Miss America 2015

Miss America 2015, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 14, 2014.[2][3] Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri crowned the winner, Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev, 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.[4][5] It was broadcast on ABC, UniMás, and streamed to mobile devices via the WatchABC app as well as Xbox One consoles via its live TV functionality. Tickets for the 2015 Miss America competition went on sale in spring 2014.[2]

Miss America 2015
DateSeptember 14, 2014 (2014-09-14)
PresentersChris Harrison
Lara Spencer
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterABC
Entrants53
WinnerKira Kazantsev[1]
 New York

Chris Harrison and Lara Spencer returned as co-hosts.[6] The panel of judges included: Gary Vaynerchuk, Marc Cherry, Kathy Ireland, Lee Meriwether, Donald Driver, Shawn Johnson, and retired Army Brig. Gen. Anne MacDonald.[6]

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss America 2014
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 12
Top 16

* - America's Choice

** - Judge's Choice

Preliminary awards

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Quality of Life Award

Results Contestant Platform
Winner "Caitlin's Closet: One Stop Shopping for Life"
1st runner-up “Domestic Violence Awareness”
2nd runner-up ”The Rainbow Organization”
Finalists Various platforms

Other awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship Award[15]
STEM Scholarship Award[15]
Non-finalist Interview Award
Non-finalist Talent Award

Contestants

StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
AlabamaCaitlin Brunell[17]Tuscaloosa22Dance "Let It Go" from FrozenTop 10Quality of Life Award WinnerDaughter of former NFL quarterback, Mark Brunell

Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007
Crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
AlaskaMalie Delgado[18]Anchorage19VocalContestant on The Price is Right and The X Factor
ArizonaAlexa Rogers[19]Scottsdale23Dance
ArkansasAshton Campbell[20]Hindsville20Vocal "Via Dolorosa"2nd runner-upPreviously Miss Arkansas's Outstanding Teen 2011
CaliforniaMarina Inserra[21]San Diego24Vocal "Bring Him Home"
ColoradoStacey Cook[22]Littleton23Tahitian Dance "Runaway Baby"Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012
ConnecticutAcacia Courtney[23]Hamden21Ballet en Pointe "Kitri's Variations" from Don QuixoteTop 16[11]Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2009[24]
Later Miss Connecticut USA 2019
Currently a TV reporter and paddock analyst for Gulfstream Park
DelawareBrittany Lewis[25]Wilmington, Brigantine, NJ24Jazz DanceQuality of Life Award 1st runner-up1st runner-up at Miss Delaware 2014; Assumed title when Amanda Longacre was dethroned
District of ColumbiaTeresa Davis[26]Hoschton, GA23Piano "Malaguena"Born in South Korea
FloridaVictoria Cowen[27]Panama City21Dance "Note to God"3rd runner-up[8]Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award[13]Thought to be 1st runner-up at Miss Florida 2014; Assumed title one week later due to miscount on tabulation
GeorgiaMaggie Bridges[28]Brinson21Vocal "Bridge Under Troubled Water"STEM Scholarship Award
HawaiiStephanie Steuri[29]Kalaheo20Hula "The Prayer"Mother competed as Miss Maui at Miss Hawaii 1977
IdahoSierra Sandison[30]Twin Falls20VocalTop 16 (America's Choice)Is a Type 1 diabetic[31]

1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2021 competition[32][33]
IllinoisMarisa Buchheit[34]Chicago24Operatic Vocal “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette1st runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2018 competition[35]
IndianaAudra Casterline[36]Fishers23Vocal "Over the Rainbow"Non-finalist Talent AwardContestant at National Sweetheart 2012
IowaAlysa Lou Olson[37]Des Moines21Vocal "If I Loved You" from Carousel / Vocal "How Will I Ever Know"Top 12[10]Previously Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2010[38]
KansasAmanda Sasek[39]Moberly, MO23Vocal "I Don't Know My Own Strength"[40] / Vocal "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"Quality of Life Award Finalist
KentuckyRamsey CarpenterHartford23Fiddle "Sally Goodin'" and "Orange Blossom Special" Top 12Preliminary Talent AwardDiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012
LouisianaLacey Sanchez[41]Baton Rouge24VocalNon-finalist Interview Award
MaineAudrey Thames[42]Topsham18Comedic Monologue "Yma Dream"
MarylandJade Kenny[43]Madison23Contemporary Ballet en Pointe "Everybody Dance Now"Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up
Washington Redskins cheerleader
Semifinalist at Miss District of Columbia USA 2018[44]
3rd runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2019[44]
MassachusettsLauren Kuhn[45]Boston / Aberdeen, WA23Piano "Valse Dramatico" by Melody Bober4th runner-upSTEM Scholarship Award
MichiganKaitlyn Maviglia[46]Dundee21Dance "Be Italian" from NineDiagnosed with Sensorineural hearing loss at age 9
MinnesotaSavannah Cole[47]Brainerd18Vocal "Somebody to Love" by Queen / Vocal "House of the Rising Sun"
MississippiJasmine Murray[48]Columbus22Vocal "Something's Got a Hold on Me"Top 10Quality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007
Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008

