Miss America 2024
Miss America 2024 will be the 96th edition of the Miss America pageant. The competition will be held alongside the Miss America’s Teen 2024 competition from January 6th to January 14th at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida.[1]
| Miss America 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 14, 2024 |
| Venue | Walt Disney Theater, Orlando, Florida |
| Broadcaster | TBD |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 20 |
Grace Stanke of Wisconsin will crown her successor at the end of the event.
Background
Miss America 2024 will be the 96th installment of the pageant, but the 102nd Miss America anniversary. For the 2024 competition, the age limits to compete were raised to between 18 and 28.[2] Contestants must also be a United States resident or citizen, and meet the particular residency requirements of the states, municipalities, and districts they represent.[3]
As part of changes made at the Miss America and Miss America’s Teen programs by new CEO Robin Fleming in 2023, all state competitions and the national competitions will feature a fitness competition segment,[2] and contestants will be allowed to choose between competing in the talent competition or a speech competition called "HER Story."[4] The talent competition had previously been required since 1938.[5] The 2024 competition will be the first Miss America competition since 2018 where contestants will be compete in a fitness category - which is not scored based on physical appearance, but rather a narrative about their health/fitness journey to prioritize wellness; and will highlight the Miss America Opportunity partnership with The American Heart Association’s GO RED For Women’s heart health initiatives. [6]
U.S. state contests occurred during the spring and summer of 2023.
Contestants
51 titleholders will compete.
| State or district | Name | Age[lower-alpha 1] | Hometown | Talent or HERstory | Community Service Initiative (CSI) | Placement | Special awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Brianna Burrell[7] | 25 | Mobile | Vocal | SAVE-A-STEM | |||
| Alaska | Hannah Utic | 21 | Anchorage | Piano/Vocal | Civic Involvement Through Informed Voting | |||
| Arizona | Tiffany Ticlo | 21 | Chandler | Vocal | STEAM Education: Bringing Science and the Arts to All Students | Sister of Miss Arizona 2018 and Miss Arizona USA 2022, Isabel Ticlo | ||
| Arkansas | Cori Keller[8] | 25 | Stuttgart | Tap Dance | Feeding the Future: Collaborative Solutions to Hunger | |||
| California | Sabrina Lewis | 26 | Berkeley | HERstory | Metropolitan Equestrian Preservation Society | Previously Miss California USA 2021 | ||
| Colorado | Madison Marsh[9] | 22 | Colorado Springs | HERstory | The Whitney Marsh Foundation - Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer | Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
First active-duty officer and graduate of a military service academy to compete at Miss America | ||
| Connecticut | Gina Carloto | 27 | New Haven | Dance | The Grace Collective | |||
| Delaware | Emily Beale | 27 | Dagsboro | Tap Dance | Protect, Preserve, Conserve: Environmental Advocacy | |||
| District of Columbia | Jude Maboné | 27 | Washington, D.C. | Operatic Vocal | Check Your Heart | |||
| Florida | Juliette Valle | 22 | Fort Lauderdale | Operatic Vocal | The Power of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention | |||
| Georgia | Tara Schiphof | 25 | King | Lyrical Dance | #YesYouCan | |||
| Hawaii | Star Dahl-Thurston[10] | 25 | Honolulu | Slam Poetry | Kahua Kollective | |||
| Idaho | Reagan Yamauchi | 22 | Soda Springs | Piano | Motivated 2 Move | |||
| Illinois | Jessica Tilton[11] | 25 | Washington | Color Guard | Donate Life - Advocating for Organ Donation | First woman to compete a flag color guard performance as a talent at Miss America | ||
| Indiana | Cydney Bridges | 22 | Fort Wayne | Vocal | The Power of Mentoring | |||
| Iowa | Alysa Goethe | 23 | Bettendorf | Vocal | Not Your Type: Advocating for Type 1 Diabetes | |||
| Kansas | Courtney Wages[12] | 25 | Wichita | Tap Dance | One Vision is Not the Only Vision | |||
| Kentucky | Mallory Hudson | 22 | Bowling Green | Vocal | Inclusive Stages | |||
