(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) As part of the competition Kazantsev 23 sang Pharrell Williams song Happy keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup.
Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri top crowns Miss New York Kira Kazantsev as Miss America 2015.- Agencies
New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday a “three-peat” for contenders from the Big Apple.
As part of the competition Kazantsev 23 sang Pharrell William’s song Happy keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup. 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.
Wearing a long-sleeved backless white gown and clutching red roses the newest Miss America walked the 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.
Kazantsev’s win marked New York’s third consecutive Miss America title. The crown was handed to Kazantsev by Nina Davuluri a New Yorker and the first Indian-American winner. Davuluri was the successor to Mallory Hagan from New York.
The title comes with a $50000 scholarship.
Kira’s platform is focused on protecting women from domestic violence and the Miss America Organization said she regularly spoke at homeless and domestic violence shelters.
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.
Atlantic City officials hope the pageant will help revive the city in the wake of recent financial turmoil. The pageant was held in a hall next to Trump Plaza whose slated shutdown on Tuesday means the gambling mecca will have lost a third of its casinos since the start of the year.
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