Miss America 2015 Explained

Winner:Kira Kazantsev[1]
Represented:New York
Venue:Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster:ABC
Entrants:53
Before:2014
Next:2016
Placements:16
Congeniality:Jacky Arness, North Dakota

Miss America 2015 was the 88th Miss America pageant, held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 14, 2014.

Nina Davuluri of New York crowned Kira Kazantsev of New York as her successor at the end of the event, 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.[2] [3]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 2014
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • – Ashton Campbell
3rd Runner-Up
  • – Victoria Cowen[4]
4th Runner-Up
  • – Lauren Kuhn
Top 10
Top 12
Top 16
  • – Acacia Courtney[6]
  • – Sierra Sandison §
  • – Jacky Arness ∆
  • – Monique Evans

§ - America's Choice

∆ - Judge's Choice

Awards

Preliminary awards

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Contestants

53 contestants competed for the title.

StateName Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Caitlin Brunell[8] 22 Top 10 Quality of Life Award Winner Daughter of former NFL quarterback, Mark Brunell

Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007
Crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
Alaska Malie Delgado[9] 19 Vocal Contestant on The Price is Right, American Idol and The X Factor
Arizona Alexa Rogers[10] 23 Dance
Arkansas Ashton Campbell[11] 20 Vocal "Via Dolorosa" 2nd runner-up Previously Miss Arkansas's Outstanding Teen 2011
California Marina Inserra[12] 24 Vocal "Bring Him Home"
Colorado Stacey Cook 23 Tahitian Dance "Runaway Baby" Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012
Connecticut Acacia Courtney[13] 21 Ballet en Pointe "Kitri's Variations" from Don Quixote Top 16 Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2009[14]
Later Miss Connecticut USA 2019
Currently a TV reporter and paddock analyst for Gulfstream Park
Delaware Brittany Lewis[15] 24 Jazz Dance Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up1st runner-up at Miss Delaware 2014; Assumed title when Amanda Longacre was dethroned
District of Columbia Teresa Davis 23 Piano "Malaguena" Born in South Korea
Florida Victoria Cowen[16] 21 Dance "Note to God" 3rd runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Thought to be 1st runner-up at Miss Florida 2014; Assumed title one week later due to miscount on tabulation
Georgia Maggie Bridges[17] 21 Vocal "Bridge Under Troubled Water" STEM Scholarship Award
Hawaii Stephanie Steuri[18] 20 Hula "The Prayer" Mother competed as Miss Maui at Miss Hawaii 1977
Idaho 20 Vocal Top 16 (America's Choice) Is a Type 1 diabetic[19]

1st runner-up at Miss Idaho USA 2021 competition[20]
Illinois Marisa Buchheit[21] 24 1st runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2018 competition
Indiana Audra Casterline[22] 23 Vocal "Over the Rainbow" Non-finalist Talent Award Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012
Iowa Alysa Lou Olson[23] 21 Vocal "If I Loved You" from Carousel / Vocal "How Will I Ever Know" Top 12 Previously Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2010[24]
Kansas Amanda Sasek[25] 23 Vocal "I Don't Know My Own Strength"[26] / Vocal "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" Quality of Life Award Finalist
Kentucky 23 Fiddle "Sally Goodin'" and "Orange Blossom Special"Top 12 Preliminary Talent Award Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012
Louisiana Lacey Sanchez[27] 24 Vocal Non-finalist Interview Award
Maine Audrey Thames 18 Comedic Monologue "Yma Dream"
Maryland Jade Kenny[28] 23 Contemporary 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
3rd runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2019
Massachusetts Lauren Kuhn[29] 23 Piano "Valse Dramatico" by Melody Bober 4th runner-up STEM Scholarship Award
Michigan Kaitlyn Maviglia[30] 21 Diagnosed with Sensorineural hearing loss at age 9
Minnesota Savannah Cole[31] 18 Vocal "Somebody to Love" by Queen / Vocal "House of the Rising Sun"
Mississippi Jasmine Murray[32] 22 Vocal "Something's Got a Hold on Me" Top 10 Quality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007
Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008

American Idol season 8 finalist
Missouri Jessica Hartman[33] 23 Dance "Steppin' Out with My Baby" Previously Miss Colorado USA 2010
3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2010 pageant

Miss Intercontinental 2011 representing United States
Montana Victoria Valentine[34] 22 Vocal "Danny Boy" and accompanied herself on the harp / Vocal & Harp "I Won't Give Up" (at Preliminaries) Previously Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2008
Nebraska Megan Swanson[35] 21 Vocal "You Raise Me Up" Quality of Life Award FinalistLater Miss Nebraska USA 2020
Nevada Ellie Smith[36] 17 Vocal "Somebody to Love" Non-finalist Talent Award Sister of Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2014, Amy Smith

