New York's Mallory Hagan Crowned 2013 MISS AMERICA

Miss New York, Mallory Hagan was crowned 2013's Miss America on Saturday night when ABC aired the annual competition hosted by CHRIS HARRISON and Brooke Burke-Charvet. The event took place at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

The three nights of preliminaries took place on January 8, 9 & 10 at Planet Hollywood's PH Live.

About the Miss America Organization

The Miss America Organization is the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation's leading achievement programs. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local affiliates made available more than $45 million in scholarship assistance.

The 2013 Miss America Competition will mark its third consecutive year on ABC. The show will air on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 9:00 p.m., ET. For more information, visit www.missamerica.org.

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