Miss America 2024
Miss America 2024 will be the 96th edition of the Miss America pageant. The competition will be held alongside the Miss America’s Teen 2024 competition from January 6th to January 14th at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Grace Stanke of Wisconsin will crown her successor at the end of the event. Background
Miss America 2024 will be the 96th installment of the pageant, but the 102nd Miss America anniversary. For the 2024 competition, the age limits to compete were raised to between 18 and 28. Contestants must also be a United States resident or citizen, and meet the particular residency requirements of the states, municipalities, and districts they represent. As part of changes made at the Miss America and Miss America’s Teen programs by new CEO Robin Fleming in 2023, all state competitions and the national competitions will feature a fitness competition segment, and contestants will be allowed to choose between competing in the talent competition or a speech competition called "HER Story." The talent competition had previously been required since 1938. The 2024 competition will be the first Miss America competition since 2018 where contestants will be compete in a fitness category - which is not scored based on physical appearance, but rather a narrative about their health/fitness journey to prioritize wellness; and will highlight the Miss America Opportunity partnership with The American Heart Association’s GO RED For Women’s heart health initiatives. U.S. state contests occurred during the spring and summer of 2023. Contestants
51 titleholders will compete. Notes

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