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EVENT SCHEDULE ORDER OF COMPETITIONS Preliminary Mu & Alpha Groupings
PRELIMINARY HOSTS 100 YEAR GALA SCHOLARSHIPS 2022 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ANNIVERSARIES
25th Anniversaries, Shawntel Smith & Tara Dawn Holland 50th Anniversary, Phyllis George & Laurel Lea Schaefer
FOREVER MISS AMERICA
CONTENTS
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WHO WILL BE OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY MISS AMERICA?
Former Miss Americas Continue Impacting Change After the Crown
IN MEMORIAM 100 YEARS OF MISS AMERICA
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MISS AMERICA’s OUTSTANDING TEEN
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FOREVER YOURS
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAOTeen 2022 Marcelle LeBlanc
Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier
MEET THE CANDIDATES
51 Candidates Competing for the Job of Miss America 2022
MY HOMETOWN
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Special Advertising Section
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MY JOURNEY
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LEADERSHIP
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MISS AMERICA RECOGNIZES
Special Advertising Section
Miss America Staff, Board of Directors, & State
Local & State Volunteers of 10 or More & Special Thank Yous
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100th Anniversary Miss America Merchandise Shop all the 100th Anniversary Miss America merchandise by visiting us at the merchandise table or shop online today at Shop.MissAmerica.Org! 8
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There she is... Miss Neurosurgeon, Miss Social Activist, Miss Jet Pilot, Miss Investigative Journalist, Miss Expert Coder, Miss CEO . . . Miss Whatever-She-Wants-to-Be. And yes, she is beautiful. Beautiful in the way she is smart, principled and passionate. Stunning in how she leads, commands a room and makes an impact. Striking in her genuineness, fearlessness and general awesomeness. Never guided by what she ‘should do’ but forever driven by what she ‘could do’. She has the confidence, the skills and is empowered to make it happen. There she is. Miss America. No wonder she has a crown — she rules.
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HAWAII
GEORGIA
KENTUCKY HALEY B. WHEELER
MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN ELIZABETH PIERRE
COURTNEY CHOY
TAYLOR CLARK
GRACE LYNN KELLER
MASSACHUSETTS LYDIA SOHN
MAURA SPENCE-CARROLL
KARSON ANNSLEE PENNINGTON
KANSAS
IOWA
INDIANA MARYLAND MARIAH LAROCQUE
JAZMIN AVALOS
LEAH RODDENBERRY
BRAXTON KENNEDY HISER
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
ARKANSAS FLORIDA
WHITNEY WILLIAMS
ANDOLYN TOMASA MEDINA
ISABELLE HANSON
MAINE
LOUISIANA
AYRISS TORRES
JULIA CLAIRE WILLIAMS
AMBER BARTO
SOPHIE PHILLIPS
ILLINOIS
IDAHO
SAPNA RAGHAVAN
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ARIZONA EMMA BROYLES
DELAWARE
CONNECTICUT
LAUREN BRADFORD
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
ALABAMA
ALASKA
Who will it be?
VIVIAN ZHONG
ELLE MARK
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEVADA
OHIO
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH CAROLINA
WYOMING MIKKAYLA DEBOLT
SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH CAROLINA
LORA CURRENT
JULIA HERRIN
VIRGINIA DANIELLE MORSE
KAITLIN O’NEILL
WASHINGTON
LEIGH PAYNE
VERMONT
UTAH
TEXAS WISCONSIN JENNIFER SCHMIDT
ASHLEY MARSH
REYNA BERGSTROM
RHODE ISLAND
PENNSYLVANIA
OREGON
OKLAHOMA TENNESSEE WEST VIRGINIA
SASHA SLOAN
MALLORY FULLER
MACIE RENEE TUELL
CARLI BATSON
MEGHAN SINISI
ABIGAIL HAYES
TALLY BEVIS
MORGAN HOLEN
SYDNEY PARK
SIENNA MASCAREÑAS
ASHLEIGH ROBINSON
JAELYN WRATCHFORD
JESSICA CRISS
NEW YORK
NEW MEXICO
CALLIE COX
ALYSSA SULLIVAN
NEBRASKA
MONTANA
MISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI NEW JERSEY
HOLLY BRAND
TATUM SHEPPARD
MADDIE LOUDER
of our Nation’s most intelligent, confident, talented and community-minded young women MISS AME RI CA
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ORDER OF EVENTS
100th Anniversary
Miss America
COMPETITION SCHEDULE First Night of Preliminary Competition Sunday, December 12th; 7pm Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Expo Hall
Post Preliminary Family & Friends Visitation Sunday, December 12th; Post-Preliminaries Credentialed Event
Second Night of Preliminary Competition Monday, December 13th; 7pm Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Expo Hall
Post Preliminary Family & Friends Visitation Monday, December 13th; Post-Preliminaries Credentialed Event
Candidate Scholarship Judging
Tuesday, December 14th; 8 - 10am Open to the public / Mohegan Sun Expo Hall
Miss America 100th Anniversary Party Tuesday, December 14th; 8pm Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Game On
Miss America Empower Academy Wednesday, December 15th; All Day Camp registration required
Miss America Fans Talent Show
Wednesday, December 15th; 1:30 – 3:30pm Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Expo Hall
Miss America Sorority Event – Former State Titleholders Gathering (Open to State EDs and Former State Titleholders only) Wednesday, December 15th; 4:00pm – 5:00pm Badge Credential / Location TBA
Celebrate Miss America Show
Wednesday, December 15th; 7:30 – 9:30pm Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Expo Hall
100th Anniversary Miss America Breakfast Thursday, December 16th; 9:30 – 11:00am Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Earth Ballroom
Forever Miss America Autograph Signing
Thursday, December 16th; 11:30am – 12:30pm Free to the Public / Mohegan Sun Earth Arena Entrance
Pre-broadcast Red Carpet
Thursday, December 16th; Pre-Show Open to the public / Mohegan Sun Earth Arena Entrance
Final Night Competition of Miss America!
Thursday, December 16th; 7pm Pre-Show; 8pm Competition Ticketed Event / Mohegan Sun Arena
Miss America After Party
Thursday, December 16th; post-show Ticketed Event / Location TBA
For more event information or to purchase tickets, visit missamerica.org/100th-anniversary-competition *Event Times are subject to change. The events listed above are the only Miss America Organization’s Official 100th Anniversary Competition Events. Any other event is not authorized, supported, nor sanctioned by MAO. All Official MAO event communications will come from the Miss America Organization.
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