| Miss America 2015 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | September 14, 2014 |
| Presenters | Chris Harrison Lara Spencer |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Entrants | 53 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Winner | Kira Kazantsev[1] New York state |
Miss America 2015, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 14, 2014.[2][3] Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri crowned the winner, Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev, making it the third consecutive year that a Miss New York won the Miss America crown; New York thus became the first state to have a Miss America winner three years in a row.[4]
Chris Harrison and Lara Spencer returned as co-hosts.[5] The panel of judges included: Gary Vaynerchuk, Marc Cherry, Kathy Ireland, Lee Meriwether, Donald Driver, Shawn Johnson, and retired Army Brig. Gen. Anne Macdonald.[5]
- ^ "A threepeat: Miss New York Kira Kazantsev crowned Miss America". CNN. September 15, 2014.
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- ^ a b Kuperinsky, Amy (August 14, 2014). "Miss America 2015: Judges include N.J.'s Gary Vaynerchuk". The Star-Ledger.