Miss America 2025
| Miss America 2025 | |
|---|---|
 Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard | |
| Date | January 5, 2025 |
| Presenters |
|
| Venue | Walt Disney Theater, Orlando, Florida |
| Broadcaster | Miss America Website |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 11 |
| Returns | Puerto Rico |
| Winner | Abbie Stockard Alabama |
| Congeniality | Katie Ann Powell District of Columbia |
Miss America 2025 was the 97th Miss America pageant, held in Orlando, Florida, alongside the Miss America's Teen 2025 competition on January 4 and 5, 2025 respectively.[1]
Madison Marsh of Colorado crowned Abbie Stockard of Alabama as her successor at the end of the event.[2]
Background
[edit]New eligibility rules allow transgender entrant who have fully completed "sexual reassignment surgery" a year prior to competing.[3] Other usual rules apply to the 2025 part of the Miss America Pageants.[4]
Ballroom dancing and cheerleading utilizing "human props" has been added as potential talents. The partner must be dressed in all black and cannot perform any solo parts.[5]
The Miss Puerto Rico pageant has also been reinstated after last competing in 2017.[6]
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 2025 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 11 |
Preliminary awards
[edit]| Awards | Winners |
|---|---|
| Talent |
|
| Evening Gown |
|
| Fitness |
|
| AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award |
Contestants
[edit]Fifty-two contestants competed for the title.[1][7]
| State/District/Territory | Name | Age[a] | Hometown | Talent | Community Service Initiative | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Abbie Stockard[9] | 21 | Vestavia | Contemporary Dance, "You Say" | ||
| Alaska | Jordan Naylor[10] | 26 | Anchorage | Ballroom Dance, "Little Pary Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | "Nation of Lifesavers" | Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2012
Previously Miss Alaska USA 2023 |
| Arizona | Shailey Ringenbach[7] | 20 | Phoenix | Lyrical Dance, "If You're Reading This" | "Share the Love: Improving Mental Health through Pet Therapy" | Older sister of Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2022, Saray Ringenbach |
| Arkansas | Camille Cathey[11] | 22 | Wynne | Vocal, "If I Had My Way" | "Proudly Volunteer" | Previously Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen 2018 |
| California | Kimberly Vernon[12] | 27 | Santa Clara | Jazz Dance, "Le Jazz Hot" | "Arts for All - Advocating for Accessible Arts Education" | |
| Colorado | Alexandra Lotko[7] | 26 | Denver | Vocal, "My Funny Valentine" | "It's Okay to not be Okay" | |
| Connecticut | Monica Fenwick[13] | 23 | Watertown | Flute, "Don't Stop Me Now" | "Communication is Key" | |
| Delaware | Nova Rae Gaffney[14] | 24 | Milford | Classical Ballet en Pointe, "Carmen" | "Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence Awareness" | |
| District of Columbia | Katie Ann Powell[15] | 26 | Harp, "Baroque Flamenco" | "Preparing Women for Financial Success" | ||
| Florida | Casana M. Fink[16] | 25 | Ocala | Lyrical Dance, "Rescue" | "Give to Life; Donate Life - Advocating for Tissue and Organ Donation" | |
| Georgia | Ludwidg Louizaire[17] | 26 | Rome | Broadway Vocal, "Home" | "Education for Every Student" | |
| Hawaii | Hayley Cheyney-Kāne[18] | 27 | Kaneohe | Vocal and Hula, "Aloha Wau la'oe" | "Aloha is for Everyone" | Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2013 |
| Idaho | Madison Andreason[19] | 21 | Idaho Falls | Vocal, "What Was I Made For" | "Get Up and Get Out" | Previously Miss Idaho's Outstanding Teen 2021
Daughter of Miss Idaho USA 1987, Vicki Hoffman Andreason |
| Illinois | Breana Bagley[20] | 26 | Decatur | Lyrical Dance, "A New Day Has Come" | ||
