9.56 AM Friday, 29 March 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:56 06:10 12:26 15:53 18:37 19:52
29 March 2024

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America 2015

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev is the new Miss America 2015, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP)

Published
By Agencies

New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday, a "three-peat" for contenders from the Big Apple.

Miss Kazantsev won the pageant during the Miss America 2015 contest on Sunday, Sept 14 in Atlantic City.

As part of the competition, Kazantsev, 23, sang Pharrell William's song "Happy", keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup.

(AP)

She said in a question-and-answer segment that sexual assault in the U.S. military was a problem that needed to be addressed by U.S. lawmakers.

Last year's winner, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, crowned Miss New York Kira Kazantsev as Miss America 2015.

(AP)

Miss New York Kira Kazantsev and co-finalist Miss Virginia Courtney Paige Garrett stood together holding hands before the final moment during the pageant.

Miss Kazantsev gasped in disbelieve after she was named Miss America 2015.

(AP)

Wearing a long-sleeved, backless white gown and clutching red roses, the newest Miss America walked the 50-foot runway with a wide smile and waved to a cheering crowd in Atlantic City, where the 94-year-old beauty pageant returned last year after eight years in Las Vegas.

(AP)

Kazantsev's win marked New York's third consecutive Miss America title.

Pageant judges scored contestants from the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands based on a talent competition, a personal interview, their answers to an on-stage question, and their appearance in gowns and swimsuits. 

(AP)