Callie Walker, Miss Alabama 2018, ... Angela Tower Walker, a former Miss Alabama who won the swimsuit preliminary at the Miss America pageant in 1985. "She's got me beat," Walker said.

Emma Terry is the new Miss Alabama. Terry, 22, was crowned Saturday night at Samford University’s Wright Center in Birmingham. She competed as Miss Hoover, besting 42 other contestants for the 2025 ...

The final swimsuit competition at Miss Alabama happened in 2018, the year Callie Walker won the crown. She competed in the Miss America pageant later that year, but swimsuits were no longer part ...

Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring doctor who put off medical school to compete for the Miss America crown, won it Saturday night. Downs, 24, of Birmingham, Ala., outsmarted and outperformed ...

The Miss America contest is killing the swimsuit competition from future editions and vowing to rule out physical appearance as a criterion for judging a winner, the organization announced Tuesday ...

America’s famous pageant is getting a huge makeover with sweeping changes, including the elimination of the swimsuit competition. The organization's new chairwoman, Gretchen Carlson, who won the ...

Miss Georgia 2017 Alyssa Beasley participates in Swimsuit challenge during Miss America 2018, Sept. 7, 2017, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Donald Kravitz/Getty Images.

Why the End of Miss America’s Swimsuit Competition Is a Big Deal, According to Pageant History Experts. 8 minute read. 1927: Contestants in the 'Miss America' pageant pose in a line, ...

A nursing student from Alabama was crowned Miss America 2025. Abbie Stockard, 22, who represented Alabama during the 2025 Miss America Pageant, won the title of Miss America Sunday.