Alabama’s Abbie Stockard was crowned as the new Miss America on Sunday night at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida, as the audience cheered and a blizzard of confetti flew.

Stockard, 22, competed in the national pageant as Miss Alabama 2024, besting 51 other women for the 2025 title. She received a glittering crown and a bouquet of roses, accepted hugs from her fellow contestants and took her first walk on stage as Miss America 2025.

Watch that moment in the video below, posted on Instagram and Facebook by the Miss America organization.

Stockard, from Birmingham, appeared shocked when her name was announced as the winner, and can be seen saying “Oh, my God!” several times in the video.

“What a beautiful moment. What an emotional moment,” said Terrence Jenkins, co-host of the finals event on Sunday. “You can feel the intensity. You can feel the energy. This is why we’re here!”

Stockard is the fourth Miss Alabama to earn the national title, following in the footsteps of previous winners Deidre Downs, Miss America 2005; Heather Whitestone, Miss America 1995; and Yolande Betbeze, Miss America 1951. She’s also the first Miss America from Alabama in 20 years.

Stockard immediately begins a yearlong tenure as Miss America. She’ll travel across the country, make public appearances, connect with people she meets and serve as a brand ambassador for the Miss America organization. Stockard also will use her platform to raise awareness about her philanthropic effort, Be the Change: Find a Cure — Cystic Fibrosis Awareness.

As Miss America, Stockard received $50,000 in scholarship money. She’s a student at Auburn University, where she majors in nursing. Her goal is to earn an advanced degree, a doctorate of nurse anesthesia practice, and specialize in pediatrics.

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Stockard was prominently featured throughout the pageant on Sunday, competing in evening gown, talent, fitness and “Hot Topics” segments. (The “Hot Topics” questions focused on technology, immigration, health care, climate change, censorship and more.) For talent, Stockard performed a contemporary dance to Lauren Daigle’s “You Say.”

The Miss America pageant wasn’t televised this year, but livestreamed on the Miss America YouTube channel and PageantVision.com. The entire three-hour finals competition remains available for streaming on Miss America’s YouTube channel, and you can watch it here.