New york Kira Kazantsev "Happy" to be crowned Miss America
New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown
on Sunday, a "three-peat" for contenders from the Big Apple.
As part of the competition, Kazantsev, 23, sang Pharrell William's song "Happy",
keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup. She said in a question-and-answer segment that
sexual assault in the U.S. military was a problem that needed to be addressed by U.S. lawmakers.
Wearing a long-sleeved, backless white gown and clutching red roses, the
newest Miss America walked the runway with a wide smile and waved to a cheering crowd
in Atlantic City, where the 94-year-old beauty pageant returned last year after eight years in Las Vegas.
Kazantsev's win marked New York's third consecutive Miss America title. The
crown was handed to Kazantsev by Nina Davuluri, a New Yorker and the first Indian-
American winner. Davuluri was the successor to Mallory Hagan from New York.
Kira's platform is focused on protecting women from domestic violence, and the
Miss America Organization said she regularly spoke at homeless and domestic violence shelters.
Pageant judges scored contestants from the 50 U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands based on a talent competition, a personal
interview, their answers to an on-stage question, and their appearance in gowns and swimsuits.
Atlantic City officials hope the pageant will help revive the city in the wake of
recent financial turmoil. The pageant was held in a hall next to Trump Plaza, whose slated
shutdown on Tuesday means the gambling mecca will have lost a third of its casinos since
the start of the year. more >>
New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown
on Sunday, a "three-peat" for contenders from the Big Apple.
As part of the competition, Kazantsev, 23, sang Pharrell William's song "Happy",
keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup. She said in a question-and-answer segment that
sexual assault in the U.S. military was a problem that needed to be addressed by U.S. lawmakers.
Wearing a long-sleeved, backless white gown and clutching red roses, the
newest Miss America walked the runway with a wide smile and waved to a cheering crowd
in Atlantic City, where the 94-year-old beauty pageant returned last year after eight years in Las Vegas.
Kazantsev's win marked New York's third consecutive Miss America title. The
crown was handed to Kazantsev by Nina Davuluri, a New Yorker and the first Indian-
American winner. Davuluri was the successor to Mallory Hagan from New York.
Kira's platform is focused on protecting women from domestic violence, and the
Miss America Organization said she regularly spoke at homeless and domestic violence shelters.
Pageant judges scored contestants from the 50 U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands based on a talent competition, a personal
interview, their answers to an on-stage question, and their appearance in gowns and swimsuits.
Atlantic City officials hope the pageant will help revive the city in the wake of
recent financial turmoil. The pageant was held in a hall next to Trump Plaza, whose slated
shutdown on Tuesday means the gambling mecca will have lost a third of its casinos since
the start of the year. more >>
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