The coronation ceremony of Miss America 2020 is all set to be held on 19th December 2019 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. This will be the ninth year that the competition would not be held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin of New York will officially crown her successor at the end of the year.
The preliminaries consist of private interviews with the judges, an on-stage interview, their “social impact pitch” and the talent portion. The preliminary judging panel is made up of composer Anthony Barfield, model/lifestyle consultant Holly Pelham Davis; and Clinton Foundation executive director Stephanie S. Streett.
Miss America 2020 competition’s two preliminaries were held on Sunday night i.e 15th December 2019 where the delegates were judged for the title of scholarships, on stage interviews and talent awards.
The first Miss New Jersey 2020 Jade Glab was named the onstage interview winner, earning a scholarship of $1,000. She is a student at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business where she studies finance. Jade’s social impact initiative is “Healthy Children, Strong America”.
Meanwhile Miss Michigan 2020 Mallory Rivard was the overall interview winner and was awarded a scholarship of $1,500. She is an early childhood education major at Saginaw Valley State University, and her social impact initiative is “Read to Succeed.”
Miss Georgia 2020 Victoria Hill was declared as the overall talent winner and earned a scholarship of $2,000. She performed a classical vocal, and it’s no wonder she won — she is a vocal performance major at Reinhardt University. Her social impact initiative is “Flip the Script on Foster Care.”
Miss America Foundation awards several scholarships to its participants. There are four categories under which they present a delegate with a scholarship. For now, they have five finalists under each category.
Equity and Justice
Miss Illinois 2019 Ariel Beverly
Miss Maryland 2019 Caitlyn Stupi
Miss Michigan 2019 Mallory Rivard
Miss North Carolina 2019 Alexandra Badgett
Miss Tennessee 2019 Brianna Mason
Social Impact Initiative
Miss Kansas 2019 Annika Wooton
Miss Nevada 2019 Nasya Mancini
Miss South Carolina 2019 Morgan Nichols
Miss South Dakota 2019 Amber Hulse
Miss Utah 2019 Dexonna Talbot
STEM
Miss Arkansas 2019 Darynne Dahlem
Miss Massachusetts 2019 Lyndsey Littlefield
Miss Montana 2019 Mo Shea
Miss New York 2019 Lauren Molella
Miss South Carolina 2019 Morgan Nichols
Women in Business
Miss Arizona 2019 Jacqueline Thomas
Miss District of Columbia 2019 Katelynne Cox
Miss Hawaii 2019 Nicole Holbrook
Miss Idaho 2019 Grace Zimmerman
Miss Kentucky 2019 Alex Franke
The finale will be held on 19th December 2019 where the panel of judges will include actress, Lauren Ash; TV host, Karamo Brown; and singer, songwriter, and actress, Kelly Rowland.