# Miss America 2024

Miss America 2024 was the 96th Miss America pageant, held at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, alongside the Miss America's Teen 2024 competition, on January 14, 2024.
Grace Stanke of Wisconsin crowned her successor Madison Marsh of Colorado at the end of the event.

## Background

Miss America 2024 was the 96th installment of the pageant, but the 102nd Miss America anniversary. For the 2024 competition, the age limits to compete were raised to between 18 and 28. Contestants must also be a United States resident or citizen, and meet the particular residency requirements of the states, municipalities, and districts they represent.
As part of changes made at the Miss America Scholarship Program by new CEO Robin Fleming in 2023, all state competitions and the Miss America Competition held a fitness competition segment, and contestants were allowed to choose between competing in the talent competition or a speech competition called "HER Story." The talent competition had previously been required since 1938. The 2024 competition was the first Miss America competition since 2018 where contestants competed in a fitness category.
U.S. state contests occurred during the spring and summer of 2023.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 2024 | Colorado – Madison Marsh |
| 1st Runner-Up | Texas – Ellie Breaux |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indiana – Cydney Bridges |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Kentucky – Mallory Hudson |
| 4th Runner-Up | Rhode Island – Caroline Parente |
| Top 11 | Arkansas – Cori Keller Florida – Juliette Valle Kansas – Courtney Wages Maryland – Kennedy Taylor New York – Amelia Collins North Carolina – Taylor Loyd |

## Preliminary awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Evening Gown | Alabama – Brianna Burrell Maryland – Kennedy Taylor Texas – Ellie Breaux |
| Fitness | Maryland – Kennedy Taylor Mississippi – Vivian O'Neal Tennessee – Brandee Mills |
| Talent | Maine – Veronica Druchniak Michigan – Maya Schuhknecht North Carolina – Taylor Loyd |

