Miss America 2017

Miss America 2017
Date September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11)
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster ABC

Miss America 2017, the 96th Miss America pageant, will be held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 11, 2016.[1][2] The event will be 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.[3][4]

Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell (Miss Georgia 2015) is scheduled to crown her successor at the end of the event.[2]

Contestants

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Special awards Notes
Maine Maine Marybeth Noonan[5] Raymond 20 Miss Maine's Outstanding Teen 2010
Nevada Nevada Bailey Gumm Minden 20 Tap Dance Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2011
New Hampshire New Hampshire Caroline Carter[6] Dover 18 Vocal "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables Miss New Hampshire's Outstanding Teen 2014

Upcoming state pageants

Each state will select its representative with a pageant held between April 23 and July 9, 2016.[7]

State Date
 Rhode Island May 21, 2016
 Vermont May 27, 2016
 New York May 29, 2016
 Alaska June 3, 2016
 Puerto Rico June 5, 2016
 Alabama June 11, 2016
 Colorado June 11, 2016
 Delaware June 11, 2016
 Hawaii June 11, 2016
 Iowa June 11, 2016
 Kansas June 11, 2016
 Montana June 11, 2016
 Nebraska June 11, 2016
  North Dakota June 11, 2016
 Oklahoma June 11, 2016
 Connecticut June 18, 2016
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia June 18, 2016
 Idaho June 18, 2016
 Illinois June 18, 2016
 Indiana June 18, 2016
 New Jersey June 18, 2016
 Michigan June 18, 2016
 Minnesota June 18, 2016
 Missouri June 18, 2016
 New Mexico June 18, 2016
 Ohio June 18, 2016
 South Dakota June 18, 2016
 Tennessee June 18, 2016
 Utah June 18, 2016
 District of Columbia June 19, 2016
 Arizona June 25, 2016
 Louisiana June 25, 2016
 Maryland June 25, 2016
 Mississippi June 25, 2016
 North Carolina June 25, 2016
 Pennsylvania June 25, 2016
 South Carolina June 25, 2016
 Virginia June 25, 2016
 Wisconsin June 25, 2016
 Wyoming June 25, 2016
 West Virginia June 26, 2016
 California July 2, 2016
 Florida July 2, 2016
 Kentucky July 2, 2016
 Massachusetts July 2, 2016
 Oregon July 2, 2016
 Texas July 2, 2016
 Washington July 2, 2016
 Arkansas July 9, 2016

References

  1. Kuperinsky, Amy (March 24, 2016). "Miss America pageant will return to Atlantic City on Sept. 11". NJ.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Here She Comes, Miss America 2017". Cape May County Herald. September 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. "The 96th Miss America Competition to Air on Sunday, September 11th at 9:00 PM ET/PT on ABC" (Press release). Miss America Organization. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. Kuperinsky, Amy (November 23, 2015). "Miss America pageant announces 3-year deal with ABC". NJ.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  5. "Miss Maine 2016 is Marybeth Noonan". pageantsnews.com. 24 April 2016.
  6. "Newly crowned Miss NH raises awareness of diabetes". unionleader.com. 2 May 2016.
  7. "State Organizations". Miss America Organization. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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