The 2018 pageant is almost here and in recent days, the 51 contestants have been warming up with some preliminary contests.
And speaking of heat, the women showcased their slim figures in bikinis in early at the pageant’s venue, Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss Louisiana Laryssa Bonacquisti won the swimsuit round.
Unlike rival contest Miss USA, the Miss America competition features a talent portion. The hopefuls showcased their special skills onstage at a preliminary contest.
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MISS ALASKA
Angelina Klapperich
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MISS ALABAMA
Jessica Procter
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MISS ARIZONA
MaddieRose Holler⋅
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MISS ARKANSAS
Maggie Benton
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MISS CALIFORNIA
Jillian Smith
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MISS COLORADO
Meredith Winnefeld
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MISS CONNECTICUT
Eliza Kanner
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MISS DELAWARE
Chelsea Bruce
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MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Briana Kinsey
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MISS FLORIDA
Sara Zeng
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MISS GEORGIA
Alyssa Beasley
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MISS HAWAII
Kathryn Teruya
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MISS IDAHO
Taylor Lance
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MISS ILLINOIS
Abby Foster
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MISS INDIANA
Haley Begay
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MISS IOWA
Chelsea Dubczak
MISS KANSAS
Krystian Fish
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MISS KENTUCKY
Molly Matney
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MISS LOUISIANA
Laryssa Bonacquisti⋅
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MISS MAINE
Katie Elliott
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MISS MARYLAND
Kathleen Masek
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MISS MASSACHUSETTS
Jillian Zucco
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MISS MICHIGAN
Heather Kendrick
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MISS MINNESOTA
Brianna Drevlow
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MISS MISSISSIPPI
Anne Elizabeth Buys
MISS MISSOURI
Jennifer Davis
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MISS MONTANA
Maddie Murray
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MISS NEBRASKA
Allison Tietjen
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MISS NEW HAMPSHIRE
Lauren Percy
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MISS NEW JERSEY
Kaitlyn Schoeffel
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MISS NEW MEXICO
Taylor Rey
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MISS NEW YORK
Gabrielle Walter
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MISS NEVADA
Andrea Martinez
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MISS NORTH CAROLINA
Victoria Huggins
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MISS NORTH DAKOTA
Cara Mund
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MISS OHIO
Sarah Clapper
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MISS OKLAHOMA
Triana Browne
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MISS OREGON
Harley Emery
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MISS PENNSYLVANIA
Katie Schreckengast
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MISS RHODE ISLAND
Nicolette Peloquin
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MISS SOUTH CAROLINA
Suzi Roberts
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MISS SOUTH DAKOTA
Miranda Mack
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MISS TENNESSEE
Caty Davis
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MISS TEXAS
Margana Wood
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MISS UTAH
JessiKate Riley
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MISS VERMONT
Erin Connor
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MISS VIRGINIA
Cecili Weber
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MISS WASHINGTON
Nicole Renard
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