The 2019 Miss America Competition

On Saturday, Sept 1st, 2018, J.Pac Productions owner, Joe Paciotti was contracted to work as Production Staff (PA) & Preliminary Cam Op for the 2019 Miss America competition at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ! The gig lasted 10 full days & 3 of those 10 days were spent filming preliminaries for archival purposes. On Day 9 the Miss America Competition aired LIVE on ABC from 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. At the end of the event, Miss America 2018, Cara Mund of North Dakota, officially crowned her successor, Nia Franklin of New York, as Miss America 2019. 

   The Miss America 2019 pageant was the 92nd Miss America pageant, though the Miss America Organization will celebrate its 98th anniversary in 2018. On June 5, 2018, it was announced that Miss America contestants would no longer be judged based on their physical appearance and that the national Miss America event would be considered a competition, rather than a pageant, and the titleholders now candidates, rather than contestants. When the program aired on September 9, 2018, the swimsuit competition was replaced with state titleholders participating in a live interactive session with the judges, "to highlight her achievements and goals in life and how she will use her talents, passion, and ambition to perform the job of Miss America.” The red carpet, formerly evening gown, competition allowed contestants to choose clothing, "that makes them feel confident, expresses their personal style, and shows how they hope to advance the role of Miss America.” 

    The panel of judges on the final night of competition on September 9, 2018 included professional boxer, Laila Ali; radio host, Bobby Bones; Grammy-winning producer and musician, Randy Jackson; country singer and TV personality, Jessie James Decker; TV journalist, Soledad O'Brien; entrepreneur and podcast host, Alli Webb; and singer/songwriter, Carnie Wilson.^{[21]  The Show was hosted by} Carrie Ann Inaba & Ross Mathews.

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(PHOTOS SHOT BY JOE PACIOTTI OF J.PAC PRODUCTIONS)
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