Miss America 2015 (Kira Kazantsev, New York)

New York won the title for the 3rd year in a row last night during the Miss America pageant, held in Atlantic City.
 



Miss America 2015 Top 5: Miss Arkansas Ashton Campbell, Miss Florida Victoria Cowen, Miss Massachusetts Lauren Kuhn, Miss New York Kira Kazantsev, Miss Virginia Courtney Garret








A very boring, cheesy pageant. Her talent was flipping a cup around while singing "Happy". At times the pageant resembled a sorority rush night skit. Mediocre talent, plain girls, and overdramatic reactions=2 hours of my life I cannot get back, haha!

I don't think the pageant was that bad but I did not expect NY to win at all. She's boring and very average and to me, she was one of the least attractive contestants in the top16. Based on the top5, I would have been happy with Florida, Virginia and even Arkansas winning. I also think Mississippi was robbed of a top5 placement and so were Missouri and South Dakota of a top16 spot.

Florida, Virginia, or Arkansas would have been better choices. Virginia and Arkansas had the better answers in the question round. I did enjoy the girl who did the ventriliquist act as talent. That was different and interesting. Tennessee sounded horrible. Mississippi sang well once she got started. A friend of mine commented that these girls are not like Miss Universe or Miss World girls (model types), but more like an ordinary girl living next door.

Miss Nebraska is getting all the attention after the pageant for flashing the tv audience, haha!

Miss America Kira Kazantsev Kicked Out of Sorority for Hazing? Pageant Defends Beauty Queen's ''Termination''


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Alyssa Toomey, eonline
12 hours ago

Kira Kazantsev, Miss America

First comes the crown...then comes the criticism.

Just over one week after Miss New York Kira Kazantsev took home the highly coveted title of Miss America 2014 at the annual beauty pageant, the 23-year-old blonde bombshell is already facing backlash.

A report surfaced today claiming that the aspiring law student was kicked out of the Alpha Phi sorority at Hofstra University on Long Island for hazing pledges, where, at the time, she was reportedly serving as her sorority's head of recruitment.

But don't expect the negative media buzz to become a pageant scandal, as the Miss America Organization has released a statement in defense of the newly crowned beauty queen.

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"Kira has been very open and candid about her termination from the Alpha Phi sorority," a Miss America Organization Spokesperson tells E! News. "It's unfortunate that this incident and unsourced allegations have been exploited to create a storyline that distracts from what we should be focusing on: Kira's impressive academic achievements at Hofstra University, including earning a triple major from the Honors College and her commitment to serving her community. Kira is an exceptional ambassador for the Miss America Organization, and we are excited to be a part of her journey as a force for good across our nation, promoting education and service and working to empower young women."

Following the eyebrow-raising hazing reports, Linda Kahangi, the executive director for the Alpha Phi International Fraternity, confirmed to E! News "that newly crowned Miss America, Kira Kazantsev, was a collegiate member of its Theta Mu chapter at Hofstra University but is no longer a member of the organization."

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However, the organization would not comment on the reasoning behind her termination. "Our privacy policy does not allow us to comment on details related to membership status changes; further questions should be directed to Ms. Kazantsev," Kahangi said.

During her time at Hofstra University, the gorgeous stunner triple-majored in political science, global studies and geography. She maintained a 3.6 GPA and has reportedly been accepted to Fordham University's Law School, where, according to her website, she " plans to pursue work in women's issues and international diplomacy."

Meanwhile, the trilingual New Yorker, who originally hails from California and is an advocate for ending domestic abuse, has yet to personally comment on the allegations.



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