Stanke GRACE 2023

On December 15, 2022, Grace Stanke , representing her home state of Wisconsin, was crowned Miss America 2023, and awarded $50,000 in scholarship. This was the third time Miss Wisconsin has been crowned Miss America in the history of the Organization.

During the competition, Stanke won the talent portion, performing a piece from “Vivaldi’s Summer/Four Seasons – Storm” on her electric violin.

Stanke, who has earned a cumulative total $68,000+ in scholarship assistance through her state and Miss America competitions, will travel the country using her national platform to continue advocating for “Clean Energy – Cleaner Future.” Encouraging worldwide change for clean, zero-carbon emission energy sources, Stanke emphasizes the benefits of nuclear power and seeks to dispel the myths around nuclear energy while inspiring the next generation of female scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.

Stanke will graduate in May 2023 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in nuclear engineering.