Miss Missouri Jennifer Davis, who was later revealed to be the 1st runner up, was asked: “There are multiple investigations into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia on the election. Well, did they? You’re the jury. Guilty or innocent? And please explain your verdict.” “Right now, I’d have to say innocent, because not enough information has been revealed. We are still investigating this, and I think we should investigate this to its fullest extent, and if we do find the evidence that they have had collusion with Russia, then they should -- the justice system should do their due diligence, and they should be punished accordingly,” Davis responded. Miss Texas Margana Wood, who was announced later as 4th runner-up, was asked: “Last month, a demonstration of neo-Nazi white supremacists and the KKK in Charlottesville turned violent, and a protester was killed. The president said there was shared blame with ‘very fine people on both sides.’ Were there? Tell me yes or no, and explain.
Wood replied: “I think that the white supremacist issue, it was
very obvious that it was a terrorist attack, and I think that
President Donald Trump should have made a statement earlier
addressing the fact and of making sure all Americans feel safe in
this country. That is the number one issue right now.”
Miss North Dakota Cara Mund, who was crowned the new Miss America,
was asked: “195 countries signed the Paris Agreement in which each
country sets non-binding goals to reduce man-made climate change.
The U.S. is withdrawing from the agreement, citing negligible
environmental effects and negative economic impact. Good decision?
Bad decision? Which is it, and why?”
“I do believe it’s a bad decision,” Mund, the eventual winner, said.
“Once we reject that, we take ourselves out of the negotiating
table, and that’s something that we really need to keep in mind.
There is evidence that climate change is existing, so if you believe
it or not, we need to be at that table, and I think that it’s just a
bad decision on behalf of the United States.”
Miss New Jersey Kaitlyn Schoeffel, 2nd runner up, was asked whether
Confederate statues should be removed.
“A recent poll found slightly over half of Americans favored leaving
Confederate statues in place while others want them removed. Keep em
or get rid of em? What’s your vote, and why?” a pageant judge asked.
“I don’t think that the answer is to get rid of these statues. I
think the answer is to relocate them into museums, because we are
truly defined by our country’s history, and I don’t think it’s
something we need to forget. We need to always remember it and honor
our history of America, because it truly makes us who we are as
Americans, but they should be moved to museums,” Schoeffel replied.
Miss District of Columbia Briana Kinsey, the 3rd runner up, was the
only contestant who was not asked a question that centered on the
president’s policies or comments. She was about the degenerative
disease CTE, which was recently discovered in some professional
football players because of repeated blows to the head.
“Given the evidence that concussions from football can cause brain
damage, would you support legislation that outlaws full contact
football in elementary or high school? Yes or no, and why?” a judge
asked.
“I do believe that I would. As someone who wants to go into the
medical profession, I know how important it is to keep our kids safe
so that they could have a quality education, and where they’re
getting, and they’re playing these sports, they’re able to do so to
at the best of their ability, and they’re not limited because they
chose to play football at a young age,” Kinsey said.
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