Miss America competition leaving Atlantic City
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The stage at Boardwalk Hall Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the 2018 Miss America contest. The Miss America Organization is trading one casino town for another as it moves its 2020 competition from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Uncasville, Connecticut, the organization announced Tuesday. The Miss America competition follows 51 women as they compete for scholarships to use to toward their community service efforts and education aspirations. At the end of the competition, one candidate will be selected as Miss America 2020, succeeding Nia Franklin, Miss America 2019. The Miss America pageant began in 1921 on the boardwalk of Atlantic City.