Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields (21)has claimed the title of 2017's Miss America.
Savvy Shields beat the competition's 51 other contestants to win the title, succeeding the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell.
Savvy Shields took home the crown with a jazz routine during the talent portion, which won her the preliminary talent competition earlier in the week.
During the question and answer portion, she was asked about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
"If you're trying to be leader of the free world, everything you say and do matters and all of your actions are held to a higher standard," Shields said. "Both of the contestants have done a good job, but they also need to watch what they're doing."
After her run as Miss America, Shields, 21, will return to the University of Arkansas as a senior studying art. “I want to hopefully work in a museum and teach at a collegiate level,” she said about her plans for the future.
Miss South Carolina Rachel Wyatt was the night's first runner-up.
The second runner-up was Miss New York Camille Sims.
The third runner-up was Miss Washington Alicia Cooper and
the fourth runner-up was Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis
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