Nia Franklin Wins Miss America 2019 Crown

By Renee Fonner Sep 10, 2018 | 7:25 AM

(Atlantic City, NJ) — Miss New York Nia Franklin is now Miss America after winning the title last night in Atlantic City. The Brooklyn native won the crown after demonstrating her opera singing skills during the talent competition, then encouraging young women to be positive about themselves during the Q-and-A section. Franklin is the first Miss America not to compete in a swimsuit competition, which was scrapped this year for the first time since the first pageant in 1921.

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