The woman who became Miss Gainesville, then Miss Florida, was the second runner-up in Sunday night’s Miss America pageant.

Saturday consisted of a luncheon where all the title winners across the state gathered to celebrate. The 2000 Miss America winner Heather French spoke and gave advice to everyone. One local winner ...

Miss New York Cassie Donegan won the Miss America pageant on September 7. Donegan, an actor and singer, told Business Insider she graduated debt-free because of the pageant. She won an additional ...