The secrets behind New York's stunning three Miss America wins in a row

Viewers of the 2014 Miss America pageant got more than they bargained for Sunday night when cameras caught Miss Nebraska Megan Swanson opening her legs a bit too widely and accidentally showing the world way too 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The new Miss America says there are more important things for people to worry about than her little red cup. That was the message Monday from Kira Kazantsev of New York as many social media users continued to pan her use of a 

Welcome to the supersecret Miss America training center. For the third year in a row, Miss New York took home the crown in Atlantic City — and we can thank a state program that treats the celebrated pageant as a political campaign, not a beauty contest.

In the end, it all came down to two American paragons: Miss Virginia Paige Garrett, a Liberty University graduate who performed opera in a gown inspired by her favorite Holiday Barbie, and Miss New York Kira Kazantsev, 

Last night Kira Kazantsev of New York was crowned Miss America 2015. Setting aside the retrograde and frankly creepy gender politics of pageant culture for the moment, this year marked an unprecedented three straight Miss America wins for New York