Congratulations! Brooklyn native Mallory Hytes Hagan, who spoke out against armed guards in schools, was crowned Miss American in Las Vegas on Saturday Jan. 12!
Mallory Hytes Hagan beat out Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, who placed second, and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, who finished third, to become Miss America! She beat out 13,000 original contestants including the pageant’s first autistic contestant and a woman with Tourettes.
“Sandy may have swept away our shores, but never our spirit. I’m Miss New York, Mallory Hagan,” Mallory said as she introduced herself to the nation on Jan. 12.
Mallory tapped danced to James Brown’s “Get Up Off That Thing” for the talent section of the competition and for the question and answer portion, she answered a question about armed guards in schools from Good Morning America’s Sam Champion, who was one of the celebrity judges for the pageant this year.
“I don’t think the proper way to fight violence is with violence,” she said.
Mallory attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and hopes to obtain a degree in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
Mallory won a $50,000 scholarship along with the sash and crown on Jan. 12 at Las Vegas’s Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
As the winner, Mallory is expected to spend her title reign on a nationwide speaking tour and raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network, the organization’s official charity.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Did the right woman get the crown?
— Chris Rogers
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Andrey Min'kov
Posted at 11:00 AM on January 13, 2013
financial cliff
Posted at 10:32 AM on January 13, 2013
Candy
Posted at 9:47 AM on January 13, 2013
They always have to be white!!!Black women are not intelligent or beautiful then?….
They are not always white — in the last few years we’ve seen Caressa Cameron and Ericka Dunlap crowned Miss America, as well as Leila Lopes crowned Miss Universe.
Pam
Posted at 12:07 AM on January 15, 2013
That is absolutely correct. In fact, I had the pleasure of meeting the FIRST BLACK Miss America – Vanessa Williams. She was both beautiful and delightful. In fact, after her demise, she was suceeded by Suzette Charles, who was also Black.
A better question is why was the winner not Latino, Asian, Indian or Muslim – if you want to be politically correct?
carol hollis
Posted at 9:26 PM on January 13, 2013
She is not a Brooklyn native. She lived in Opelika, AL until she was 19 years old. That is her hometown.