Miss America

Miss America
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersWellington, Florida
Country representedUnited States
First edition1921
Most recent edition2026
Current titleholderCassie Donegan
New York
Robin Ross-Fleming
LanguageEnglish
PredecessorThe Fall Frolic
(held in September 25, 1920 (1920-09-25) in Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Websitewww.missamerica.org

Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering a judge's question onstage, Talent or HER Story (20%) – a performance talent or 90 second speech, Health and Fitness (20%) – demonstrated physical fitness onstage dressed in athletic wear, and Evening Gown (20%) – modeling evening-wear onstage.

The previous year's titleholder crowns the winner. Miss America 2026 is Cassie Donegan of New York, who was crowned on September 7, 2025, at the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.