Miss America 2018
Miss America 2018 was the 91st Miss America pageant, though the Miss America Organization celebrated its 97th anniversary in 2017. This discrepancy is due to no national pageants being held from 1928-1932 or in 1934 because of financial problems associated with the Great Depression. The 2018 pageant was held in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 10, 2017. This was the first Miss America pageant to be held in Atlantic City since the Miss America Organization headquarters relocated to Boardwalk Hall.
The event was broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company.
On July 24, 2017, it was announced that Chris Harrison and Sage Steele would be returning to co-host the Miss America pageant for the second year in a row.
Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields of Arkansas, officially crowned her successor Cara Mund of North Dakota as Miss America 2018 at the end of the event.
Overview
Judges
Preliminary judges
From September 6–8, 2017, judges for the preliminary competition selected the winners of the preliminary talent and lifestyle and fitness competitions as well as the top 15 finalists for the final night of competition on September 10, 2017. The panel included entertainment lawyer, Carolyn Conrad; Global Government Affairs and Policy leader for Baker Hughes, Karen Knuston; CNN White House reporter, Kate Bennett; casting director, Patrick Rush; actor, Rusty Joiner; Miss America 1978, Susan Perkins Botsford; and dancer and actress, Vivian Nixon.Final night judges
The panel of judges on the final night of competition on September 10, 2017 included country singer, Thomas Rhett; actress, author, and model, Molly Sims; Grammy-nominated singer and actress, Jordin Sparks; People Magazine's Editor in Chief, Jess Cagle; journalist, actress, and CEO of AfterBuzz TV, Maria Menounos; Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri; and Olympic gold medalist, Tara Lipinski.Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss America 2018 |
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| 1st runner-up |  Missouri – Jennifer Davis |
| 2nd runner-up |  New Jersey – Kaitlyn Schoeffel |
| 3rd runner-up |  District of Columbia – Briana Kinsey |
| 4th runner-up |  Texas – Margana Wood |
| Top 7 |  Alabama – Jessica Procter Louisiana – Laryssa Bonacquisti |
| Top 10 |  Pennsylvania – Katie Schreckengast South Carolina – Suzi Roberts Virginia – Cecili Weber |
| Top 12 |  Georgia – Alyssa Beasley Tennessee – Caty Davis |
| Top 15 |  Alaska – Angelina Klapperich Illinois – Abby Foster § New Mexico – Taylor Rey |
Awards
Preliminary awards
Quality of Life awards
| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Alabama - Jessica Procter | Step Up to the Plate: Decreasing Food Insecurity |
| 1st runner-up |  North Dakota - Cara Mund | A Make-A-Wish Passion with Fashion |
| 2nd runner-up | South Carolina - Suzi Roberts | Children’s Advocacy: Ensuring the Rights of Every Child |
| Finalists | - | - |
| Finalists | District of Columbia - Briana Kinsey | Daring to Defeat Diabetes |
| Finalists |  Kansas - Krystian Fish | Remove the Labels: Be Unstoppable |
| Finalists |  Minnesota - Brianna Drevlow | Brenna’s Brigade: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness |
| Finalists |  Mississippi - Anne Elizabeth Buys | Water for Life |
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) National Miracle Maker awards
| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | South Carolina - Suzi Roberts |
| 1st runner-up |  North Carolina - Victoria Huggins |
| 2nd runner-up |  Massachusetts - Jillian Zucco |
STEM Scholarship awards
| Results | Contestant |
| Winners |
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| Finalists | - |
| Finalists |  Nebraska - Allison Tietjen Nevada - Andrea Martinez |
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Kentucky - Molly MatneyWomen in Business Scholarship awards
| Results | Contestant |
| Winners |
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| Finalists |  Maryland - Kathleen Masek Wyoming - Cheyenne Buyert |
Colorado - Meredith Winnefeld
Ohio - Sarah Clapper