The results are in, and a new Miss America has been crowned.
Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke was named Miss America 2023 on Thursday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Stanke, 20, is a senior at the University of Wisconsin — Madison studying nuclear engineering. She is also a classical violinist.
She played the violin in the pageant’s talent competition and wowed the judges with her answers during the red carpet portion and final round.
Miss New York Taryn Delanie Smith was crowned first runner-up. Miss Texas Averie Bishop was crowned second runner-up.
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Stanke won a $100,000 scholarship and will embark on a year-long tour raising awareness about nuclear power and zero-carbon energy sources, according to Vogue.
Stanke said she was “excited” for the opportunities to discuss these issues and to represent “the women who can.”
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“As Miss America, I am representing this organization. If they ask further questions, I am able to preface saying, ‘This isn’t the organization’s point of view, this is my personal point of view as Grace Stanke’ and I can go on to state it — especially when it comes to things like nuclear energy and so many other hot political topics,” she said.