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Miss America 2022
Date	December 16, 2021
Presenters	Nina Davuluri, Ericka Dunlap
Venue	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
Broadcaster	Peacock
Entrants	50
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Maine
Winner	Emma Broyles  Alaska
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The Miss America 2022 competition will be held on December 16, 2021. This will be the 94th Miss America competition that will be held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, though the Miss America Organization will celebrate its 100th anniversary. It will be the first Miss America since 1954 to not be televised, but it was streamed on Peacock.

Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier of Virginia crowned her successor, Emma Broyles of Alaska, at the end of the event.

Background

On April 8, 2021, the Miss America Organization announced a three-year contract at the Mohegan Sun to host the national competition which will be held in December.

On November 22, 2021, it was announced that the competition would be exclusively streamed on Peacock.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the planning of the 2021 edition, known as Miss America 2021, which was initially scheduled for December 2020 and was offered to host at the pageant's headquarters in Atlantic City, New Jersey that was set to air on NBC but it was cancelled on May 8, 2020, due to the onset of the pandemic. The other discrepancy is due to none being held from 1928 to 1932 and in 1934 because of financial problems of the Great Depression. Miss America Organization opted to postpone the 94th edition or the 100th anniversary of the pageant to the latter part of 2021.

The state pageant competitions had originally planned to schedule on each pageant for April to June 2020. However, they were postponed to a year, rescheduled for April and July 2021 or cancelled outright causing to include a one-time only grandfather clause on eligibility for state qualifying pageants. The exception was Montana, which was held on July 25, 2020, as planned. As with restrictions implemented in all 50 states (including Montana) and District of Columbia, numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.

Overview

Judges

Preliminary Judges

On December 12-13, 2021, the judges for the preliminary competition will select the preliminary winners as well as the finalists for the final night. The panel includes co-founder and president of BossBabe, Danielle Canty; performing artist, Kevin Davis; founder and CEO of Rae Model & Talent Agency, LLC, Jessica Rae; fashion designer, Paige Mycoskie; and artist and singer-songwriter, John Gurney.

Final Night Judges

On December 15, the judges for the final competition were announced. For the 100th anniversary, the panel consists of former Miss Americas. They are Miss America 1990, Debbye Turner Bell; Miss America 2000, Heather French Henry; and Miss America 2009, Katie Stam Irk.

Results

Placements

Preliminary awards

Equity and Justice Scholarship awards

Forever Miss America Scholarship

Jean Bartel Military Awareness Scholarship

Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Scholarship

South Dakota University STEM Scholarship

STEM Scholarship

Top Fundraisers

Women in Business Scholarship

Other awards

Candidates

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.