| Indiana | Kalyn Melham[21] | 23 | Muncie | Vocal, "Don't Forget Me" | 'ACT: Advocating for Change through Theater" | |
| Iowa | Abigaille Batu-Tiako | 21 | Oskaloosa | Vocal, "The Joke" | "The United Voices" | |
| Kansas | Alexis Smith | 25 | Wichita | Ventriloquism, "The Aucioneer" | "Respect Reclaimed" | |
| Kentucky | Chapel Tinius | 24 | Bowling Green | Fiddle Medley | "Operation Gratitude: For the Fallen, For the Fighting, For the Veterans" | Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2016
Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky 2018 |
| Louisiana | Olivia Grace George | 20 | Ruston | Jazz Dance, "Bossa Nova Baby" | "Education is KEY! Knowledge Empowers Youth" | |
| Maine | Jennie Daley | 28 | Sullivan | HERStory | "#DressLikeAnEngineer" | |
| Maryland | Bridget O'Brien | 22 | Frederick | Musical Theater Vocal, "Don't Rain On My Parade" | "Boomerang!" | |
| Massachusetts | Kiersten Khoury | 23 | Westwood | HERStory, "Fight Song" | "Redefining Dyslexia: Turning Challenges in Superpowers" | |
| Michigan | Jenae Lodewyk | 24 | Bay City | HERStory | "Women in the Workplace" | Older sister to Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2016, Kendra Lodewyk |
| Minnesota | Emily Schumacher | 24 | Mankato | Tap Dance, "Proud Mary" & "River Deep Mountain High" | "The Heart of the Matter" | Previously Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2017
Older sister of Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2022, Julia Schumacher |
| Mississippi | Becky Williams | 22 | Purvis | Jazz Dance, "Move You're Steppin' on My Heart" | "Make a Move" | |
| Missouri | Ashley Berry | 20 | Clinton | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Eleanor Rigby" | Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2021 | |
| Montana | Kaylee Wolfensberger | 20 | Bozeman | Piano, "Great Balls of Fire" | "Healing Harmonies" | |
| Nebraska | Raechel Warren | 28 | Omaha | Roller Figure Skating, "Song Must Go On" | "Passion to Purpose" | Previously Miss Iowa Volunteer 2022 |
| Nevada | Karrina Ferris | 21 | Reno | Lyrical Dance, "You Will Be Found" | ||
| New Hampshire | Emily Spencer | 23 | Bedford | Lyrical Dance, "One Moment in Time" | "Inspiring Inclusivity through Education and Opportunity" | |
| New Jersey | Elizabeth Mendel | 22 | Cape May Court House | Lyrical Dance, "It's All Coming Back to Me" | "Image is Everywhere" | |
| New Mexico | Emille-Marie Enriquez | Alamogordo | Folkloric Dance, "El Son De La Negra" | Previously Miss New Mexico Volunteer 2022 | ||
| New York | Abigail Quammen | 24 | Manhattan | Vocal, "My Way" | "Read to Lead to Succeed" | Previously Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
| North Carolina | Carrie Everett | 20 | Durham | Vocal, "The Impossible Dream" | "We Need Equity to Build Communities" | |
| North Dakota | Sophia Richards | 23 | Hope | Vocal, "La Vie En Rose" | "BIO Girls" | |
| Ohio | Stephanie Finoti | 21 | Columbus | Ballet en Pointe, "Kitri Act III" and "Don Quixote" | "That STEM Girl" | |
| Oklahoma | Lauren Frost | 24 | Tahlequah | Clogging, "Hound Dog" | "Adoption as Oklahoma's Option" | |
| Oregon | Abigail Hoppe | 25 | McMinnville | Latin Ballroom Dance, 'Let's Get Loud" | "Making Type 1 Diabetes Feel Like Type None Diabetes" | |
| Pennsylvania | Page Weinstein | 26 | Pittsburgh | Dance Twirl, "Thunderstruck" | Previously Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2014 | |
| Puerto Rico | Wilma Victoria Richiez-Mateo | San Juan | HERStory | |||
| Rhode Island | Ali Hornung | 24 | Providence | Vocal, "Legally Blonde" | "Glimmer of Hope" | |
| South Carolina | Davis Wash | 23 | Edgefield | Vocal, "Ain't No Sunshine" | ||
| South Dakota | Joelle Simpson | 20 | Rapid City | Harp, "Swan Lake Harp Cadenza" | "Nurturing Nature" | |
