Miss America
"All these women onstage are more than just that," Miss America 2019 Nia Imani Franklin said after her win.
Emily Sioma won plenty of hearts with her activism, though New York's Nia Imani Franklin won the pageant.
HuffPost spoke with Gretchen Carlson and past winners about nixing the bikini competition and the future of the pageant during the Me Too era.
The current Miss America spoke to HuffPost about her recent allegations of bullying by chairwoman Gretchen Carlson.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Current Miss America Cara Mund has accused Carlson of "disrespect, passive-aggressive behavior, belittlement, and outright exclusion."
The competition host appeared in a controversial skit about the removal of the swimsuit contest from Miss America pageants.
The elimination of the swimsuit competition is only a Band-Aid on a wound that needs serious surgery.
Miss America Organization chair Gretchen Carlson has pledged to make the contest more inclusive in response to Me Too.
The appointments of former pageant winners follow male board members abruptly resigning in December.
"I feel overjoyed to have found someone to share life’s adventures,” she said.