She lost her title as Miss USA condemned "racism" and "homophobia."
Sunday night's crowning represented a historic moment for the Miss Universe pageant, but also for the world's most prestigious pageants.
Goodbye beauty, hello brains - the Miss America pageant is getting a makeover.
A former Miss America has married the love of her life, and same-sex partner, in a Southern-style ceremony in her native state - Alabama.
Miss North Dakota, a 23-year-old who said President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, was named Miss America 2018 Sunday night in Atlantic City.
See photos from the 2016 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.