Previously Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2012
New Hampshire Megan Cooley 19
New Jersey Cierra Kaler-Jones[37] 21 Quality of Life Award FinalistBorn with hip dysplasia
New Mexico Jessica Burson 20 STEM Scholarship Award
New York Kira Kazantsev[38] 23 Miss America 2015 Previously Miss California Jr. and Miss California Preteen
North Carolina Beth Stovall[39] 20 Classical Vocal "Chi Bel Sogno di Doretta" Non-finalist Talent Award
North Dakota Jacky Arness[40] 21 Top 16 (Judges' Choice) Miss Congeniality Previously 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[41]
Ohio Mackenzie Victoria Bart[42] 22 Ventriloquism "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award

STEM Scholarship Award 		Contestant on Funny or Die Presents: America's Next Weatherman
Oklahoma Alexandra Eppler[43] 24 Dance "Wonderland" / Dance "Titanium" (at Preliminaries) Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award

Quality of Life Award Finalist
Oregon Rebecca Anderson[44] 23 Vocal
Pennsylvania Amanda Fallon Smith[45] 21 Non-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Puerto Rico Yarelis Salgado[46] 20 Flamenco Fusion Later Miss International Puerto Rico 2018
Rhode Island Ivy DePew[47] 23 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013
South Carolina Lanie Hudson[48] 23 Competed on America's Got Talent with dance troupe
South Dakota Meridith Gould[49] 19 Dance 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
Tennessee Hayley Lewis[50] 21 Vocal "I (Who Have Nothing)" Top 10
Texas Monique Evans[51] [52] 22 Ballet en Pointe "Requiem for a Tower" Top 16 Later Miss Florida USA 2020
Utah Karlie Major 20 Dance "Forget About the Boy" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
Vermont Lucy Edwards 19 Vocal "I Am Changing" from the Dreamgirls cast album / Vocal "You'll Never Walk Alone" STEM Scholarship Award
Virgin Islands Ashley Gabriel 19
Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett[53] 21 1st runner-up Quality of Life Award FinalistPreviously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2009
Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010
Washington Kailee Dunn 22 Vocal "Someone Like You"
West Virginia Paige Madden[54] 21 Vocal "Gravity"Non-finalist Talent Award
Wisconsin Raeanna Mary Johnson[55] 24 First 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
Wyoming Jessie Allen[56] 24 Dance Younger sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2012, Holly Allen And on Big brother 21

