If I were a judge: Miss America 2016

A new Miss America will be crowned later today. 52 of the most talented and accomplished young ladies in the United States will battle it out and one of them will become Miss America 2016 at the conclusion of the 95th annual Miss America Pageant. This year, the Miss America Organization has brought back Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams, who had to resign two months before handing over her title due to a nude photo scandal. It will be the first time that the Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives star returns to the Miss America stage and she will serve as head judge. Can New York win their fourth successive title? Who will be the next Miss America? If I were a judge:

Miss America: Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell

1st runner-up: Miss Florida, Mary Katherine Fetchel 

2nd runner-up: Miss Iowa, Taylor Wiebers

3rd runner-up: Miss Kansas, Hannah Wagner

4th runner-up: Miss South Carolina, Daja Dial 

TOP 10:
6th place: Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson 

7th place: Miss Virginia, Savannah Lane

8th place: Miss Oklahoma, Georgia Frazier

9th place: Miss Maryland, Destiny Clark

10th place: Miss Mississippi, Hannah Roberts

Top 16:
11th place: Miss Kentucky, Clark Janell Davis

12th place: Miss Idaho, Kalie Wright

13th place: Miss Tennessee, Hannah Robison

14th place: Miss Texas, Shannon Sanderford

15th place: Miss Louisiana, April Nelson

16th place: Miss California, Bree Morse

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Miss Minnesota, Rachel Latuff

Photos: Miss America Organization