Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell passed on the crown and the title of Miss America to Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields on Sunday night’s broadcast of the 2017 Miss America Competition.
The new Miss America performed a jazz routine for the talent portion of the competition, and fielded a question about Hillary Clinton during the Q&A.
Earlier in the competition, Shields had been named preliminary talent winner for her jazz dance performance to the song “Just Keep Moving the Line” from the TV show Smash, for which she received a $2,000 scholarship. It is a mere pittance compared to the $50,000 scholarship money she receives for winning the title.
Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt was first runner-up. Miss New York Camille Sims was second runner-up. Third runner-up was Miss Washington Alicia Cooper, and rounding out the top five was was Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis.
This year’s judges include Grammy winner Ciara, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas, actress Sara Foster (VH1’s Barely Famous), musician and actress Laura Marano, singer-songwriter Cole Swindell, and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes.
The 2017 Miss America Competition was broadcast from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. It included contestants from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
For a look at all 52 contestants, click here.
The 15 finalists included:
Miss Kentucky Laura Jones
Miss Washington Alicia Nicole Cooper
Miss Massachusetts Alissa Musto
Miss Arkansas Savvy Janine Shields
Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt
Miss Idaho Kylee Solberg
Miss Iowa Kelly Koch
Miss Texas Caroline Carother
Miss California Jessa Carmack
Miss Oklahoma Sarah Christine Klein
Miss Maryland Hannah Brewer
Miss New York Camille Sims
Miss Tennessee Grace Burgess
Miss Louisiana Justine Ker
Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss America 2017

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss Arkansas 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss Arkansas 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss Arkansas 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
Miss Arkansas 2017 Savvy Shields

2017 Miss America Competition
First Runner-Up Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt

2017 Miss America Competition
First Runner-Up Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt

2017 Miss America Competition
Second Runner-Up Miss New York Camille Sims

2017 Miss America Competition
Second Runner-Up Miss New York Camille Sims

2017 Miss America Competition
Third Runner-Up Miss Washington Alicia Cooper

2017 Miss America Competition
Third Runner-Up Miss Washington Alicia Cooper

2017 Miss America Competition
Third Runner-Up Miss Washington Alicia Cooper

2017 Miss America Competition
Fourth Runner-Up Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis

2017 Miss America Competition
Fourth Runner-Up Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis

2017 Miss America Competition
Fourth Runner-Up Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis
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