| Tennessee | Carley Jaymes Vogel | 24 | Murfreesboro / Kennesaw, Georgia | Classical Vocal, "Climb Every Mountain" | ||
| Texas | Annette Addo-Yobo | 25 | Southlake | Slam Poetry, "Autism SPEAKS" | ||
| Utah | Paris Matthews | 26 | Cottonwood Heights | Jazz Dance, "All That Jazz" | "Power of Play: Advocating for Hospitalized Children" | |
| Vermont | Meara Seery[22] | 24[22] | Brattleboro | Vocal, "Seven Nation Army" | "Green for Good" | |
| Virginia | Carlehr Swanson | 25 | Charlottesville | Vocal/Piano, "Get Here" | ||
| Washington | Hermona Girmay | 23 | Seattle | Vocal, "My Days" | ||
| West Virginia | Jennifer Reuther | 26 | Wheeling | Jazz Dance | "Wellness Across West Viriginia" | |
| Wisconsin | Mandi Jo Genord | 22 | Beaver Dam | Contemporary Jazz Dance, "You Don't Own Me" | "Connecting Lives: Adoption Resources and Advocacy" | Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2018 |
| Wyoming | Baylee Drewry | 23 | Greybull | HERStory, "Breath and Life" | "Supporting Girls and Women in Sports" | Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2020 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ages at the time of national competition
References
[edit]- ^ a b "52 women compete for Miss America 2025 crown". ABC7 Los Angeles.
- ^ Palumbo, Jacqui (January 6, 2025). "Alabama nursing student wins Miss America 2025". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "The Miss America Clarifies Rules that Ban Certain Trans Contestants". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Sign Up". Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ "historia". Miss Puerto Rico Org (in Spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Cohn, Paulette (January 6, 2025). "Meet the New Miss America 2025 and the 51 Lovely Ladies Who Make Up Her Court". Parade. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Miss Tennessee comes in 3rd place at Miss America 2025". WATE 6 On Your Side. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Watch NBA player's speechless reaction to seeing his girlfriend win Miss America". Today. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "New Queens in The North: Jordan Naylor Crowned Miss Alaska, Meghan Roth Miss Teen". Your Alaska Link. June 7, 2024.
- ^ Farrar, Thomas (June 16, 2024). "Wynne native Camille Cathey crowned Miss Arkansas 2024". KATV.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Vanessa (June 17, 2024). "Miss California 2024 crowned in Visalia". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Sudol, Mark; Knapton, Emily (July 9, 2024). "New Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut's Teen aim to empower, inspire women". News12 Connecticut.
- ^ Wood, Elle (June 30, 2024). "Milford dancer crowned Miss Delaware". Bay to Bay News.
- ^ May, Emily (December 11, 2024). "How Miss D.C. unites her community in a politically divisive time and place". BYU Daily Universe. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Parker, Avery (August 5, 2024). "UF graduate student crowned Miss Florida". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Ludwidg Louizaire, Carrington Manous crowned Miss Georgia & Miss Teen Georgia". WTVM News. June 16, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Kaneohe native wins judges over with hula, vocal combo, winning Miss Hawaii 2024 crown". Hawaii News Now. June 24, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Falls, Idaho (June 26, 2024). "New Miss Idaho Crowned". KPVI. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Seabaugh, Josh (June 16, 2024). "Decatur native named Miss Illinois 2024". KFVS12. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Ball State grad and Muncie local, Kalyn Melham, was crowned Miss Indiana". Ball State Daily. September 2, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Brattleboro Woman is Crowned Miss Vermont". Reformer. Retrieved May 1, 2024.