The Miss for America Strong pageant is designed to empower women and encourage them to be active in their communities.

She graduated from Ribault High School and the University of Florida. Now, Paris Richardson will represent the state at the Miss America pageant.

In September, she'll head to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the national pageant against women from every state in the U.S.

Richardson was the second Miss Gainesville to win the crown and the first since Marcia Crane earned the title in 1952. She will now represent the Sunshine State at Miss America in September.. A ...

Theresa Vail, Miss Kansas, takes part in the swimsuit competition during the first night of the Miss America Pageant at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, N.J., Sept. 11, 2013.

Ribault High School alum and Jacksonville-native Paris Richardson took the crown this weekend, officially winning her ticket to represent the state at Miss America.

Her talent routine performance, featuring traditional Indian style choreography combined with Bollywood influences, was the first time that Bollywood performance was featured on the Miss America stage ...

Source: Courtesy of Miss Wisconsin Organization. Congratulations are in order for Willow Newell, who made history as the first Black woman to win Miss Wisconsin on June 21. The Racine native will ...

However, she will take a new stage in the upcoming months. As the newly crowned Miss Wisconsin, Newell will compete in the Miss America 2026 pageant. The national event takes place this September ...