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This changes from year to year. The most current Miss America pageant was held on on September 14, 2014.The current Miss America is Kira Kazanstev, from Manhattan, New York. The runner-ups were:1st runner-up: Courtney Garrett, Miss Virginia2nd runner-up: Ashton Campbell, Miss Arkansas3rd runner-up: Victoria Cowen, Miss Florida
Miss New York
Claire Ford; Miss Black Tennessee was Miss Black America Mary Denise Bentley; Miss Black Indiana was First Runner Up Valerie Hines; Miss Black South Carolina was a Runner Up Candi Alexander; Miss Black New York was a contestant
After the scandal that dethroned the first African-American Miss America, Vanessa Williams, a new Miss America had to take her place after she resigned. Suzette Charles became the second African-American Miss America of 1984, when she replaced Vanessa.
I couldn't find the top twenty, but I found the top ten on wikipedia.PlacementsMiss America 2002: Katie Harman (Miss Oregon)First runner-up: Abbie Rabine (Miss Massachusetts)Second runner-up:Stephanie Culberson (Miss Tennessee)Third runner-up: Marshawn Evans (Miss District of Columbia)Fourth runner-up: Andrea Plummer (Miss New York)Top 10: Jessie Ward (Miss Arkansas), Kelly Gaudet (Miss Florida), Stacey Essbaggers (Miss Michigan), Jaclyn Hunt (Miss Utah), Danae DeMasi (Miss West Virginia)
Vanessa Williams represented New York as Miss New York in the Miss America pageant.
The winners and runner ups at the 1960 Miss America pageant were:Winner: Lynda Lee Mead, Miss Mississippi1st runner up: Mary Alice Fox, Miss Wisconsin2nd runner up: Sharon Joyce Vaughn, Miss Washington3rd runner up: Susan Diane Bronson, Miss California4th runner up: Patricia Anne Allebrand, Miss Arizona
4th runner up was Miss Kentucky, Mallory Ervin. 3rd Runner Up was Miss Louisianna, Katherine Putnam, 2nd Runner up was Miss Tennessee, Stephanie Wittler. 1st Runner up was Miss California, Kristy Cavinder. The 2010 Miss America is Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron.
* Miss America 1986: Susan Akin (Miss Mississippi) * First runner-up: Sherry Thrift (Miss South Carolina) * Second runner-up: Jonna Fitzgerald (Miss Texas) * Third runner-up: Honey Castro (Miss Washington) * Fourth runner-up: Angela Tower (Miss Alabama)
Miss America 1991: Marjorie Vincent (Miss Illinois) First runner-up: Mary Waddell Gainey (Miss South Carolina) Second runner-up: Dana Brown (Miss Tennessee) Third runner-up: Suzanne Lawrence (Miss Texas) Fourth runner-up: Linnea Fayard (Miss Louisiana)
Winner: Mary Katherine Campbell (Ohio)1st runner up: Ethelda Kenvin (New York)2nd runner up: Heather Walker (New York)3rd runner up: Charlotte Nash (Missouri)4th runner up: Marion Green (Pennsylvania)
The last five finalists were Miss Arkansas, Miss Louisiana (third runner-up), Miss Tennessee (second runner-up), Miss California (first runner-up), and Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron was crowned Miss America 2010.