuquerqueVocal & Guitar New York Madison Oh21Avon, CTLyrical DanceTop 11Eligible as a student at Columbia University North Carolina Lauryn Mallard26AdvanceLyrical Dance North Dakota Emma Tong 23 WillistonLyrical DancePreviously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2021 Ohio Lexie Miller23NewarkVocal Oklahoma Jaselyn Rossman 22 SapulpaJazz DancePreviously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2023 Top 20 at Miss Teen USA 2023 Oregon Alyssa Defillipo26Klamath FallsVocalQuality of Life Award Finalist Pennsylvania Stephanie Skinner21PhiladelphiaTap DanceQuality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss New York Teen USA 2023 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2023 Previously Miss High School America 2021 Puerto Rico Annika Schneider 21 San JuanHER StoryPreviously Miss North Carolina's Teen 2023. Originally 3rd runner-up at state, appointed title after Hanley House won Miss America's Teen 2024 Rhode Island Mia Daley 19 East GreenwichVocalPreviously Miss Rhode Island's Teen 2023 South Carolina Lindsay Jones26CharlestonHER StoryTop 11Quality of Life Award Finalist South Dakota Kianna Healy23HartfordVocalPreviously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2021 Tennessee Makalyn Heaslett27NashvilleTap DanceQuality of Life Award Finalist Texas Regan Hutsell 25 Porter Jazz Dance WinnerPreliminary Fitness Preliminary TalentFormer Radio City Rockette UtahErika Dalton26St. GeorgeClassical ViolinTop 11Preliminary Talent Vermont Hannah Roque 26 MiddleburyVocal Daughter of Miss Vermont 1996, Nicole Juvan Virginia Maddie Merchant22LebanonClogging Washington Natalie Worthy 23Battle GroundVocal West Virginia Elizabeth Romanek24WheelingJazz Dance Wisconsin Jordenne Demiree Butler27OnalaskaJazz DancePreviously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2015 Wyoming Alyssa Medina22CheyenneHER Story
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