US News. Can transgender women participate in the Miss America pageant? US News. Miss America vs Miss USA: What is the difference between both pageants? Since 1921, the Miss America pageant has ...

Who are the judges this year? Judges for the Miss America finals include Heather Whitestone McCallum, an Alabama native who was named Miss America 1995. She won the national pageant in September ...

A new woman wears the Miss America crown. Abbie Stockard, 22, was crowned Miss America on Jan. 5. Stockard is a nursing student and former cheerleader at Auburn University who represented Alabama ...