Brooklyn native wins Miss America crown, winning a college scholarship
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Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan, 23, waves after being crowned Miss America 2013 during the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Miss Georgia Leighton Jordan, centre, congratulates Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan for winning the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
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Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan competes in the talent portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. Hytes Hagan won the competition. -- PHOTO: AP
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Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan (right), 23, reacts with first runner-up Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, 20, after being named Miss America 2013 during the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Miss America judge McKayla Maroney photographs herself onstage before the pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
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This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss Illinois Megan Ervin took the trophy for the second round of the Lifestyle and Fitness category on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013, after modeling a Catalina swimsuit at the Miss America preliminary competition at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The 23-year-old from Rushville, Ill., earned a US$1,000 Amway scholarship for it. -- PHOTO: AP
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Contestants compete in the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
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Miss Illinois Megan Ervin competes in the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
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This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss DC, Allyn Rose, during the Evening Wear portion of preliminary competition at the 2013 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013. Win or lose, Saturday's Miss America competition will be Rose's last pageant. The 24-year-old plans to undergo a double mastectomy after the event as a preventative measure to reduce her chances of developing the disease that killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt. -- PHOTO: AP
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This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, 20, from Laurens, S.C. appears on stage modelling a swimsuit on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013, at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.-- PHOTO: AP
Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan, 23, waves after being crowned Miss America 2013 during the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Miss Georgia Leighton Jordan, centre, congratulates Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan for winning the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan competes in the talent portion of the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. Hytes Hagan won the competition. -- PHOTO: AP
Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan (right), 23, reacts with first runner-up Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, 20, after being named Miss America 2013 during the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Miss America judge McKayla Maroney photographs herself onstage before the pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss Illinois Megan Ervin took the trophy for the second round of the Lifestyle and Fitness category on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013, after modeling a Catalina swimsuit at the Miss America preliminary competition at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The 23-year-old from Rushville, Ill., earned a US$1,000 Amway scholarship for it. -- PHOTO: AP
Contestants compete in the Miss America 2013 pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
Miss Illinois Megan Ervin competes in the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, in Las Vegas. -- PHOTO: AP
This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss DC, Allyn Rose, during the Evening Wear portion of preliminary competition at the 2013 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013. Win or lose, Saturday's Miss America competition will be Rose's last pageant. The 24-year-old plans to undergo a double mastectomy after the event as a preventative measure to reduce her chances of developing the disease that killed her mother, grandmother and great aunt. -- PHOTO: AP
This photo courtesy Miss America Organisation shows Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, 20, from Laurens, S.C. appears on stage modelling a swimsuit on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013, at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.-- PHOTO: AP
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 23-year-old contestant from Brooklyn, New York, has won the title of Miss America.
Miss Mallory Hagan won the Las Vegas beauty pageant on Saturday night after tap dancing to James Brown's "Get Up Off of That Thing" and answering a question about whether armed guards belong in grade schools by saying we should not fight violence with violence.
Miss Hagan defeated Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, who took second, and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, who finished third.
Miss Hagan wins a US$50,000 (S$61,238) college scholarship and gets the crown for one year. Her platform was stopping child sexual abuse.
