Miss New York Kira Kazantsev Named Miss America 2015

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A new Miss America was crowned on Sunday.

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Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the crown at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, making this the third consecutive year that a Miss America has hailed from The Empire State.

Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri passed the crown to Kira, who sang Pharrell Williams' "Happy" while keeping the beat by banging a red plastic cup on the floor.

ET's Nancy O'Dell even got a shout out during the competition, as Miss South Carolina Lanie Hudson name-checked Nancy during her intro. Nancy, a South Carolina native, is also a former pageant queen, having represented South Carolina at Miss America 1988.

"From the state that brought you Nancy O'Dell, I'm here to be your entertainment tonight," said Hudson.

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