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Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields named Miss America 2017

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Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields named Miss America 2017

By WAYNE PARRY

 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields won the Miss America pageant Sunday night in Atlantic City.

 

She topped a field of 52 contestants to win the crown and the title of Miss America 2017, succeeding the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell.

 

Shields performed a jazz dance to a song from the TV show "Smash," for which she won a preliminary competition earlier in the week.

 

During the onstage interview portion of the competition, she was asked what she thought of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, one of several political questions asked of the contestants.

 

"If you're trying to be leader of the free world, everything you say and do matters and all of your actions are held to a higher standard," Shields said. "Both of the contestants have done a good job, but they also need to watch what they're doing."

 

Shields is an art major at the University of Arkansas who wants to help people make better food choices. Her secret dream is to be a backup dancer for Beyoncé.

 

The runners-up were as follows: Fourth runner-up, Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis; third runner-up, Miss Washington Alicia Cooper; second runner-up Miss New York Camille Sims; first runner up Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt.

 

The first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant was eliminated Sunday night when the top 15 finalists were chosen.

 

Miss Missouri Erin O'Flaherty was not among the top 15 picked to advance in the pageant during its nationally televised finale.

 

She was the first openly gay contestant to win a state title.

 

Djuan Trent competed in the Miss America pageant as Miss Kentucky in 2011, when she finished in the top 10. She came out as a lesbian in 2014.

 

The top 15 finalists were: Kentucky; Washington; Massachusetts; Arkansas; South Carolina; Idaho; Iowa; Texas; California; Oklahoma; Maryland; New York; Tennessee; Louisiana, and Mississippi.

 

The pageant from Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall included contestants from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

 

The pageant began in Atlantic City in 1921 as a way to extend the summer tourist season beyond Labor Day weekend.

 
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-- © Associated Press 2016-09-12
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Two  Troll post have been removed if you have nothing better to do than leave inane comments for other members to have to put up then I suggest you stay away from topics that do not interest you, Next time you will be receiving a goodly holiday.

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2 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Two  Troll post have been removed if you have nothing better to do than leave inane comments for other members to have to put up then I suggest you stay away from topics that do not interest you, Next time you will be receiving a goodly holiday.

 

Goodly holiday ? You don,t mean a goodly spanking ? I didn,t say goodly, diddle I :)

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8 hours ago, kamahele said:

I'm wondering what all the guys who have made negative comments about the winner's looks, actually look like themselves... Maybe I don't want to know....

 

incredible oversimplification, i did not compete in a beauty contest and submit to judgment on the basis of my looks. 

do you understand the distinction?

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Pretty girl. Enjoy it while you can, soon enough PC will eliminate such contests. Some women are intelligent and benefit from that, but woe betide a women that is physically attractive. The push is on for using overweight models now as so many sisters subscribe to overindulgence in fast food and booze, fat is the normal. I've looked at my old school photos and my kids, lot of kilos between generations...

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