| Louisiana | Makenzie Scroggs[13] | 20 | Marksville | Dance | Being True to Being You | |||
| Maine | Veronica Druchniak | 27 | Standish | Dance | Make a Small Change | |||
| Maryland | Kennedy Taylor | 26 | Silver Spring | HERstory | CyberSafeKids | Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2012, Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen | ||
| Massachusetts | Chelsea Vuong | 25 | Cambridge | Piano | Dollars and "Sense" for Financial Freedom | |||
| Michigan | Maya Schuhknecht[14] | 21 | Buchanan | Speed Painting | Art for All | |||
| Minnesota | Angelina Amerigo | 22 | Woodbury | Dance | One Bottle, One Straw, One Bag at a Time | |||
| Mississippi | Vivian O'Neal[15] | 25 | Hattiesburg | Dance | CapABLE | |||
| Missouri | Hayley Leach[16] | 25 | St.Louis | HERstory | Autism Awareness and Acceptance-See the Able, not the Label. | |||
| Montana | Faith Johnson | 23 | Helena | Vocal | Connecting Hearts Through the Arts | Previously Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2016 | ||
| Nebraska | Morgan Baird[17] | 21 | Gering | Contemporary Dance | Rock the Vote: Building the Political Power of Young People | |||
| Nevada | Taylor Blatchford | 24 | Boulder City | Violin | Text 2 Regret | Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Nevada 2018 | ||
| New Hampshire | Brooke Mills[18] | 24 | Concord | Vocal | Lessen the Impact: Concussion Awareness | Daughter of Miss New Hampshire 1995 | ||
| New Jersey | Victoria Mozitis | 22 | Northfield | Musical Theater Vocal | Literacy Enhancement | |||
| New Mexico | Lianna Hartshorn | 19 | Las Cruces | Vocal | How to Start a Healthy Heart-The Miss Initiative | |||
| New York | Amelia Collins[19] | 21 | Manhattan | Dance | POW-HER: Promoting Women's Healthcare as an Entitled Right | Former Miss Tennessee Volunteer; 3rd Runner-Up to Miss Volunteer America 2022 | ||
| North Carolina | Taylor Loyd | 21 | Chapel Hill | Operatic Vocal | Healing Hearts Through the Arts | |||
| North Dakota | Sydney Helgelson[20] | 22 | Bismarck | Vocal | Live United: Building Stronger Communities Together | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2017 | ||
| Ohio | Madison Miller[21] | 23 | Coshocton | Piano | The Veteran Narrative | |||
| Oklahoma | Sunny Day[22] | 28 | Norman | Vocal "My Man" | Ready S.E.T. Go: Skills Beyond the Classroom | |||
| Oregon | Allison Burke | 27 | Tigard | Violin | Food Security for All | |||
| Pennsylvania | Miranda Moore | 24 | Harrisburg | Clarinet | Take Action in Fashion | |||
| Rhode Island | Caroline Parente | 21 | South Kingstown | Vocal | InvestHer: Igniting the Power of the Female Entrepreneur | Previously Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2019 | ||
| South Carolina | Jada Samuel[23] | 26 | Greenville | HERstory | iShapeMe Inc. | |||
| South Dakota | Miranda Orth O'Bryan | 25 | Martin | Vocal | Page Turners: Fall in Love with Reading | |||
| Tennessee | Brandee Mills | 25 | Nashville | Dance | Unashamed — Living Mindfully of Mental Health | |||
| Texas | Ellie Breaux | 22 | Houston | Rhythmic Gymnastics/Dance | Cops in the Communities | |||
| Utah | Sarah Sun | 22 | Salt Lake City | Classical Piano | Changed for Good: Reducing Recidivism, Strengthening Communities | Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Utah 2019; Second Runner-Up at Distinguished Young Women Nationals Competition | ||
| Vermont | Yamuna Turco | 20 | Colchester | Vocal | One Book, One Child | |||
| Virginia | Katie Rose[24] | 27 | Martinsburg | Ballet en Pointe | Ending Domestic Violence by Empowering Women and Enabling Reform | |||
| Washington | Vanessa Munson[25] | 21 | Battle Ground | Jazz Dance | Beauty and Beyond: What is your Beautiful? | Serves Active Duty in the United States Army | ||
| West Virginia | Karrington Childress | 21 | Charles Town | HERstory | Readers are Leaders | |||
| Wisconsin | Lila Hui Szyryj | 22 | Madison | Classical piano, "Revolutionary Etude" by Frederic Chopin | Breaking Down Breaking News | The fifth Asian-American and first Chinese-American to win Miss Wisconsin | ||
| Wyoming | Mackenzie Kern | 23 | Casper | HERstory | Former Miss Wyoming USA 2021 and Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2018 |
Notes
- Ages at the time of state crowning
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