State	Name	Age	Hometown	Talent	"Social Impact Initiative"	Placement	Special awards	Notes
Alabama	Lauren Bradford	21	Gulf Shores	Violin, "Symphony No. 5, in C minor" by Ludwig von Beethoven	UNPLUG: The Digital Diet Plan	1st runner-up	Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Winner South Dakota University STEM Scholarship Top Fundraiser 2nd Place Women in Business Finalist	Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2017
Alaska	Emma Broyles	20	Anchorage	Vocal	Building Community Through Special Olympics	Miss America 2022	Preliminary Social Impact Pitch Award	Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2017 Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska 2019
Arizona	Amber Barto	23	Scottsdale	Contemporary Dance	Leadership through Service: Awareness, Action, Results			Previously Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2014
Arkansas	Whitney Williams	23	Conway	Baton Twirling	Heart for the Arts
California	Jazmin Avalos	24	Garden Grove	Vocal, "Astonishing" from Little Women	Ending Substance Abuse
Colorado	Maura Spence-Carroll	21	Fort Carson	Classical Crossover Vocal	#EndTheStigma Surrounding Military Mental Healthcare			First active-duty soldier to become Miss Colorado
Connecticut	Sapna Raghavan	22	Ellington	Indian Classical Dance	Overcoming Adversity: Embracing Diversity			Previously Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen 2015
Delaware	Sophie Phillips	25	Bear	Piano	Environmental Justice		Equity and Justice Finalist
District of Columbia	Andolyn Medina	25	Chesapeake, VA	Vocal	Demand an End: Stop Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking	Top 10	Jean Bartel Military Awareness Scholarship Top Fundraiser 5th Place	Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2012 Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2013 pageant Previously District of Columbia Sweetheart 2019 3rd runner-up at National Sweetheart 2019 Is an officer in the United States Navy
Florida	Leah Roddenberry	22	Bradenton	Dance	Be a LeadHER: Ignite the Spark Within	Top 10	Equity and Justice Finalist Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Finalist	Previously Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2013 and 2015 First teen titleholder to hold the title of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen twice
Georgia	Karson Pennington	23	Augusta	Tap Dance	ROAR: Reach Out and Read		Equity and Justice Scholarship 1st runner-up
Hawaii	Courtney Choy	25	Ewa Beach	Hula Auana	Female Empowerment Through Partnership
Idaho	Ayriss Torres	21	Pocatello	Ballet en Pointe	The Equity Project			Civil Affairs Specialist in the United States Army
Illinois	Isabelle Hanson	25	Glen Ellyn	Violin	The Media Literacy Movement	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen 2013
Indiana	Braxton Hiser	24	Indianapolis	Vocal	Love Thy Neighbor
Iowa	Grace Lynn Keller	23	Island Lake, IL	Ballet en Pointe	Read to Succeed: Promoting Literacy in Grades K-3			Eligible as a student and recent graduate of the University of Iowa
Kansas	Taylor Clark	21	St. John	Drums	Band Together: Music Education for All			Previously Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen 2017
Kentucky	Haley Wheeler	23	Clay City	Vocal	A Stitch of Hope: Alzheimer's Awareness
Louisiana	Julia Claire Williams	22	Monroe	Dance	Find your FREDDY: Fostering Rewarding Engagements with Disabled and Disadvantaged Youth		STEM Scholarship 1st runner-up	Previously Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen 2015
Maine	Mariah Larocque	25	Portland	Vocal	A Survivors Purpose: End Child Sexual Abuse	N/A - Withdrew from the competition as a result of testing positive for Covid-19
Maryland	Lydia Sohn	25	Hanover	Cello	Artworks: Promoting Arts Integration in Education and Engagement in Communities
Massachusetts	Elizabeth Pierre	23	North Cambridge	Contemporary Vocal	We Hear You: Empowering Youth Voices	2nd runner-up
Michigan	Vivian Zhong	24	Northville	Piano	Golden Warriors of Pediatric Cancer - Fight Like a Kid		STEM Scholarship Winner
Minnesota	Gabrielle (Elle) Louise Mark	25	Red Wing	Vocal, “Things Are Hard on Dreamers” from stage version of Amelie	The Campaign to Change Direction		STEM Finalist
Mississippi	Holly Brand	21	Meridian	Vocal	Volunteerism: If You See a Need, Take the Lead		Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Finalist	Previously Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2017
Missouri	Callie Cox	21	Mexico	Vocal	People First
Montana	Jessica Criss	24	Bozeman	Classical Vocal	A Sense of Defense
Nebraska	Morgan Hope Holen	23	Omaha	Dance, “Climb Ev'ry Mountain” from The Sound of Music	Lead With Your Strengths: The Power of Strengths-based Mentoring		Women in Business Scholarship 1st runner-up	Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1988, Jodi Sue Miller Holen Previously Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen 2014 4th runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2015 pageant Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska 2016 Top 10 at Distinguished Young Woman 2016
Nevada	Macie Tuell	24	Gardnerville	Vocal	Memories Matter: Alzheimer's Awareness			Personal Assistant to David Copperfield
New Hampshire	Ashley Marsh	26	Laconia	Tap Dance	Fit for Life!
New Jersey	Alyssa Marie Sullivan	25	Cape May Court House	Vocal	Peer Challenge Commit2Character		Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Scholarship 2nd runner-up	Previously Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2013
New Mexico	Sienna Mascareñas	20	Albuquerque	Dance	Girls Get Math: Breaking Gender Stereotypes in STEM			Previously Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2017
New York	Sydney Park	25	South Bronx	Original Poetic Prose, "Sit Like a Lady"	You Go Girl! Power Through Sports	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
North Carolina	Carli Batson	21	Wilmington	Dance	Carolina Cares		Top Fundraiser 3rd Place
North Dakota	Reyna Bergstrom	25	Fargo	Vocal	The Influencer Era: Impact Beyond the Screen
Ohio	Lora Current	20	Rosewood	Jazz Dance, “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler	ReadOn: Empowering Literacy, Learning, and Leadership			Previously Ohio Fair's Queen 2019
Oklahoma	Ashleigh Robinson	23	Oklahoma City	Vocal, “Ev'ry Night at Seven” from 1951 MGM film Royal Wedding	Inclusion for all Abilities
Oregon	Abigail Hayes	20	Damascus	Vocal and Piano, “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys	Generation Youth: Tomorrow's Leaders	4th runner-up
Pennsylvania	Meghan Sinisi	26	Altoona	Baton Twirling, "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike & Tina Turner	Autism Awareness and Acceptance		Equity and Justice Finalist Women in Business Scholarship Winner
Rhode Island	Leigh Payne	21	Barrington	Piano	Supporting Small Business: Empowering Women through Ownership and Entrepreneurship
South Carolina	Julia Herrin	19	Manning	Piano	#RealNotPerfect		Top Fundraiser 1st Place
South Dakota	Kaitlin O'Neill	24	Groton	Ballet	Bloom: Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy You
Tennessee	Tally Bevis	24	Springfield	Vocal	Vote With a Vision		Forever Miss America Scholarship Top Fundraiser 4th Place Women in Business Scholarship 2nd runner-up
Texas	Mallory Fuller	23	Fairfield	Fiddle	The Happy Heart Project	Top 10	Preliminary Social Impact Pitch Award	Younger sister of Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen 2010 and Miss Texas 2018, Madison Fuller
Utah	Sasha Sloan	23	North Salt Lake	Vocal	RISE for Refugees: Refugee Inclusivity, Support, and Education	Top 10	Equity and Justice Scholarship Winner Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Scholarship 1st runner-up Women in Business Finalist
Vermont	Danielle Morse	22	New Haven	Speed Painting	Championing for the UVM Children's Hospital		STEM Finalist
Virginia	Tatum Sheppard	22	Milan, TN	Vocal, "Don't Forget Me" By Katherine McPhee. From "Smash".	Mentoring Matters			Daughter of Miss America 1987 Kellye Cash Eligible as a student and recent graduate of Liberty University
Washington	Maddie Louder	23	Seattle	Dance	Feeding Hope: Eating Disorder Awareness
West Virginia	Jaelyn Wratchford	20	Martinsburg	Original Monologue	Investing in Our Future: The Impact of Youth Empowerment
Wisconsin	Jennifer Marie Schmidt	25	Mount Pleasant	Jazz Dance, "Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce" from the Duke Ellington-based revue Sophisticated Ladies	Diabetes, You Have the Control		STEM Scholarship 2nd runner-up
Wyoming	Mikkayla DeBolt	21	Sheridan	Original Monologue	Kids Unplugged: Encouraging Our Youth to Explore Their World Without Technology

Notes

1. Ages at the time of national competition
2. Appointed the state title after Jessica Baeder crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018
3. Appointed the state title after Leah Sykes crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2014

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