5 Things To Know About 2019 Miss America Winner Nia Imani Franklin

By PAULA ROGO   via essence.com

Miss America has crowned a new winner — and she is a Black Queen.

Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin took home the 2019 Miss America tiara during Sunday night’s historic pageant. Franklin won a $50,000 scholarship along with the crown in the first Miss America pageant to be held without a swimsuit competition.

“I have New York grit,” Franklin said during the competition. “As a New Yorker, I understand what it means to work hard.”

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Humbled to have walked the Miss America Red Carpet last night for the last night of preliminary competition. I love you New York! God is so good! Watch the finals night to see who will make top 15 and win Miss America 2019 live on ABC – Sunday at 9pm! #missamerica

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Beyond knowing the value of hard work, here are five things to know about the New York beauty:

She is a classically-trained opera singer
The 25-year-old is a classically-trained vocalist, who received a master’s degree in composition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2017. She also …

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