National champion? You betcha. Alabama’s Abbie Stockard is the new Miss America, crowned on Jan. 5, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. She’s the fourth Alabama woman to be named Miss America, and the first Miss Alabama to receive the national title in 20 years.

Guest was the Sentinel’s lead sports columnist from 1973 until he retired in 2000. He didn’t just write about Central Florida sports, he helped shape them.

Abbie Stockard, Miss Alabama 2024, was crowned Miss America 2025 on Sunday night at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Stockard, 22, will receive a $50,000 in scholarship money as Miss America and immediately start a yearlong reign.

Congratulations to Miss Alabama Abbie Stockard who won the title of Miss America Sunday night!Stockard is from Vestavia Hills and a student at Auburn Universit

ORLANDO, Fla. ( WSFA) - Miss Alabama Abbie Stockard was crowned Miss America at the pageant’s 104th annual event, held Sunday night at The Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Stockard, a 22-year-old Vestavia Hills native, currently attends Auburn University as a nursing student. The university praised her win.

Peyton Bolling of Rogers, Arkansas, was crowned Miss America’s Teen in Orlando, Florida. Ali Mims of Harpersville, Alabama, took second place.

The Miss America throne already has a new owner, and it is Abbie Stockard, the representative of Alabama, who has been chosen as Miss America, in the final of the contest held at t

On Sunday, Dec. 5, Abbie Stockard, representing Alabama, was crowned Miss America after earning Miss Alabama in 2024. According to CNN, the 22-year-old nursing student is an undergraduate and cheerleader at Auburn University in Alabama. She won at the annual event in Orlando, Florida, triumphing over 51 other US state representatives.

Abbie Stockard from Alabama has been crowned Miss America 2025 during the finals ceremony at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. The new Miss America takes home $50,000 in tuition scholarship, plus she will travel America as the brand ambassador for the Miss America Organization.

The state of Alabama is now the home of another Miss America. On Sunday night, Miss Alabama Abbie Stockard was crowned Miss America 2025 at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida. Stockard, 22, will receive $50,