Congratulations to Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015! She is not a current member of a sorority.
After Kira Kazantsev was crowned Miss America, the first runner up of the Miss New York competition became Miss New York. She is Jillian Tapper, Alpha Delta Pi from Florida State University.
For information on former Miss Americas who are sorority women, please see http://wp.me/p20I1i-zK. For information about the 2014 pageant, see http://wp.me/P20I1i-SQ.
Sorority Women in the Top 5
Miss Arkansas – Ashton Campbell, Chi Omega, University of Arkansas (Performed in talent competition)
Miss Florida – Victoria Cowen, Kappa Delta, Florida State University** Preliminary Lifestyle Fitness Award Winner (Performed in talent competition) 3rd Runner Up.
Sorority Women in the Top 12 and Top 10!
Miss Alabama – Caitlin Brunell, Phi Mu, University of Alabama* Quality of Life Scholarship Award for Community Service (Performed in talent competition)
Miss Arkansas – Ashton Campbell, Chi Omega, University of Arkansas (Performed in talent competition)
Miss Florida – Victoria Cowen, Kappa Delta, Florida State University** Preliminary Lifestyle Fitness Award Winner (Performed in talent competition)
Miss Tennessee – Hayley Lewis, Phi Mu, Belmont University (Performed in talent competition)
Sorority Women in the Top 16
Miss Alabama – Caitlin Brunell, Phi Mu, University of Alabama* Quality of Life Scholarship Award for Community Service
Miss Arkansas – Ashton Campbell, Chi Omega, University of Arkansas
Miss Florida – Victoria Cowen, Kappa Delta, Florida State University** Preliminary Lifestyle Fitness Award Winner
Miss Texas – Monique Evans, Alpha Delta Pi, University of Texas
Miss Tennessee – Hayley Lewis, Phi Mu, Belmont University
On September 14, 2014, Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri, Sigma Kappa, will crown her successor. These women belong to National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) or National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sororities. I’ll be live blogging the pageant, so please check back.
Sorority women who are competing for the Miss America 2015 crown are:
Miss Alabama – Caitlin Brunell, Phi Mu, University of Alabama* Quality of Life Scholarship Award for Community Service
Miss Alaska – Malie Delgado, Alpha Sigma Alpha, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Miss Arkansas – Ashton Campbell, Chi Omega, University of Arkansas
Miss California – Marina Inserra, Delta Zeta, San Diego State University
Miss Delaware – Brittany Lewis, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Temple University 1st Runner Up Quality of Life Scholarship Award for Community Service
Miss District of Columbia – Teresa Davis, Kappa Alpha Theta, University of Georgia
Miss Florida – Victoria Cowen, Kappa Delta, Florida State University** Preliminary Lifestyle Fitness Award Winner
Miss Georgia – Maggie Bridges, Alpha Delta Pi, Georgia Institute of Technology, $5,000 STEM Scholarship
Miss Kansas – Amanda Sasek, Alpha Sigma Alpha, University of Central Missouri.
Miss Louisiana – Lacey Sanchez, Phi Mu, Southeastern Louisiana/Louisiana State
Miss Maryland – Jade Kenny, Alpha Delta Pi, University of Alabama 2nd Runner Up Quality of Life Scholarship Award for Community Service, Preliminary Lifestyle/Fitness Award Winner
Miss Nebraska – Megan Swanson, Alpha Sigma Tau, Belmont University
Miss Pennsylvania – Amanda Smith, Alpha Delta Pi, Florida State University Preliminary Talent Award Winner
Miss Rhode Island – Ivy Depew, Delta Gamma, University of Memphis
Miss South Carolina – Lanie Hudson, Alpha Delta Pi, Clemson University
Miss Tennessee – Hayley Lewis, Phi Mu, Belmont University
Miss Texas – Monique Evans, Alpha Delta Pi, University of Texas
Miss Vermont – Lucy Edwards, Delta Delta Delta, University of Vermont, $5,000 STEM Scholarship
Miss Washington – Kailee Dunn, Gamma Phi Beta, Eastern Washington University
*Caitlin’s grandmother, Sherrie Pendley Liebsack, is a Pi Phi and she serves as a Pi Beta Phi Foundation Ambassador. And I just found out that Caitlin’s mom is a Pi Phi, too! ** Miss Florida Elizabeth Fentchel, Alpha Delta Pi, University of Florida was disqualified after she had been named the winner.
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