In a recent announcement by Miss America Organization, Miss America 2021 has been postponed to next year due to coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was made on Friday that the annual broadcast and competition, which was set to take place in December, will be postponed.

The organization stated it was an unanimous decision made by the Miss America Board of Directors for the ‘safety, health and welfare of the enormous community necessary to make the Miss America competition possible.’ The organization chair Shantel Krebs also stated, “At this time, as an organization, our greatest concern is to make sure the thousands of people who are involved in or volunteer for our program are safe.”

Miss America 2020 Camille Shrier also stands behind the board's decision to postpone the competition due to the pandemic stating, "it is imperative that science and safety are at the forefront of our concern during this pandemic year."

The state qualifiers have been postponed as well as the organization will work with the state qualification organizations to amend the rules and eligibility. The news is all the more saddening because this is Miss America Organization’s 100th anniversary. It is also all the more essential to ‘ensure our annual broadcast and the surrounding experiences reflect our time-honored tradition.’