In Sunday night’s Miss America 2026 final at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center, Alabama’s Abbie Stockard, Miss America 2025, crowned her successor: Miss New York, Cassie Donegan.

Stockard had won the prestigious national pageant last year and has served the past year as Miss America 2025.

Her reign ended Sunday night as she handed her title, her crown and her duties to her successor.

Earlier in the night, 11 semifinalists were announced before moving through fitness, talent, evening gown and interview phases.

The semifinalist states were Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama and Illinois.

Talent highlights included:

• Miss Georgia, Audrey Kittila — violin medley. • Miss Tennessee, Zoe Scheiderich — ballet. • Miss Maryland, Maria

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