American Idol season 8 finalist
MissouriJessica Hartman[49]Pueblo, CO23Dance "Steppin' Out with My Baby"Previously Miss Colorado USA 2010
3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2010 pageant

Miss Intercontinental 2011 representing United States
MontanaVictoria Valentine[50][51]Missoula22Vocal "Danny Boy" and accompanied herself on the harp / Vocal & Harp "I Won't Give Up" (at Preliminaries)Previously Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2008
NebraskaMegan Swanson[52]Omaha21Vocal "You Raise Me Up"Quality of Life Award FinalistLater Miss Nebraska USA 2020
NevadaEllie Smith[53]Henderson17Vocal "Somebody to Love"Non-finalist Talent AwardSister of Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2014, Amy Smith

Previously Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2012
New HampshireMegan Cooley[54]Auburn19Vocal "On My Way" written by Ali Tamposi and Fernando Garibay
New JerseyCierra Kaler-Jones[55]Galloway21Dance "Listen" by BeyoncéQuality of Life Award FinalistBorn with hip dysplasia
New MexicoJessica Burson[56]Roswell20Jazz Dance "Steam Heat" from 1954 Broadway musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry RossSTEM Scholarship Award
New YorkKira Kazantsev[57]Manhattan23Vocal with Cup Percussion "Happy" by Pharrell WilliamsMiss America 2015[1]Previously Miss California Jr. and Miss California Preteen
North CarolinaBeth Stovall[58]Goldsboro20Classical Vocal "Chi Bel Sogno di Doretta"Non-finalist Talent Award
North DakotaJacky Arness[59]Fargo21Vocal "Feeling Good" written by English songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie BricusseTop 16 (Judges' Choice)Miss CongenialityPreviously North Dakota's Junior Miss 2011
Top 10 at Miss America's Junior Miss 2011
1st runner-up at Miss North Dakota USA 2018 pageant[60]
OhioMackenzie Victoria Bart[61]Columbus22Ventriloquism "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary PoppinsTop 10Preliminary Talent Award

STEM Scholarship Award
Contestant on Funny or Die Presents: America's Next Weatherman
OklahomaAlexandra Eppler[62]Edmond24Dance “Wonderland" / Dance "Titanium" (at Preliminaries)Top 10Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
OregonRebecca Anderson[63]Oregon City23Vocal
PennsylvaniaAmanda Fallon Smith[64]Dade City, FL21Vocal "Wishing You Were Somewhere Here Again" from The Phantom of the OperaNon-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Puerto RicoYarelis Salgado[65]Toa Alta20Flamenco FusionLater Miss International Puerto Rico 2018
Rhode IslandIvy DePew[66]Providence23Flute "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels BandContestant at National Sweetheart 2013
South CarolinaLanie Hudson[67][68]Spartanburg23Clogging "Think" by Aretha FranklinCompeted on America's Got Talent with dance troupe
South DakotaMeridith Gould[69]Sioux Falls19Dance en Pointe "Hedwig's Theme"Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2012

Later Miss Minnesota USA 2017 and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2017
TennesseeHayley Lewis[70]Nashville/ Independence, MO21Vocal "I (Who Have Nothing)"Top 10
TexasMonique Evans[71][72]Austin22Ballet en Pointe "Requiem for a Tower"Top 16Later Miss Florida USA 2020
UtahKarlie Major[73]Logan20Dance "Forget About the Boy" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
VermontLucy Edwards[74]Burlington19Vocal "I Am Changing" from the Dreamgirls cast album / Vocal "You'll Never Walk Alone"STEM Scholarship Award
Virgin IslandsAshley Gabriel[75]Orlando, FL19Vocal "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
VirginiaCourtney Paige Garrett[76]Pamplin21Opera (Classical Vocal) "Parla Piu Piano" from The Godfather1st runner-upQuality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2009
Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010
WashingtonKailee Dunn[77]Kennewick22Vocal "Someone Like You"
West VirginiaPaige Madden[78]Moundsville21Vocal "Gravity"Non-finalist Talent Award
WisconsinRaeanna Mary Johnson[79]Holmen24Dance "Hallelujah" by Alexandra BurkeFirst woman to hold the Miss Wisconsin title two times; she had previously held the 2011 title after Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 2012

3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2011
WyomingJessie Allen[80]Lander24DanceYounger sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2012, Holly Allen And on Big brother 21

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