Mallory Hagan, Miss America 2013 Winner

Mallory Hagan wins Miss America crown. A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the miss america crown Saturday night when deftly coping with a matter concerning armed guards in schools and raising the difficulty of kid sexual abuse in her contestant platform.

 
En route out to her victory within the Las Vegas pageant, Mallory Hagan additionally tap danced out to James browns get up off of your issue, strutted through runway inside an asymmetrical white gown, and donned a revealing black string bikini. 

She defeated miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, who took second, and miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, who finished third. 

Hagan wins a $50, 000 faculty scholarship as well as a year as an instant celebrity and role model out to many ladies. Her platform, the difficulty she is going to promote throughout her reign, is fighting kid sexual abuse. 

She told the associated press inside an interview when her win to the point it was her mother who encouraged her out to tackle the difficulty. She aforesaid that sexual abuse had rippled through her family, touching her mother, aunt, grandmother and cousins. Her mother had hassle initially convincing others of one's trauma she had faced. 

That more than a little sent her inside whirlwind of anxiety and depression. Therefore being a teen i lost my mom more than a little for a handful years, she aforesaid. She was coping with her own problems, and thats one thing that currently as an adult i perceive, other then then i certainly didn't. 

Throughout an interview backstage, Hagans mother Mandy Moore wiped tears away as she spoke. Its terribly overwhelming, she aforesaid. Its all hitting me therefore fast. 

Hagan aforesaid she is going to work in order to make kid abuse education mandatory altogether 50 states. 

Its one thing i will hopefully modification regarding the next generation, she aforesaid. 

Hagan left her native Alabama for big apple at 18 with under $1, 000 in her pocket. She began competing in pageants when she was 13 and tried for miss big apple in 2010 and 2011 before winning last year. 

She studied communications with the fashion institute of technology and actually has been living within the park slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. 
Hagan, who aspires out to be a world cosmetic company govt, ends a protracted dry spell for big apple within the competition. The previous winner from that state was actress Vanessa Williams, who became the initial black winner when she took the crown in 1984. Hagan is the initial Brooklyn-dweller out to claim the title. 

She was smart enough throughout preliminary contests regarding the 92nd annual miss america pageant out to be chosen joined of 16 semifinalists who moved on out to compete within the main show. her bid lasted through swimsuit, evening wear, and talent competitions that saw cuts when every spherical. 
Within the final moments of one's show, Smart Morning America weatherman Sam champion asked her if schools ought to hire armed guards within the wake of one's Newtown, conn. shooting. 

I dont suppose the right was out to fight violence is with violence, she replied. i believe the right means usually is to educate individuals on guns and of course the ways we are able to use them properly. We are able to lock them up, we are able to have gun safety categories, we are able to got a longer waiting era. 
Hagan defeated titleholders from all 50 states plus the district of Columbia, Puerto Rico and of course the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many of her competitors had grabbed headlines this year as a result of of the backstories. 

Miss district of Columbia plans out to bear a preventive double mastectomy out to cut back her risk of breast cancer, that killed her mother and grandmother. 
Miss Montana was the pageants initial autistic contestant. Miss Iowa has tourettes syndrome. And miss Maine lost a little more than 50 pounds before winning her state crown. 

Throughout the opening variety with the planet hollywood resort and casino by the las vegas strip, when all the queens gave short quips concerning their states, Hagan referenced last years superstorm, saying, sandy could have been swept away our shores other then never our spirit. 
The pageant, that started as very little a little more than an Atlantic town bathing suit revue, broke viewership records in its heyday and bills itself joined of one's worlds largest scholarships programs for ladies. 

Other then like alternative pageants, the show has struggled to remain relevant as national attitudes concerning womens rights have modified.  Additional recently, the rise of reality tv has provided a superabundance of choices for Americans fascinated by seeing engaging young individuals in competitive pursuits. 

Hagans boyfriend Charmel Maynard aforesaid he is aware of that pageants are dismissed by a few, other then he hopes Hagans willingness out to take by the sexual abuse issue can lend legitimacy out to her new role. 
I dont suppose its taken seriously, other then i believe shes going becoming a nice ambassador and it also may modification, he aforesaid.

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