(1-5-25) The 2025 Miss America Pageant was held Sunday, January 5, 2025, at the Walt Disney Theatre in Orlando, Florida.

Miss Alabama Abbie Stockard (22) won tonight’s Miss America Pageant. She will receive a $50,000 tuition scholarship and the opportunity to travel the world as a brand ambassador and advocate.

Stockard was one of six women who earned the AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award, in affiliation with the American Heart Association. These awards go to Miss America contestants who promote women’s heart health in their communities. 

Stockard, from Birmingham, is a student at Auburn University, where she majors in nursing. Her goal is to earn an advanced degree, a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice, and specialize in pediatrics.

The other members of the five finalists—/

  • Miss Texas 2024, Annette Addo-Yobo (first runner-up)
  • Miss Tennessee 2024, Carley Vogel (second runner-up)
  • Miss Florida 2024, Casana Fink (third runner-up)
  • Miss Ohio 2024, Stephanie Finoti (fourth runner-up)

The runners-up each received $10,000 in scholarship money.

Miss Ohio‘s Stephanie Finoti (2024 Miss Shawnee) picked up a win in the preliminary fitness round and winning a a $3,000 scholarship.

Stephanie identifies as a Latina & is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, & English.  Her parents immigrated from Brazil in 2001 & she grew up in the City of Whitehall, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.

Over her four years at the University of Cincinnati, she has received 16 academic scholarships.  In June 2025,  she will receive her B.S. in Biomedical Science & plans to attend medical school to become a Pediatrician.