This is truly a new era in America. Gretchen Carlson, the board of trustees chair for the Miss America Org, revealed that the long-running competition is dropping the swimsuit portion from its nationally televised broadcast. “We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance,” Carlson said on ABC’s Good Morning America. In place of the swimsuit contest, the contestants will take part in a live interactive session with the judges, according to a statement from the organization, “where she will highlight her achievements and goals in life and how she will use her talents, passion, and ambition to perform the job of Miss America.”
Miss America is Dropping One of It’s Long-Running Portions
JUST IN: Miss America pageant is getting rid of its swimsuit competitions and will be more inclusive to women of all sizes, the contest announces: “We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance” https://t.co/MxRA4Dkacz pic.twitter.com/5vi7we1vqh
— CNN (@CNN) June 5, 2018
The next Miss America pagent will also be inclusive to all sizes. The Miss America Twitter account posted this video of a white bikini going up in smoke!
We’re changing out of our swimsuits and into a whole new era #byebyebikini #MissAmerica2019 pic.twitter.com/08Y7jLFxhs
— Cara Mund (@MissAmerica) June 5, 2018
If you didn’t believe that 2018 was the year of the woman, this is proof!
JUST IN: “We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance. That’s huge. And that means we will no longer have a swimsuit competition.” – @GretchenCarlson on the major changes coming to @MissAmericaOrg https://t.co/ICRIsRN71h pic.twitter.com/IWKcVvCC50
— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 5, 2018
This is indeed huge news! Will you be watching the revamped version of Miss America.
