Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields has claimed the title of 2017's Miss America.
Shields, beat the competition's 51 other contestants to win the title, succeeding the outgoing Miss America Betty Cantrell.
Savvy Shields is a 21-year old senior at the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in Art with a minor in Business. At Miss Arkansas, Savvy won a $25,000 scholarship provided by CITGO, the Skokos Foundation and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation and more than $75,000 in awards, wardrobe, transportation and gifts.
For winning Miss America 2017, Shields is guaranteed a six-figure salary and paid expenses during her year-long reign, as well as a $50,000 scholarship and an appearance agreement with Díck Clark Productions. - ET
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