The 96-year-old pageant saw it's first ever openly gay participant.
Shields, who represented Arkansas in the pageant, won the crown Sunday night in Atlantic City (Photo: AP)- Miss California Jessa Carmack was elated after making it to the list of finalists (Photo: AP)
- Miss New York Camille Sims react after being named a finalist (Photo: AP)
- The outgoing Miss America, Betty Cantrell, sings during the Miss America 2017 (Photo: AP)
- She topped a field of 52 contestants to win the crown and the title of Miss America 2017, succeeding the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell (Photo: AP)
- Shields said, \"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\" (Photo: AP)
- Miss Missouri, Erin O'Flaherty became the first openly lesbian contestant at the pageant (Photo: AP)
Shields, who represented Arkansas in the pageant, won the crown Sunday night in Atlantic City (Photo: AP)
The 96-year-old pageant saw it's first ever openly gay participant.
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