During Sunday night’s event at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, Miss Alabama 2024 Abbie Stockard was named Miss America 2025.
As Miss America, Stockard, 22, will start her year-long reign right away and receive a $50,000 scholarship. Originally from Birmingham, Stockard is a nursing major at Auburn University. She wants to specialize in pediatrics, obtain a PhD in nurse anesthesia practice, and obtain an advanced degree.
After Deidre Downs (Miss America 2005), Heather Whitestone (Miss America 1995), and Yolande Betbeze (Miss America 1951), Stockard is the fourth Miss Alabama to win Miss America.
Now that Stockard has been crowned Miss America, Emma Terry, who placed first runner up in the June state pageant, will take over for the rest of her reign as Miss Alabama.
At Sunday’s finals, which were televised on PageantVision.com and the Miss America YouTube channel, Madison Marsh, the 2024 Miss America, was crowned her successor.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Stockard was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a glittering crown. Along with getting hugs from her competitors, she made her stage debut as Miss America 2025.
Stockard competed in the evening gown, talent, fitness, and “Hot Topics” categories at Sunday’s finals, making him a major presence. (The “Hot Topics” questions covered censorship, immigration, technology, health care, and climate change, among other topics.)
Emma Terry, who finished first runner up in the June state pageant, will now serve as Miss Alabama for the remainder of Stockard’s term as Miss America.
Madison Marsh, the 2024 Miss America, was crowned her successor at Sunday’s finals, which were broadcast on PageantVision.com and the Miss America YouTube account.
Stockard received a sparkling crown and a bouquet of flowers at the end of the ceremony. She made her stage debut as Miss America 2025 and received hugs from her rivals.
Stockard was a big star during Sunday’s finals, competing in the evening gown, talent, fitness, and “Hot Topics” categories. (Among other things, censorship, immigration, technology, health care, and climate change were all addressed in the “Hot Topics” questions.)
52 women from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico participated in the Miss America finals. The top five finalists, excluding Stockard, were:
Annette Addo-Yobo, Miss Texas 2024 (first runner-up)
Carley Vogel, Miss Tennessee 2024 (second runner-up)
Casana Fink, Miss Florida 2024 (third runner-up)
Stephanie Finoti, fourth runner-up for Miss Ohio 2024
The Miss America organization said the runners-up each got $10,000 in scholarship funds.
The top 11 were:
Alexandra Lotko, Miss Oklahoma 2024, Lauren Frost, Miss Georgia 2024, Ludwidg Louizaire, Miss Minnesota 2024, Emily Schumacher, Miss Tennessee 2024, Carley Vogel, Miss Ohio 2024, Annette Addo-Yobo, Miss Wisconsin 2024, Mandi Genord, Miss South Carolina 2024, Davis Wash, Miss Colorado 2024, Stephanie Finoti, and Miss Alabama 2024
The finals ceremony was hosted by actor and TV personality Terrence Jenkins, also known as “Terrence J,” and model and actress Nikki Novak.
Heather Whitestone McCallum, the Miss America 1995 winner from Dothan, served as a judge at the Miss America finals. After winning Miss Alabama earlier that year, she advanced to the national competition in September 1994. Whitestone McCallum, the first deaf lady to win Miss America, lost her hearing as a young kid as a result of a serious ear infection. After receiving a cochlear implant in 2002, she became a vocal supporter of individuals with disabilities and now resides in Georgia with her husband and four sons.
Olympic medallist Carl Lewis, former U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Stayce D. Harris, Miss America 1985 Sharlene Wells Hawkes, and “Cheer” actress Gabi Butler served as additional judges for the Miss America finals.
The Miss America organization has had a very busy week. The 2025 winner of Miss America’s Teen, the Miss America sister pageant, was revealed on Saturday at the Walt Disney Theater as well. Peyton Bolling, who competed as Miss Arkansas’ Teen, won the national title. First runner-up was Miss Alabama’s Teen, Ali Mims.