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A threepeat: Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America . September 15, 2014 . CNN.
  2. Web site: Miss America 2015: 5 Things to Know About Kira Kazantsev. 15 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Miss America 2015: Judges include N.J.'s Gary Vaynerchuk . Kuperinsky . Amy . August 14, 2014. The Star-Ledger.
  4. Web site: FSU Student Named Third Runner Up In Miss America Pageant . Scripps Media . WTXL News . . September 15, 2014.
  5. News: Special Feature, Miss Iowa 2014 Aly Olson . Anchor's Away . April 23, 2015 .
  6. News: Steve . Smith . Miss Connecticut enjoys Miss America experience . Hartford Courant . September 17, 2014.
  7. Web site: Staci . Sturrock . Miss Florida wins swimsuit title at 2015 Miss America competition . The Palm Beach Post . . September 10, 2014.
  8. News: Mia . Watkins . . Caitlin Brunell, a University of Alabama graduate, is new Miss Alabama . June 7, 2014 . June 7, 2014.
  9. News: . Miss Alaska 2014 takes the stage on Daybreak . June 4, 2014 . June 14, 2014.
  10. Web site: Miss Outstanding Teen Arizona, Miss Arizona crowned Saturday . www.abc15.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014200902/http://www.abc15.com/news/state/miss-outstanding-teen-arizona-miss-arizona-crowned-saturday . October 14, 2014 .
  11. Web site: Campbell wins the title of Miss Arkansas 2014 . thecabin.net . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  12. Web site: Miss Yosemite Valley is the new Miss California . www.fresnobee.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703011256/http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/06/28/4001432/miss-california-final-on-saturday.html . July 3, 2014 .
  13. Web site: Miss Hamden crowned Miss Connecticut at Garde Arts Center in New London . www.theday.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  14. News: Shana . Wickett . Pageant winner believes classroom more important than stag . New Haven Register . July 12, 2009.
  15. Web site: Miss Delaware Stripped of Crown, Scholarships Over Age Controversy . www.nbcphiladelphia.com . June 26, 2014 . June 27, 2014.
  16. News: Hayes . Stephanie . Miss Florida pageant crowns the wrong winner . 2019-12-27 . . 27 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180628153918/http://tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/miss-florida-pageant-crowns-the-wrong-winner/2186285/ . 2018-06-28 . unfit.
  17. Web site: Georgia Tech student crowned Miss Georgia . www.ajc.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  18. News: John . Berger . Miss Paradise Kauai earns Miss Hawaii crown . . June 9, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  19. News: Lilit . Marcus . . Miss Idaho Shows Off Her Insulin Pump, Encourages Others to Flaunt Theirs on Social Media . July 21, 2014 . July 21, 2014.
  20. Web site: 2021 Miss Idaho USA contestants. Miss Idaho USA. September 29, 2020.
  21. Web site: Miss Chicago is crowned Miss Illinois . chicagotribune.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014.
  22. Web site: New Miss Indiana crowned . fox59.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  23. Web site: Miss Scott County crowned Miss Iowa . qctimes.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014.
  24. News: Davenport woman wins Miss Iowa crown. Geyer. Thomas. The Quad-City Times. 2018-02-18. en.
  25. News: . Missouri Woman Wins Miss Kansas 2014 Title . . . June 9, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  26. Web site: Meet Taylor Clark .
  27. Web site: Baton Rouge native Lacey Sanchez wins Miss Louisiana title; will represent state in Miss America . www.nola.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  28. Web site: Jade Kenny Crowned Miss Maryland 2014 . www.your4state.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  29. Web site: Lauren Kuhn named as Miss Massachusetts . kxro.wordpress.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  30. Web site: Miss Michigan 2014: Newly crowned KT Maviglia's goals include legislation for hearing disabilities . www.mlive.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014.
  31. Web site: Brainerd's Savannah Cole is Miss Minnesota 2014 . www.brainerddispatch.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014.
  32. Web site: Miss Riverland Jasmine Murray crowned Miss Mississippi 2014 . Hattiesburg American . July 13, 2014 . September 3, 2014.
  33. News: Allen . Fennewald . Miss Missouri . . . June 9, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  34. Web site: Missoula resident crowned as Miss Montana . www.nbcmontana.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233838/http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/missoula-resident-crowned-as-miss-montana/26522570 . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  35. News: . Omaha woman wins Miss Nebraska title . . . June 9, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  36. News: Marcella . Corona . Sisters win Miss Nevada, teen crowns . . . June 1, 2014 . June 2, 2014.
  37. Web site: Rutgers Student Wins Miss New Jersey Title . online.wsj.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014.
  38. News: Carol Ann . Benanti . Miss New York: Kira Kazantsev takes the top crown at Staten Island's St. George Theater . . . May 24, 2014 . May 24, 2014.
  39. Web site: UNCW student crowned 2014′s Miss North Carolina . myfox8.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  40. Web site: Arness crowned Miss North Dakota . . . June 7, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  41. Web site: Miss North Dakota USA & Miss North Dakota Teen USA Pageants. Miss North Dakota USA.
  42. Web site: Bart, Westerbeck meet fans at Richland Mall . https://archive.today/20140626224733/http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20140622/NEWS01/306220026/Meet-Miss-Ohio-Mackenzie-Bart?nclick_check=1 . dead . June 26, 2014 . www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014 .
  43. News: Bailey . Woolum . Enid local crowned Miss Oklahoma in 2014 pageant . . . June 8, 2014 . June 9, 2014.
  44. Web site: Anderson crowned Miss Oregon 2014 . portlandtribune.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  45. News: Hatrick . Gary S. . Dade City woman wins Miss Pennsylvania title . 2019-12-27 . . 17 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140619021222/http://tbo.com/pasco-county/dade-city-woman-wins-miss-pennsylvania-title-20140617/ . 19 June 2014 . dead .
  46. Web site: Congratulations to Yarelis Salgado on being crowned Miss Puerto Rico 2014! . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  47. Web site: Ivy DePew crowned Miss Rhode Island . www.sacbee.com . June 17, 2014 . June 17, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140618022038/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/15/6484872/ivy-depew-crowned-miss-rhode-island.html . June 18, 2014 .
  48. Web site: Miss Anderson is 2014 Miss S.C. . www.greenvilleonline.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  49. Web site: Meridith Gould crowned Miss South Dakota 2014 . www.mitchellrepublic.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  50. Web site: Hayley Lewis Is Miss Tennessee . . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  51. News: Heather . Alexander . . New Miss Texas is UT student and professional ballerina . July 8, 2014 . July 12, 2014.
  52. News: Emily . Begley . . . Naples native takes Miss Texas title . July 12, 2014 . July 12, 2014.
  53. Web site: Courtney Garrett, of Pamplin, named Miss Virginia 2014 . www.wjla.com . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014.
  54. Web site: Paige Madden crowned as Miss West Virginia . www.miamiherald.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  55. Web site: Meet Raeanna Johnson, the new Miss Wisconsin . www.thenorthwestern.com . June 26, 2014 . June 26, 2014.
  56. Web site: Lander's Jessie Allen crowned Miss Wyoming . County10.com . June 2, 2014 . June 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604091027/http://county10.com/2014/06/02/landers-jessie-allen-crowned-miss-wyoming/ . June 4, 2014 . dead .

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