Miss America Chair Gretchen Carlson admitted it was a tough year for current titleholder Cara Mund but denied her allegations that she was silenced or bullied.
Kaitlyn Schoeffel, the reigning Miss New Jersey, said the swimsuit competition at the Miss America pageant last fall was the most empowering moment of her life.
The Miss America Organization has announced they are dropping the swimsuit competition from its annual competition, saying they will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.
On Friday, Miss America Organization members partook in "Miss America Serves Day" by painting fences and doing some community service for the South Jersey Area.
After a scandal threatened to put an end to the 97-year-old Atlantic City tradition, Miss America will be back in in town for at least one more year, as the CRDA approved $4.3M in funding on Tuesday.
Miss America Organization loses its TV partner after CEO Sam Haskell was found to have sent vulgar and insensitive emails referring to woman of the pageant.