ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (1010 WINS) — The Miss America pageant is the latest added to the list of events canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Miss America Organization announced Friday that a competition will not be held this year.
The pageant will resume next year, which will be its 100th anniversary.
The most recent Miss America, Camille Schrier of Virginia, was crowned in December at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.
A location for the 2020 pageant had not yet been announced.
Atlantic City had been the longtime home for the pageant, aside from a brief detour to Las Vegas.