The rule change was announced in September 2023 and went into effect at Miss USA 2024. Like Miss America, the organization previously only permitted contestants between the ages of 18 to 28.

Miss New Jersey Elizabeth Mendel, 23, of Cape May Court House, participated in the Miss America 2025 competition earlier this ...

A nursing student from Alabama was crowned Miss America 2025. Abbie Stockard ... student at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was also a 2023 alum of the Air Force Academy.

"It's way worse than I thought," said Miss Greater Derry (New Hampshire) 2023 Brian Nguyen, the first trans person to win locally. But on the other hand, Miss America owner and CEO, Robin Fleming ...