## Contestants

51 contestants competed for the title.
| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent or HERstory | Community Service Initiative (CSI) | Placement | Special awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Brianna Burrell | 25 | Mobile | Vocal | SAVE-A-STEM | | Preliminary Evening Gown | |
| Alaska | Hannah Utic | 21 | Anchorage | Piano/Vocal | Civic Involvement Through Informed Voting | | | |
| Arizona | Tiffany Ticlo | 21 | Chandler | Vocal | STEAM Education: Bringing Science and the Arts to All Students | | | Sister of Miss Arizona 2018 and Miss Arizona USA 2022, Isabel Ticlo |
| Arkansas | Cori Keller | 25 | Stuttgart | Tap Dance | Feeding the Future: Collaborative Solutions to Hunger | Top 11 | | |
| California | Sabrina Lewis | 26 | Berkeley | HERstory | Equine Therapy: Healing Hearts with Horses | | | Previously Miss California USA 2021 |
| Colorado | Madison Marsh | 22 | Colorado Springs | HERstory | The Whitney Marsh Foundation - Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer | Winner | | Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy First active-duty officer and graduate of a military service academy to compete at Miss America Cousin of Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2021 and Miss Arkansas USA 2024 Madeline Bohlman |
| Connecticut | Gina Carloto | 28 | New Haven | Dance | The Grace Collective | | | |
| Delaware | Emily Beale | 27 | Dagsboro | Tap Dance | Protect, Preserve, Conserve: Environmental Advocacy | | | |
| District of Columbia | Jude Maboné | 27 | Washington, D.C. | Operatic Vocal | Check Your Heart | | |
| Florida | Juliette Valle | 22 | Fort Lauderdale | Operatic Vocal | The Power of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention | Top 11 | | |
| Georgia | Tara Schiphof | 25 | King | Lyrical Dance | #YesYouCan | | | |
| Hawaii | Star Dahl-Thurston | 25 | Honolulu | Slam Poetry | Kahua Kollective | | | |
| Idaho | Reagan Yamauchi | 22 | Soda Springs | Piano | Motivated 2 Move | | | First contestant to perform a basketball routine on stage |
| Illinois | Jessica Tilton | 25 | Washington | Color Guard | Donate Life - Advocating for Organ Donation | | Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship Recipient | First woman to compete a flag color guard performance as a talent at Miss America |
| Indiana | Cydney Bridges | 22 | Fort Wayne | Vocal | The Power of Mentoring | Second Runner-up | Miss Congeniality | |
| Iowa | Alysa Goethe | 23 | Bettendorf | Vocal | Not Your Type: Advocating for Type 1 Diabetes | | | |
| Kansas | Courtney Wages | 25 | Wichita | Tap Dance | One Vision is Not the Only Vision | Top 11 | | |
| Kentucky | Mallory Hudson | 22 | Bowling Green | Vocal | Inclusive Stages | Third Runner-up | | |
| Louisiana | Makenzie Scroggs | 20 | Marksville | Dance | Being True to Being You | | | |
| Maine | Veronica Druchniak | 27 | Standish | Dance | Make a Small Change | | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Maryland | Kennedy Taylor | 26 | Silver Spring | Salsa Dance | CyberSafeKids | Top 11 | Preliminary Evening Gown; Preliminary Fitness | Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
| Massachusetts | Chelsea Vuong | 25 | Cambridge | Piano | Dollars and "Sense" for Financial Freedom | | | |
| Michigan | Maya Schuhknecht | 21 | Buchanan | Speed Painting | Art for All | | Preliminary Talent | |
| Minnesota | Angelina Amerigo | 22 | Mound | Dance | One Bottle, One Straw, One Bag at a Time | | | |
| Mississippi | Vivian O'Neal | 25 | Hattiesburg | Dance | CapABLE | | Preliminary Fitness |
| Missouri | Hayley Leach | 25 | St.Louis | HERstory | Autism Awareness and Acceptance-See the Able, not the Label. | | | |
| Montana | Faith Johnson | 23 | Helena | Vocal | Connecting Hearts Through the Arts | | | Previously Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2016 |
| Nebraska | Morgan Baird | 21 | Gering | Contemporary Dance | Rock the Vote: Building the Political Power of Young People | | | |
| Nevada | Taylor Blatchford | 24 | Boulder City | Violin | Text 2 Regret | | | Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Nevada 2018 |
| New Hampshire | Brooke Mills | 24 | Concord | Vocal | Lessen the Impact: Concussion Awareness | | | Daughter of Miss New Hampshire 1995 |
| New Jersey | Victoria Mozitis | 22 | Northfield | Musical Theater Vocal | Literacy Enhancement | | | |
| New Mexico | Lianna Hartshorn | 19 | Las Cruces | Vocal | How to Start a Healthy Heart-The Miss Initiative | | | |
| New York | Amelia Collins | 21 | Manhattan | Dance | POW-HER: Promoting Women's Healthcare as an Entitled Right | Top 11 | | Former Miss Tennessee Volunteer 3rd runner-up at Miss Volunteer America 2022 |
| North Carolina | Taylor Loyd | 22 | Mooresville | Operatic Vocal | The Arts Connection | Top 11 | Preliminary Talent | |
| North Dakota | Sydney Helgeson | 22 | Bismarck | Vocal | Live United: Building Stronger Communities Together | | | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
| Ohio | Madison Miller | 23 | Coshocton | Piano | The Veteran Narrative | | | |
| Oklahoma | Sunny Day | 28 | Norman | Vocal "My Man" | Ready S.E.T. Go: Skills Beyond the Classroom | | | |
| Oregon | Allison Burke | 27 | Tigard | Violin | Food Security for All | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Miranda Moore | 24 | Harrisburg | Clarinet | Take Action in Fashion | | | |
| Rhode Island | Caroline Parente | 21 | South Kingstown | Vocal | InvestHer: Igniting the Power of the Female Entrepreneur | Fourth Runner-up | | Previously Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2019 |
| South Carolina | Jada Samuel | 26 | Greenville | HERstory | iShapeMe Inc. | | | |
| South Dakota | Miranda Orth O'Bryan | 25 | Martin | Vocal | Page Turners: Fall in Love with Reading | | | |
| Tennessee | Brandee Mills | 25 | Nashville | Dance | Unashamed — Living Mindfully of Mental Health | | Preliminary Fitness | |
| Texas | Ellie Breaux | 22 | Houston | Rhythmic Gymnastics/Dance | Cops in the Communities | First Runner-up | Preliminary Evening Gown | |
| Utah | Sarah Sun | 22 | Salt Lake City | Classical Piano | Changed for Good: Reducing Recidivism, Strengthening Communities | | | Previously Distinguished Young Woman of Utah 2019 Second runner-up at Distinguished Young Women Nationals Competition |
| Vermont | Yamuna Turco | 20 | Colchester | Vocal | One Book, One Child | | | |
| Virginia | Katie Rose | 27 | Martinsburg | Ballet en Pointe | Ending Domestic Violence by Empowering Women and Enabling Reform | | | |
| Washington | Vanessa Munson | 21 | Battle Ground | Jazz Dance | Beauty and Beyond: What is your Beautiful? | | | Serves Active Duty in the United States Army |
| West Virginia | Karrington Childress | 21 | Charles Town | HERstory | Readers are Leaders | | | |
| Wisconsin | Lila Hui Szyryj | 22 | Madison | Classical piano, "Revolutionary Etude" by Frederic Chopin | Breaking Down Breaking News | | | Fifth Asian-American and first Chinese-American to win Miss Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | Mackenzie Kern | 23 | Casper | HERstory | | | | Former Miss Wyoming USA 2021 and Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2018 |