Miss America Competition Returns To Mohegan Sun This Month

MONTVILLE, CT — Miss America will return to Mohegan Sun starting Dec. 12. The Miss America Organization is "the nation’s oldest women’s competition and a leading provider of scholarships for women in the United States," according to a statement.

The 51 young women vying for the job of Miss America will begin their competition week Dec. 12 with the first evening of preliminary competition, followed by round two of preliminary competition the next day.

The next Miss America will be crowned Dec. 15 with a pre-show at 7 p.m. and the competition kicking off at 8 p.m. The full competition will take place inside Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & Convention Center.

Tickets for the preliminaries are $150, $100, and $50. Tickets to the finals are $200, $150, and $85.

Three-night packages are also available for $450, $325, and $165. The three-night package grants access to both nights of the preliminaries and the finals.

All tickets and packages are on sale now via Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun Box Office, subject to availability.

“We’re delighted to be returning to our home at Mohegan Sun as we prepare to crown our next Miss America,” said Shantel Krebs, Miss America Organization Board Chair. “For over 100 years, we have been committed to empowering the advocates and leaders of tomorrow. Our program provides young women the opportunity to earn scholarships, grow their networks, learn valuable life and career skills, and make a difference in their communities.”

Reinforcing the motto of “top scholarship provider for women,” the organization will award over $500,000 in scholarships during its Miss America competition week. The Miss America Organization awards more than $5 million in cash scholarships each year and millions more in-kind per year to the thousands of participants through national, state, and local programs, according to a statement.